diff --git a/modules/app/irc/README.org b/modules/app/irc/README.org
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+* :app irc
+
+This module makes Emacs an irc client, using [[https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/circe][~circe~]].
+
+** Dependencies
+
+I use ~pass~ to not have the passwords written in my account. It's available under ~:tools~ modules.
+If you want to use TLS you also need =openssl= or =gnutls-cli=.
+
+Configure Emacs to use your favorite irc servers:
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle no
+(set! :irc "chat.freenode.net"
+    `(:tls t
+      :nick "benny"
+      :sasl-username ,(password-store-get "irc/freenode")
+      :sasl-password ,(password-store-get "irc/freenode")
+      :channels ("#emacs")))
+#+END_SRC
+
diff --git a/modules/app/irc/autoload/evil.el b/modules/app/irc/autoload/evil.el
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+;;; app/irc/autoload/evil.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
diff --git a/modules/app/irc/autoload/irc.el b/modules/app/irc/autoload/irc.el
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+;;; app/irc/autoload/email.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun =irc ()
+  "Connect to IRC."
+  (interactive)
+  (call-interactively #'circe))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +irc/connect-all ()
+  "Connect to all `:irc' defined servers."
+  (interactive)
+  ;; force a library load for +irc--accounts
+  (circe--version)
+  (mapcar (lambda (network)
+            (circe (car network)))
+          +irc--accounts))
+
diff --git a/modules/app/irc/config.el b/modules/app/irc/config.el
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+;;; app/irc/config.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;;
+;; Config
+;;
+
+(defvar +irc--accounts nil)
+
+(def-setting! :irc (server letvars)
+  "Registers an irc server for circe."
+  `(progn
+     (push ',(cons server letvars) +irc--accounts)
+     (push ',(cons server letvars) circe-network-options)))
+
+(defvar +irc-left-padding 13)
+
+(defvar +irc-disconnect-hook nil)
+
+(defvar +irc-bot-list '("fsbot" "rudybot"))
+
+(defvar +irc-time-stamp-format "%H:%M")
+
+(defvar +irc-notifications-watch-strings nil)
+
+;;
+;; Plugins
+;;
+
+(def-package! circe
+  ;; need a low impact function just to force an eval
+  :commands (circe circe--version)
+  :init
+  (setq circe-network-defaults nil)
+  :config
+  (evil-set-initial-state 'circe-channel-mode 'emacs)
+  (defun +irc|circe-format-padding (left right)
+    (s-concat (s-pad-left +irc-left-padding " " left) " │ " right))
+
+  (setq circe-use-cycle-completion t
+        circe-reduce-lurker-spam t
+
+        circe-format-say (format "{nick:+%ss} │ {body}" +irc-left-padding)
+        circe-format-self-say circe-format-say
+        circe-format-action (format "{nick:+%ss} * {body}" +irc-left-padding)
+        circe-format-self-action circe-format-action
+
+        circe-format-server-topic
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Topic" "{userhost}: {topic-diff}")
+
+        circe-format-server-join-in-channel
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Join" "{nick} ({userinfo}) joined {channel}")
+
+        circe-format-server-join
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Join" "{nick} ({userinfo})")
+
+        circe-format-server-part
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Part" "{nick} ({userhost}) left {channel}: {reason}")
+
+        circe-format-server-quit
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Quit" "{nick} ({userhost}) left IRC: {reason}]")
+
+        circe-format-server-quit-channel
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Quit" "{nick} ({userhost}) left {channel}: {reason}]")
+
+        circe-format-server-rejoin
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Re-join" "{nick} ({userhost}), left {departuredelta} ago")
+
+        circe-format-server-nick-change
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Nick" "{old-nick} ({userhost}) is now known as {new-nick}")
+
+        circe-format-server-nick-change-self
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Nick" "You are now known as {new-nick} ({old-nick})")
+
+        circe-format-server-nick-change-self
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Nick" "{old-nick} ({userhost}) is now known as {new-nick}")
+
+        circe-format-server-mode-change
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Mode" "{change} on {target} by {setter} ({userhost})")
+
+        circe-format-server-lurker-activity
+        (+irc|circe-format-padding "*** Lurk" "{nick} joined {joindelta} ago"))
+
+  (defun +irc*circe-truncate-nicks (orig-func keywords)
+    "If nick is too long, truncate it. Uses `+irc-left-padding'
+to determine length."
