Rename replay → initChannelState

Rename the query parameter, function, and all related comments from 'replay' to 'initChannelState' to better reflect the semantics: the server initializes channel state for the reconnecting client rather than replaying past events.
docs: document ?replay=1 query parameter for GET /state
2026-03-09 17:00:56 -07:00 · 2026-03-09 17:00:56 -07:00 · 2026-03-09 17:00:56 -07:00 · 2026-03-10 00:53:46 +01:00 · 2026-03-09 23:00:34 +01:00 · 2026-03-09 22:21:30 +01:00
71 changed files with 5979 additions and 1907 deletions
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 .git
 *.md
 !README.md
-chatd
-chat-cli
+neoircd
+neoirc-cli
 data.db
 data.db-wal
 data.db-shm
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ node_modules/
 *.key

 # Build artifacts
-/chatd
+/neoircd
 /bin/
 *.exe
 *.dll
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ vendor/
 # Project
 data.db
 debug.log
-/chat-cli
+/neoirc-cli
 web/node_modules/
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 1. **Format**: `gofmt -s -w .` and `goimports -w .`
 2. **Lint**: `golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ./...` — zero issues
 3. **Test**: `go test -race ./...` — all passing
-4. **Build**: `go build ./cmd/chatd` — compiles clean
+4. **Build**: `go build ./cmd/neoircd` — compiles clean

 No commit lands on main with lint errors, test failures, or formatting issues.

--- a/33
+++ b/33
@@ -1,32 +1,45 @@
+# Lint stage — fast feedback on formatting and lint issues
+# golangci/golangci-lint:v2.1.6, 2026-03-02
+FROM golangci/golangci-lint@sha256:568ee1c1c53493575fa9494e280e579ac9ca865787bafe4df3023ae59ecf299b AS lint
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+RUN go mod download
+COPY . .
+RUN make fmt-check
+RUN make lint
+
+# Build stage
 # golang:1.24-alpine, 2026-02-26
 FROM golang@sha256:8bee1901f1e530bfb4a7850aa7a479d17ae3a18beb6e09064ed54cfd245b7191 AS builder
 WORKDIR /src
 RUN apk add --no-cache git build-base make

-# golangci-lint v2.1.6 (eabc2638a66d), 2026-02-26
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@eabc2638a66daf5bb6c6fb052a32fa3ef7b6600d
+# Force BuildKit to run the lint stage before proceeding
+COPY --from=lint /src/go.sum /dev/null

 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download

 COPY . .

-# Run all checks — build fails if branch is not green
-RUN make check
+RUN make test

 # Build static binaries (no cgo needed at runtime — modernc.org/sqlite is pure Go)
 ARG VERSION=dev
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w -X main.Version=${VERSION}" -o /chatd ./cmd/chatd/
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /chat-cli ./cmd/chat-cli/
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w -X main.Version=${VERSION}" -o /neoircd ./cmd/neoircd/
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /neoirc-cli ./cmd/neoirc-cli/

+# Runtime stage
 # alpine:3.21, 2026-02-26
 FROM alpine@sha256:c3f8e73fdb79deaebaa2037150150191b9dcbfba68b4a46d70103204c53f4709
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates \
-    && addgroup -S chat && adduser -S chat -G chat
-COPY --from=builder /chatd /usr/local/bin/chatd
+    && addgroup -S neoirc && adduser -S neoirc -G neoirc \
+    && mkdir -p /var/lib/neoirc \
+    && chown neoirc:neoirc /var/lib/neoirc
+COPY --from=builder /neoircd /usr/local/bin/neoircd

-USER chat
+USER neoirc
 EXPOSE 8080
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
    CMD wget -qO- http://localhost:8080/.well-known/healthcheck.json || exit 1
-ENTRYPOINT ["chatd"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["neoircd"]
--- a/10
+++ b/10
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: all build lint fmt fmt-check test check clean run debug docker hooks

-BINARY := chatd
+BINARY := neoircd
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
 BUILDARCH := $(shell go env GOARCH)
 LDFLAGS := -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.Buildarch=$(BUILDARCH)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LDFLAGS := -X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.Buildarch=$(BUILDARCH)
 all: check build

 build:
-	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o bin/$(BINARY) ./cmd/chatd
+	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o bin/$(BINARY) ./cmd/neoircd

 lint:
 	golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ./...
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test:
 # Used by CI and Docker build — fails if anything is wrong
 check: test lint fmt-check
 	@echo "==> Building..."
-	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o /dev/null ./cmd/chatd
+	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o /dev/null ./cmd/neoircd
 	@echo "==> All checks passed!"

