install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install catgirl

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install catgirl

MacPorts ports tree · net/catgirl/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add catgirl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · catgirl · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install catgirl

Debian stable package indexes · catgirl · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#catgirl

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ca/catgirl/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/sandman

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/sandman.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Terminal IRC client

Project links

Commands and aliases

catgirl
sandman

history

Project history and usage

catgirl is a terminal IRC client with a curses interface for IRC over TLS. Its README emphasizes focused terminal usability: tab completion, split scroll, URL handling, stable nick coloring, topic diffing, ignore filters, and sandboxing on BSD systems.

Project history

The official README presents catgirl as part of June McEnroe's IRC suite and points to an IRC Suite essay dated June 19, 2020. The project deliberately keeps a narrow scope: no dynamic configuration, no built-in multi-network management, no reconnection loop, and limited IRCv3 support unless it improves the intended experience.

Adoption history

The README says catgirl and libtls may be packaged for the user's system, and the supplied package facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and Ubuntu. That is broad adoption for a deliberately small IRC client.

How it is used

Users run catgirl with a host or load one or more config files from XDG config directories. The manual covers TLS certificates, SASL PLAIN, CertFP via SASL EXTERNAL, logging to XDG data directories, URL open/copy helpers, and IRC command handling.

Why package nerds care

catgirl is interesting to package people because it combines old IRC culture with modern packaging details: libtls portability, XDG paths, curses UI, optional macOS sleep/wake wrapper, and BSD sandboxing. It is small, opinionated, and unusually explicit about what it refuses to implement.

Timeline

2020: The README references June McEnroe's IRC Suite essay dated June 19.
2025: The generated README page is dated May 8.
2026: The cgit page identifies https://git.causal.agency/catgirl as the upstream URL.

Related projects

Related projects include pounce, which the README names as an IRC bouncer option, and sandman, the macOS wrapper shipped with catgirl.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/catgirl$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/catgirl~/.config/catgirl

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`catgirl`	cli	global executable
`sandman`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.2a

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/about/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/about/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:catgirl
Version	2.2a
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/catgirl
Homepage	https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/about/
Repository	https://git.causal.agency/catgirl
Upstream docs	https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/about
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/snapshot/catgirl-2.2a.tar.gz
Dependencies	libretls
Build dependencies	pkgconf, universal-ctags
Uses from macOS	ncurses
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	catgirl
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

catgirl 2.2a-1

TLS-only terminal IRC client

https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/about/

sudo apt install catgirl

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Catgirl

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: catgirl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

catgirl

nix profile install nixpkgs#catgirl

normalized package name match
Matched by: Catgirl

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/catgirl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

catgirl 2.2-1build1

TLS-only terminal IRC client

https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/about/

sudo apt install catgirl

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Catgirl

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: catgirl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

catgirl 2.2a-r1

TLS-only terminal IRC client

https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/

sudo apk add catgirl

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: catgirl
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Catgirl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: catgirl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

catgirl-doc 2.2a-r1

TLS-only terminal IRC client (documentation)

https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/

sudo apk add catgirl-doc

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: catgirl
normalized package name match
Matched by: Catgirl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: catgirl-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

catgirl

sudo port install catgirl

normalized package name match
Matched by: Catgirl

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/catgirl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop92%

extras/sandman

scoop install extras/sandman

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Sandman

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sandman.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/catgirl.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install catgirl with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, scoop

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: blue

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources