docs: prepare v0.5.0 release documentation

- Add v0.5.0 entry to CHANGELOG.json with IRC provider
- Regenerate CHANGELOG.md via schangelog
- Update README.md with IRC provider in features table
- Add docs/providers/irc.md provider documentation
- Add docs/releases/v0.5.0.md release notes
- Update docs/providers/index.md with IRC
- Update mkdocs.yml navigation with IRC provider and v0.5.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: grokify

CHANGELOG.json

@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@
   "commitConvention": "conventional",
   "maintainers": ["grokify", "johncwang@gmail.com"],
   "releases": [
+    {
+      "version": "v0.5.0",
+      "date": "2026-03-28",
+      "highlights": [
+        { "description": "IRC provider for channel and direct message support" }
+      ],
+      "added": [
+        { "description": "IRC provider using ergochat/irc-go v0.6.0 with TLS, NickServ auth, and multi-channel support", "commit": "ebc0111" }
+      ],
+      "dependencies": [
+        { "description": "Add github.com/ergochat/irc-go v0.6.0", "commit": "ebc0111" },
+        { "description": "Bump go.mau.fi/whatsmeow to latest", "commit": "ebc0111" },
+        { "description": "Bump cloud.google.com/go/auth to v0.19.0", "commit": "ebc0111" },
+        { "description": "Bump google.golang.org/api to v0.273.0", "commit": "ebc0111" }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "version": "v0.4.0",
       "date": "2026-03-22",

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ and this changelog is generated by [Structured Changelog](https://github.com/gro
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v0.5.0] - 2026-03-28
+
+### Highlights
+
+- IRC provider for channel and direct message support
+
+### Added
+
+- IRC provider using ergochat/irc-go v0.6.0 with TLS, NickServ auth, and multi-channel support ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+
+### Dependencies
+
+- Add github.com/ergochat/irc-go v0.6.0 ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+- Bump go.mau.fi/whatsmeow to latest ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+- Bump cloud.google.com/go/auth to v0.19.0 ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+- Bump google.golang.org/api to v0.273.0 ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+
 ## [v0.4.0] - 2026-03-22
 
 ### Highlights
@@ -102,7 +119,8 @@ and this changelog is generated by [Structured Changelog](https://github.com/gro
 - CodeQL security analysis workflow ([`c454b30`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/c454b30))
 - Dependabot configuration for Go modules ([`c454b30`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/c454b30))
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.4.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.5.0...HEAD
+[v0.5.0]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0
 [v0.4.0]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0
 [v0.3.0]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0
 [v0.2.0]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # OmniChat
 
-# OmniSerp Multi-Search Client and MCP Server
-
 [![Go CI][go-ci-svg]][go-ci-url]
 [![Go Lint][go-lint-svg]][go-lint-url]
 [![Go SAST][go-sast-svg]][go-sast-url]
@@ -46,6 +44,7 @@ A Go library providing a unified interface for messaging platforms.
 | WhatsApp | `providers/whatsapp` | QR auth, voice notes, media |
 | Slack | `providers/slack` | Socket Mode, channels, threads |
 | Gmail | `providers/email/gmail` | OAuth2, HTML/Markdown email |
+| IRC | `providers/irc` | TLS, NickServ auth, multi-channel |
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -144,6 +143,21 @@ p, err := whatsapp.New(whatsapp.Config{
 })
 ```
 
+### IRC
+
+```go
+import "github.com/plexusone/omnichat/providers/irc"
+
+p, err := irc.New(irc.Config{
+    Server:   "irc.libera.chat:6697",
+    Nick:     "mybot",
+    Password: os.Getenv("IRC_PASSWORD"), // NickServ password
+    Channels: []string{"#mychannel"},
+    UseTLS:   true,
+    Logger:   slog.Default(),
+})
+```
+
 ## Router
 
 The router manages multiple providers and routes messages:

docs/changelog.md

@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ and this changelog is generated by [Structured Changelog](https://github.com/gro
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v0.5.0] - 2026-03-28
+
+### Highlights
+
+- IRC provider for channel and direct message support
+
+### Added
+
+- IRC provider using ergochat/irc-go v0.6.0 with TLS, NickServ auth, and multi-channel support ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+
+### Dependencies
+
+- Add github.com/ergochat/irc-go v0.6.0 ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+- Bump go.mau.fi/whatsmeow to latest ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+- Bump cloud.google.com/go/auth to v0.19.0 ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+- Bump google.golang.org/api to v0.273.0 ([`ebc0111`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/ebc0111))
+
 ## [v0.4.0] - 2026-03-22
 
 ### Highlights
@@ -102,7 +119,8 @@ and this changelog is generated by [Structured Changelog](https://github.com/gro
 - CodeQL security analysis workflow ([`c454b30`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/c454b30))
 - Dependabot configuration for Go modules ([`c454b30`](https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/commit/c454b30))
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.4.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.5.0...HEAD
+[v0.5.0]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0
 [v0.4.0]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0
 [v0.3.0]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0
 [v0.2.0]: https://github.com/plexusone/omnichat/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0

docs/providers/index.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ OmniChat supports multiple messaging platforms through a unified provider interf
 | [WhatsApp](whatsapp.md) | `providers/whatsapp` | Chat | QR code |
 | [Slack](slack.md) | `providers/slack` | Chat | OAuth tokens |
 | [Gmail](gmail.md) | `providers/email/gmail` | Email | OAuth2 |
+| [IRC](irc.md) | `providers/irc` | Chat | NickServ (optional) |
 
 ## Provider Interface
 
@@ -104,15 +105,15 @@ router.ConnectAll(ctx)
 
 Each provider may support additional features:
 
-| Feature | Discord | Telegram | WhatsApp | Slack | Gmail |
-|---------|---------|----------|----------|-------|-------|
-| Text messages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| Media attachments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| Voice messages | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
-| Reactions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
-| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
-| Typing indicators | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
-| Read receipts | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
+| Feature | Discord | Telegram | WhatsApp | Slack | Gmail | IRC |
+|---------|---------|----------|----------|-------|-------|-----|
+| Text messages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
+| Media attachments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
+| Voice messages | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
+| Reactions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
+| Threads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
+| Typing indicators | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
+| Read receipts | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
 
 ## Error Handling
 
@@ -137,3 +138,4 @@ if err != nil {
 - [WhatsApp](whatsapp.md) - WhatsApp Web setup
 - [Slack](slack.md) - Slack app setup
 - [Gmail](gmail.md) - Gmail API setup
+- [IRC](irc.md) - IRC server connection