 run: build
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ debug: build
 	DEBUG=1 GOTRACEBACK=all ./bin/$(BINARY)

 clean:
-	rm -rf bin/ chatd data.db
+	rm -rf bin/ neoircd

 docker:
-	docker build -t chat .
+	docker build -t neoirc .

 hooks:
 	@printf '#!/bin/sh\nset -e\n' > .git/hooks/pre-commit
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# chat
+# neoirc

 **IRC semantics, structured message metadata, cryptographic signing, and
 server-held session state with per-client delivery queues. All over HTTP+JSON.**

-A chat server written in Go that decouples session state from transport
+An IRC-inspired server written in Go that decouples session state from transport
 connections, enabling mobile-friendly persistent sessions over plain HTTP.

 The **HTTP API is the primary interface**. It's designed to be simple enough
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ IRC is in decline because session state is tied to the TCP connection. In a
 mobile-first world, that's a nonstarter. Not everyone wants to run a bouncer
 or pay for IRCCloud.

-This project builds a chat server that:
+This project builds a server that:

 - Holds session state server-side (message queues, presence, channel membership)
 - Exposes a minimal, clean HTTP+JSON API — easy to build clients against
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ makes signing consistent — you sign the same structure you send.

 ### Why not XMPP or Matrix?

-XMPP is XML-based, overengineered for chat, and the ecosystem is fragmented
+XMPP is XML-based, overengineered for messaging, and the ecosystem is fragmented
 across incompatible extensions (XEPs). Matrix is a federated append-only event
 graph with a spec that runs to hundreds of pages. Both are fine protocols, but
 they're solving different problems at different scales.
@@ -764,21 +764,98 @@ not pollute the message queue.

 **IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.6.2, §4.6.3

-#### MODE — Set/Query Modes (Planned)
+#### MODE — Query Modes

-Set channel or user modes.
+Query channel or user modes. Returns the current mode string and, for
+channels, the creation timestamp.

 **C2S:**
 ```json
-{"command": "MODE", "to": "#general", "params": ["+m"]}
-{"command": "MODE", "to": "#general", "params": ["+o", "alice"]}
+{"command": "MODE", "to": "#general"}
+{"command": "MODE", "to": "alice"}
 ```

-**Status:** Not yet implemented. See [Channel Modes](#channel-modes) for the
-planned mode set.
+**S2C (via message queue):**
+
+For channels, the server sends RPL_CHANNELMODEIS (324) and
+RPL_CREATIONTIME (329):
+```json
+{"command": "324", "to": "alice", "params": ["#general", "+n"]}
+{"command": "329", "to": "alice", "params": ["#general", "1709251200"]}
+```
+
+For users, the server sends RPL_UMODEIS (221):
+```json
+{"command": "221", "to": "alice", "body": ["+"]}
+```
+
+**Note:** Mode changes (setting/unsetting modes) are not yet implemented.
+Currently only query is supported.

 **IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.2.3

+#### NAMES — Channel Member List
+
+Request the member list for a channel. Returns RPL_NAMREPLY (353) and
+RPL_ENDOFNAMES (366).
+
+**C2S:**
+```json
+{"command": "NAMES", "to": "#general"}
+```
+
+**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.2.5
+
+#### LIST — List Channels
+
+Request a list of all channels with member counts. Returns RPL_LIST (322)
+for each channel followed by RPL_LISTEND (323).
+
+**C2S:**
+```json
+{"command": "LIST"}
+```
+
+**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.2.6
+
+#### WHOIS — User Information
+
+Query information about a user. Returns RPL_WHOISUSER (311),
+RPL_WHOISSERVER (312), RPL_WHOISCHANNELS (319), and RPL_ENDOFWHOIS (318).
+
+**C2S:**
+```json
+{"command": "WHOIS", "to": "alice"}
+```
+
+**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.5.2
+
+#### WHO — Channel User List
+
+Query users in a channel. Returns RPL_WHOREPLY (352) for each user followed
+by RPL_ENDOFWHO (315).
+
+**C2S:**
+```json
+{"command": "WHO", "to": "#general"}
+```
+
+**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.5.1
+
+#### LUSERS — Server Statistics
+
+Request server user/channel statistics. Returns RPL_LUSERCLIENT (251),
+RPL_LUSEROP (252), RPL_LUSERCHANNELS (254), and RPL_LUSERME (255).
+
+**C2S:**
+```json
+{"command": "LUSERS"}
+```
+
+LUSERS replies are also sent automatically during connection registration.
+
+**IRC reference:** RFC 1459 §4.3.2
+
 #### KICK — Kick User (Planned)

