From 8ecdd511214e42861f2ff597bd2d8ab5bafa9755 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Wheare Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:31:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Feb 2026 spec roundup --- _posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md diff --git a/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md b/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c82be9 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: Feb 2026 round-up + +--- + +We missed the November 2025 update, so this is a summary of working group activity since Nov 2024. + +### Specs ratified + +* Feb 2026 [`reply` client tag](https://ircv3.net/specs/client-tags/reply) - Allows clients to mark messages as being a reply to another message or thread. Also enables the draft `react` client tag [#535](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/535) +* Feb 2026 [Websockets](https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/websocket) - Describes conventions for transporting IRC lines over the WebSocket protocol. This is necessary for browser-based clients, which cannot make conventional TCP connections to IRC servers [#548](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/548) + +### New drafts + +* Apr 2025 [`extended-isupport`](https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/extended-isupport) - Allows clients to fetch the ISUPPORT metadata prior to connection registration, introduces a new command to fetch ISUPPORT and a new batch type to delimit ISUPPORT bursts [#543](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/543) +* Nov 2025 [`network-icon`](https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/network-icon) - Introduces a new ISUPPORT token to advertise a network icon [#563](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/563) + +### Specs updated + +* Feb 2026 [`react` client tag](https://ircv3.net/specs/client-tags/react) - Added the `+draft/unreact` tag to allow reactions to be removed [#568](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/568) +* Feb 2026 [Metadata](https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/metadata) - Loosened the requirement to filter keys from RPL_WHOISKEYVALUE [#575](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/575) and various changes and clarifications to batch types, key names and registration behaviour [#566](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/566) +* Feb 2026 [`client-batch`](https://ircv3.net/specs/extensions/client-batch) - Added `FAIL` codes: `INVALID_REFTAG` and `UNKNOWN_TYPE` [#573](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/573) + +### On the Roadmap + +Highlights from our ongoing [roadmap](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/milestone/4) milestone + +* FILEHOST [#562](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/pull/562) +* ratify CHATHISTORY [#437](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specifications/issues/437) + +### Other + +We recommend you check out the regular series of IRC roundup posts by Ilmari Lauhakangas. Despite our own lack of updates, there's a lot going on in the ecosystem, and Ilmari is always on top of it: + +* 2025: [1](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2025/) [2]](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_second_half_of_2025/) +* 2004: [1](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2024/) [2](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_second_half_of_2024/) From bb3fae1b326df4de738e0487b8674b53599b2ff0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Wheare Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:42:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Fix typo --- _posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md b/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md index 7c82be9..661444e 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md +++ b/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md @@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ Highlights from our ongoing [roadmap](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specificati We recommend you check out the regular series of IRC roundup posts by Ilmari Lauhakangas. Despite our own lack of updates, there's a lot going on in the ecosystem, and Ilmari is always on top of it: -* 2025: [1](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2025/) [2]](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_second_half_of_2025/) +* 2025: [1](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2025/) [2](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_second_half_of_2025/) * 2004: [1](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2024/) [2](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_second_half_of_2024/) From c97b73036ba5111e453120c99b36aa5aa6dc7ab9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Wheare Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:45:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Fix another typo Co-authored-by: Val Lorentz --- _posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md b/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md index 661444e..b7d3298 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md +++ b/_posts/2026-02-23-round-up.md @@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ Highlights from our ongoing [roadmap](https://github.com/ircv3/ircv3-specificati We recommend you check out the regular series of IRC roundup posts by Ilmari Lauhakangas. Despite our own lack of updates, there's a lot going on in the ecosystem, and Ilmari is always on top of it: * 2025: [1](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2025/) [2](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_second_half_of_2025/) -* 2004: [1](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2024/) [2](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_second_half_of_2024/) +* 2024: [1](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_first_half_of_2024/) [2](https://www.ilmarilauhakangas.fi/irc_technology_news_from_the_second_half_of_2024/)