+    (when (plist-member keywords :nick)
+      (let* ((long-nick (plist-get keywords :nick))
+             (short-nick (s-left (- +irc-left-padding 1) long-nick)))
+        ;; only change the nick if it's needed
+        (unless (or (= +irc-left-padding
+                       (length long-nick))
+                    (equal long-nick short-nick))
+          (plist-put keywords :nick (s-concat short-nick "▶")))))
+    (funcall orig-func keywords))
+  (advice-add 'circe--display-add-nick-property :around #'+irc*circe-truncate-nicks)
+
+  (defun +irc*circe-disconnect-hook (&rest _)
+    (run-hooks '+irc-disconnect-hook))
+  (advice-add 'circe--irc-conn-disconnected :after #'+irc*circe-disconnect-hook)
+
+  (add-hook '+irc-disconnect-hook (λ! (run-at-time "5 minute" nil #'circe-reconnect-all)))
+
+  (defun +irc|circe-message-option-bot (nick &rest ignored)
+    (when (member nick +irc-bot-list)
+      '((text-properties . (face circe-fool-face
+                                 lui-do-not-track t)))))
+  (add-hook 'circe-message-option-functions #'+irc|circe-message-option-bot)
+
+  (enable-circe-new-day-notifier)
+  (add-hook 'circe-server-connected-hook
+            (λ! (run-at-time "5 minutes" nil #'enable-circe-notifications)))
+
+  (add-hook! 'circe-channel-mode-hook '(enable-circe-color-nicks
+                                        enable-lui-autopaste
+                                        turn-on-visual-line-mode)))
+
+(def-package! circe-color-nicks
+  :commands enable-circe-color-nicks
+  :config
+  (setq circe-color-nicks-min-constrast-ratio 4.5
+        circe-color-nicks-everywhere t))
+
+(def-package! circe-new-day-notifier
+  :commands enable-circe-new-day-notifier
+  :config (setq circe-new-day-notifier-format-message
+                (+irc|circe-format-padding
+                "*** Day"
+                "Date changed [{day}]")))
+
+(def-package! circe-notifications
+  :commands enable-circe-notifications
+  :config (setq circe-notifications-watch-strings
+                +irc-notifications-watch-strings))
+
+(def-package! lui
+  :commands lui-mode
+  :bind ((:lui-mode-map
+          ("C-u" . lui-kill-to-beginning-of-line)))
+  :config
+  (enable-lui-logging)
+  (defun +irc|lui-setup-margin ()
+    (setq lui-time-stamp-position 'right-margin
+          lui-time-stamp-format +irc-time-stamp-format
+          right-margin-width (length (format-time-string lui-time-stamp-format))))
+  (defun +irc|lui-setup-wrap ()
+    (setq fringes-outside-margins t
+          word-wrap t
+          wrap-prefix (s-repeat (+ +irc-left-padding 3) " ")))
+  (add-hook! 'lui-mode-hook '(+irc|lui-setup-margin +irc|lui-setup-wrap))
+  (when (featurep! :feature spellcheck)
+    (setq lui-flyspell-p t
+          lui-fill-type nil)))
+
+(def-package! lui-autopaste
+  :commands enable-lui-autopaste)
+
+(def-package! lui-logging
+  :commands enable-lui-logging)
diff --git a/modules/app/irc/packages.el b/modules/app/irc/packages.el
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+;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
+;;; app/irc/packages.el
+
+(package! circe)
+(package! circe-notifications)