 Remove a user from a channel.
@@ -828,27 +905,46 @@ the server to the client (never C2S) and use 3-digit string codes in the
 | Code | Name                 | When Sent | Example |
 |------|----------------------|-----------|---------|
 | `001` | RPL_WELCOME         | After session creation | `{"command":"001","to":"alice","body":["Welcome to the network, alice"]}` |
-| `002` | RPL_YOURHOST        | After session creation | `{"command":"002","to":"alice","body":["Your host is chatserver, running version 0.1"]}` |
+| `002` | RPL_YOURHOST        | After session creation | `{"command":"002","to":"alice","body":["Your host is neoirc, running version 0.1"]}` |
 | `003` | RPL_CREATED         | After session creation | `{"command":"003","to":"alice","body":["This server was created 2026-02-10"]}` |
-| `004` | RPL_MYINFO          | After session creation | `{"command":"004","to":"alice","params":["chatserver","0.1","","imnst"]}` |
-| `322` | RPL_LIST            | In response to LIST | `{"command":"322","to":"alice","params":["#general","5"],"body":["General chat"]}` |
+| `004` | RPL_MYINFO          | After session creation | `{"command":"004","to":"alice","params":["neoirc","0.1","","imnst"]}` |
+| `005` | RPL_ISUPPORT        | After session creation | `{"command":"005","to":"alice","params":["CHANTYPES=#","NICKLEN=32","NETWORK=neoirc"],"body":["are supported by this server"]}` |
+| `221` | RPL_UMODEIS         | In response to user MODE query | `{"command":"221","to":"alice","body":["+"]}` |
+| `251` | RPL_LUSERCLIENT     | On connect or LUSERS command | `{"command":"251","to":"alice","body":["There are 5 users and 0 invisible on 1 servers"]}` |
+| `252` | RPL_LUSEROP         | On connect or LUSERS command | `{"command":"252","to":"alice","params":["0"],"body":["operator(s) online"]}` |
+| `254` | RPL_LUSERCHANNELS   | On connect or LUSERS command | `{"command":"254","to":"alice","params":["3"],"body":["channels formed"]}` |
+| `255` | RPL_LUSERME         | On connect or LUSERS command | `{"command":"255","to":"alice","body":["I have 5 clients and 1 servers"]}` |
+| `311` | RPL_WHOISUSER       | In response to WHOIS | `{"command":"311","to":"alice","params":["bob","bob","neoirc","*"],"body":["bob"]}` |
+| `312` | RPL_WHOISSERVER     | In response to WHOIS | `{"command":"312","to":"alice","params":["bob","neoirc"],"body":["neoirc server"]}` |
+| `315` | RPL_ENDOFWHO        | End of WHO response | `{"command":"315","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["End of /WHO list"]}` |
+| `318` | RPL_ENDOFWHOIS      | End of WHOIS response | `{"command":"318","to":"alice","params":["bob"],"body":["End of /WHOIS list"]}` |
+| `319` | RPL_WHOISCHANNELS   | In response to WHOIS | `{"command":"319","to":"alice","params":["bob"],"body":["#general #dev"]}` |
+| `322` | RPL_LIST            | In response to LIST | `{"command":"322","to":"alice","params":["#general","5"],"body":["General discussion"]}` |
 | `323` | RPL_LISTEND         | End of LIST response | `{"command":"323","to":"alice","body":["End of /LIST"]}` |
+| `324` | RPL_CHANNELMODEIS   | In response to channel MODE query | `{"command":"324","to":"alice","params":["#general","+n"]}` |
+| `329` | RPL_CREATIONTIME    | After channel MODE query | `{"command":"329","to":"alice","params":["#general","1709251200"]}` |
+| `331` | RPL_NOTOPIC         | Channel has no topic (on JOIN) | `{"command":"331","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["No topic is set"]}` |
 | `332` | RPL_TOPIC           | On JOIN or TOPIC query | `{"command":"332","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["Welcome!"]}` |
+| `352` | RPL_WHOREPLY        | In response to WHO | `{"command":"352","to":"alice","params":["#general","bob","neoirc","neoirc","bob","H"],"body":["0 bob"]}` |
 | `353` | RPL_NAMREPLY        | On JOIN or NAMES query | `{"command":"353","to":"alice","params":["=","#general"],"body":["@op1 alice bob +voiced1"]}` |
 | `366` | RPL_ENDOFNAMES      | End of NAMES response | `{"command":"366","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["End of /NAMES list"]}` |
 | `372` | RPL_MOTD            | MOTD line | `{"command":"372","to":"alice","body":["Welcome to the server"]}` |
-| `375` | RPL_MOTDSTART       | Start of MOTD | `{"command":"375","to":"alice","body":["- chatserver Message of the Day -"]}` |
+| `375` | RPL_MOTDSTART       | Start of MOTD | `{"command":"375","to":"alice","body":["- neoirc-server Message of the Day -"]}` |
 | `376` | RPL_ENDOFMOTD       | End of MOTD | `{"command":"376","to":"alice","body":["End of /MOTD command"]}` |
 | `401` | ERR_NOSUCHNICK      | DM to nonexistent nick | `{"command":"401","to":"alice","params":["bob"],"body":["No such nick/channel"]}` |
 | `403` | ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL   | Action on nonexistent channel | `{"command":"403","to":"alice","params":["#nope"],"body":["No such channel"]}` |
+| `421` | ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND  | Unrecognized command | `{"command":"421","to":"alice","params":["FOO"],"body":["Unknown command"]}` |
+| `432` | ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME | Invalid nick format | `{"command":"432","to":"alice","params":["bad nick!"],"body":["Erroneous nickname"]}` |
 | `433` | ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE   | NICK to taken nick | `{"command":"433","to":"*","params":["alice"],"body":["Nickname is already in use"]}` |
 | `442` | ERR_NOTONCHANNEL    | Action on unjoined channel | `{"command":"442","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["You're not on that channel"]}` |
+| `461` | ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS  | Missing required fields | `{"command":"461","to":"alice","params":["JOIN"],"body":["Not enough parameters"]}` |
 | `482` | ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED | Non-op tries op action | `{"command":"482","to":"alice","params":["#general"],"body":["You're not channel operator"]}` |

