v0.1.0 — Initial Release

2026

News

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 plugins — chanmod, flood, greeter, seen, topic, help, ctcp, 8ball
  • Bind system — 16 event types, pattern-matched handlers
  • Flag-based permissions — owner, master, op, voice; per-channel and global
  • Hot-reload — edit and reload plugins without restarting
  • SASL authentication — PLAIN and EXTERNAL (CertFP)
  • IRCv3 caps — extended-join, account-notify, chghost
  • SOCKS5 proxy — Tor and SSH tunnel support
  • DCC CHAT party line — remote admin sessions
  • SQLite persistence — namespaced per-plugin key/value store
  • Docker deployment — compose file with host-mounted config and plugins

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

Upcoming

Roadmap
  • AI chat module — Google Gemini integration with cost controls and prompt filtering
  • Bot linking — coordinate multiple HexBot instances across servers
  • XDCC — file serving over DCC
  • IdleRPG — idle-based RPG plugin