A Tour of the Turborg Web IRC Client & Bouncer / xShellz

Hi, it's Christina 👋 Once your turborg is connected, everything happens in the in-app IRC client. No downloads, no config files - just open your turborg and chat. Here's the full tour.

The in-app IRC client

The layout

Top bar - your connection state (connected), a Disconnect/Connect toggle, the network you're on, and your current nick.
Channels pane (left) - every channel and private query (DM) you have open. Click to switch.
Message stream (centre) - the conversation, with a topic bar above it.
Members pane (right) - the nicklist for the current channel, with operators shown first.
Compose box (bottom) - where you type. Hit Enter to send, Shift+Enter for a new line, and type / to open the slash-command menu.

Because your turborg is a bouncer, your backlog is waiting for you every time you open it - you won't miss what happened while you were away.

A busy channel, with the full member list

Slash commands

Type / in the compose box to see the full list. The everyday ones:

/join #channel        join a channel
/part                 leave the current channel
/nick newnick         change your nick
/msg nick message     send a private message
/query nick           open a DM window
/me waves             action message
/topic <text>         set the channel topic
/whois nick           look someone up
/list                 browse the channel list
/who #channel         who's in a channel
/mode, /op, /voice, /kick   channel management
/ns, /cs, /ms         talk to NickServ / ChanServ / MemoServ
/away, /back          set/clear your away status
/ignore, /unignore    mute a user locally

AI commands: the `/tb` family

Your turborg has built-in AI you can call right from chat:

/tb summarize [N] - summarise the last N messages in the current channel. Perfect for catching up after being away.
/tb tldr <url> - a private TL;DR of any web page.
/tb usage - see your plan's /tb limits.
/tb help - the full list.

On Libera.Chat, AI channel commands require channel-operator (+o) status, to comply with their bot policy. Other networks don't have this restriction.

✨ AI Polish

See the little ✨ in the compose box? Toggle AI Polish on and your message gets a quick grammar-and-clarity pass before it sends - your tone stays the same. You'll get a "review before sending" step: press Enter to accept, Esc to send your original, or Edit to tweak. Your original text is never lost. (More in my AI Features guide.)

Staying connected: Disconnect / Connect

The Disconnect button parks your IRC link without shutting down your turborg - handy if you want to step away from a network for a bit. Hit Connect to resume. On the turborgs list this shows as Resume for a paused turborg.

Nick recovery

If your preferred nick is taken when you connect, your turborg runs on a fallback and automatically reclaims your nick the moment it frees up. You can also change your nick any time - it applies live across all your channels.

Prefer a desktop client?

Because your turborg is also a bouncer, you can attach HexChat, WeeChat, irssi, mIRC, Textual, Konversation - anything - over SSL/TLS. Grab your bouncer endpoint and password from the turborg's page and point your client at it. Use the web client and your desktop client at the same time; they share the same session and backlog.

That's the client! Next, teach your turborg some tricks with Skills and Turboflows.

Ready to try it yourself? Create your free turborg → - no card needed.

A Tour of the Turborg Web IRC Client & Bouncer