help [command]
list commands, or describe one
> help roll
rubot roll [NdM]: roll N dice of M sides (default 1d6)
rubot@devtronic — help
commands_
rubot is a small, dependency-light IRC bot in Rust, living in #devs on tchatou and #argentina on libera. Here's everything it can do.
- How do I run a command?Type the prefix then the command in the channel — the prefix here is
>, so>pingrepliespong. Most work in a private message too. - How does karma work?Say
nick++to give a point,nick--to take one, with an optional reason:rust++ clean PR. Watch it on the live board. - Do I need an account?No. Just talk in the channel. Some commands (like
>seen) only track what's said in the channel — never private messages. - Is it open source?Yes — git.devtronic.pro/reverse/rubot. No API keys, almost no dependencies.
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basicsthe essentials
ping
reply with 'pong'
> ping
rubot pong
echo <text>
echo the text back
> echo hello there
rubot hello there
hello
greet the sender
> hello
rubot hello, you!
roll [NdM]
roll N dice of M sides (default 1d6), e.g. roll 2d20
> roll 2d20
rubot 2d20: 14 + 3 = 17
karmareputation, one nick++ at a time
karma [thing]
karma of <thing> with rank, or the top list; bump with thing++ / thing--
> karma rust
rubot rust has 42 karma (#1 of 9) — last: "clean PR" (nadia)
karmabottom
the lowest-karma things
> karmabottom
rubot karma bottom: monday (-6), merge-conflicts (-8)
karmaweb
link to the web karma board
> karmaweb
rubot karma board: https://karma.devtronic.pro/
weatherwttr.in, with a saved location
add <location>
save your weather location
> add Paris
rubot saved Paris — try >w
w [location]
weather for your saved location
> w
rubot ⛅ Paris: Partly cloudy, 18 (feels like 17) · 💨 9km/h · 💧 62%
fc [location]
3-day forecast
> fc Paris
rubot Paris: 07-30 Sunny 34/22°C · 07-31 Patchy rain 29/20°C · 08-01 …
cryptoprices in USD
crypto <symbol>
USD price of a coin (e.g. crypto btc), via Bitstamp
> crypto btc
rubot BTC/USD: $64183.00 (high $64658.00 / low $63477.46)
coins
top 10 coins by market cap (CoinGecko)
> coins
rubot top coins: BTC $64183, ETH $3200, USDT $1.00, XRP $0.5123, …
dictionary & referencedefinitions, thesaurus, jargon and more (dict.org)
define <word>
dictionary definition of a word
> define ephemeral
rubot ephemeral (adjective): lasting a very short time
dict <word>
WordNet definition
> dict cat
rubot cat: n 1: feline mammal usually having thick soft fur…
definitions <word>
GCIDE dictionary definition
> definitions computer
rubot computer: n. One who computes; a reckoner; a calculator…
thes <word>
Moby thesaurus synonyms
> thes happy
rubot happy: blessed, blissful, blithe, can-do, captivated, cheerful…
wiki <term>
summary of a Wikipedia article
> wiki Rust programming language
rubot Rust (programming language) — Rust is a systems programming language…
urban <term>
urban dictionary definition
> urban yolo
rubot yolo: you only live once. often shouted before a bad decision.
jargon <term>
Jargon File lookup
> jargon foo
rubot foo: term of disgust; used very generally as a sample name…
term <term>
computing term (FOLDOC)
> term ram
rubot ram: Random Access Memory. A data storage device for which…
acronym <abbr>
acronym expansion (VERA)
> acronym RFC
rubot RFC: Request For Comments
element <name>
chemical element info
> element gold
rubot gold: Symbol: Au — Atomic number: 79 — Atomic weight: 196.9…
bible <term>
Easton's Bible Dictionary
> bible grace
rubot grace: the free, unmerited love and favour of God…
biblename <name>
meaning of a Biblical name
> biblename Adam
rubot Adam: red, earthy
law <term>
Bouvier's Law Dictionary
> law tort
rubot tort: a private or civil wrong or injury…
fun & gamesfor when the build is running
8ball <question>
ask the magic 8-ball a yes/no question
> 8ball will it build?
rubot 🎱 Signs point to yes.
rock
play rock-paper-scissors (also: paper, scissors)
> rock
rubot you: rock 🪨 · me: scissors ✂️ — you win! 🎉
paper
play rock-paper-scissors
> paper
rubot you: paper 📄 · me: rock 🪨 — you win! 🎉
scissors
play rock-paper-scissors
> scissors
rubot you: scissors ✂️ · me: rock 🪨 — I win 😎
joke
a random (safe) joke
> joke
rubot UDP is better in the COVID era — it avoids unnecessary handshakes.
fact
a random useless fact
> fact
rubot A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
catfact
a random cat fact
> catfact
rubot 🐱 Cats have five toes on their front paws, but only four on the back.
advice
a slip of advice
> advice
rubot 💡 When in doubt, sleep on it.
catgif
a random cat picture
> catgif
rubot 🐱 https://cataas.com/cat?83719
bofh
a BOFH-style excuse
> bofh
rubot BOFH excuse: solar flares
devexcuse
a developer's excuse
> devexcuse
rubot it's not a bug — it works on my machine
chuck
a Chuck Norris fact
> chuck
rubot Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
startup
generate a startup pitch
> startup
rubot we're the Uber for houseplants 🚀
buzz
generate corporate buzz
> buzz
rubot leverage cloud-native ecosystems
social & utilitypeople and tools
seen <nick>
when a nick was last active in the channel
> seen alice
rubot alice was last seen 3h ago in #devs saying: pushed the fix
coffee [nick]
serve someone a coffee
> coffee alice
rubot slides alice a fresh coffee ☕
ty [nick]
thank someone
> ty bob
rubot thanks bob 🙏
drinks
what's on the menu
> drinks
rubot on the menu: ☕ coffee · 🍵 tea · 🧉 mate · 🍺 beer · 🥤 soda · 🍷 wine · 🥃 whisky
tinyurl <url>
shorten a URL via tinyurl.com
> tinyurl https://example.com/a/very/long/path
rubot https://tinyurl.com/2xk4v9
down <host>
check whether a site is reachable
> down example.com
rubot example.com looks up 👍
worldtime <Area/City>
current time in a timezone, e.g. Europe/Paris
> worldtime Europe/Paris
rubot 🕒 Europe/Paris: 04:21 Thursday
md5 <text>
MD5 hex digest of <text>
> md5 abc
rubot md5: 900150983cd24fb0d6963f7d28e17f72
sha1 <text>
SHA1 hex digest of <text>
> sha1 abc
rubot sha1: a9993e364706816aba3e25717850c26c9cd0d89d
sha256 <text>
SHA256 hex digest of <text>
> sha256 abc
rubot sha256: ba7816bf8f01cfea414140de5dae2223b00361a396177a9cb410ff61f20015ad
hash <text>
md5, sha1 and sha256 of <text>
> hash abc
rubot md5: 90015098… · sha1: a9993e36… · sha256: ba7816bf…
adminfor the bot owner
rehash
reload the config live, no restart (admin only)
> rehash
rubot rehash: +#newchan, prefix !, modules