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v0.2.3

Bot Linking, Channel Protection & Hardening

v0.2.3 adds multi-bot networking, channel takeover protection, persistent rejoin, and a round of security fixes.

Added

  • Bot linking protocol — hub-and-leaf networking with state sync, command relay, and party line chat
  • Session relay .relay <botname> proxies a DCC console session to a remote bot
  • Protection frames — cross-network takeover protection and ban sharing between linked bots
  • Persistent channel rejoin — periodic check every 30s, handles kick+ban, invite-only, bad key
  • Takeover protection — ChanServ-backed escalation: deop, kickban, akick on mass deop
  • Enforce +k/+l removal — removes unauthorized key/limit changes reactively and on join
  • Channel mode tracking — mode string, key, and limit tracked from MODE and RPL_CHANNELMODEIS
  • Config validation — unknown or invalid plugin config keys rejected on load with descriptive errors

Fixed

  • ChanServ OP on Rizon — OP request no longer gated on ChanServ being in the channel
  • DCC TOCTOU race — duplicate DCC CHAT requests now rejected when already pending
  • !seen info disclosure — cross-channel queries now omit channel name and message text
  • Zombie on exhausted reconnects — bot exits cleanly instead of hanging indefinitely
  • Bot-link security — 1 critical + 5 warning findings fixed from security audit
  • Codebase audit — 8 additional warnings fixed from full-codebase sweep

See CHANGELOG.md for the full list of changes.


v0.1.0

Initial Release

HexBot v0.1.0 is the first public release. The core bot framework is production-ready with a full plugin API, permission system, and Docker deployment.

Included

8 bundled pluginschanmod, flood, greeter, seen, topic, help, ctcp, 8ball
Bind system16 event types, pattern-matched handlers
Flag-based permissionsOwner, master, op, voice, deop; per-channel and global
Hot-reloadEdit and reload plugins without restarting
SASL authenticationPLAIN and EXTERNAL (CertFP)
IRCv3 capsextended-join, account-notify, chghost
SOCKS5 proxyTor and SSH tunnel support
DCC CHAT party lineRemote admin sessions
SQLite persistenceNamespaced per-plugin key/value store
Docker deploymentCompose file with host-mounted config and plugins

See the deploy guide to get started, or browse the plugin list to see what’s included.


Roadmap

upcomingRoadmap
  • AI chat moduleGoogle Gemini integration with cost controls and prompt filtering
  • XDCCFile serving over DCC
  • IdleRPGIdle-based RPG plugin