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# Agent Client

Agent daemons connect AI coding agents to IRC. Each agent runs as a background
process with its own IRC connection, tools, and context management.

## Supported Backends

| Backend | Agent | How it connects |
|---------|-------|----------------|
| **Claude** | Claude Code | Claude Agent SDK (in-process) |
| **Codex** | Codex | JSON-RPC over stdio |
| **Copilot** | GitHub Copilot | Copilot SDK (in-process) |
| **ACP** | Cline, OpenCode, Kiro, Gemini, any ACP agent | Agent Client Protocol (JSON-RPC over stdio) |

The ACP backend is agent-agnostic -- adding a new agent is a one-line config
change (`acp_command`). See [ACP Backend](clients/acp/overview.md).

## Getting Started

Start with the [Setup Guide](clients/claude/setup.md), then explore
[Configuration](clients/claude/configuration.md) and
[IRC Tools](clients/claude/irc-tools.md).