-**Note:** Numeric replies are planned for full implementation. The current MVP
-returns standard HTTP error responses (4xx/5xx with JSON error bodies) instead
-of numeric replies for error conditions. Numeric replies in the message queue
-will be added post-MVP.
+**Note:** Numeric replies are now implemented. All IRC command responses
+(success and error) are delivered as numeric replies through the message queue.
+HTTP error codes are reserved for transport-level issues (auth failures,
+malformed requests, server errors). The `params` field in the message envelope
+carries IRC-style parameters (e.g., channel name, target nick).

 ### Channel Modes

@@ -936,6 +1032,12 @@ Return the current user's session state.

 **Request:** No body. Requires auth.

+**Query Parameters:**
+
+| Parameter | Type   | Default | Description |
+|-----------|--------|---------|-------------|
+| `initChannelState` | string | (none) | When set to `1`, enqueues synthetic JOIN + TOPIC + NAMES messages for every channel the session belongs to into the calling client's queue. Used by the SPA on reconnect to restore channel tabs without re-sending JOIN commands. |
+
 **Response:** `200 OK`
 ```json
 {
@@ -968,6 +1070,12 @@ curl -s http://localhost:8080/api/v1/state \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .
 ```

+**Reconnect with channel state initialization:**
+```bash
+curl -s "http://localhost:8080/api/v1/state?initChannelState=1" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .
+```
+
 ### GET /api/v1/messages — Poll Messages (Long-Poll)

 Retrieve messages from the client's delivery queue. This is the primary
@@ -1054,27 +1162,78 @@ reference with all required and optional fields.

 | Command   | Required Fields     | Optional      | Response Status |
 |-----------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------|
-| `PRIVMSG` | `to`, `body`        | `meta`        | 201 Created     |
-| `NOTICE`  | `to`, `body`        | `meta`        | 201 Created     |
+| `PRIVMSG` | `to`, `body`        | `meta`        | 200 OK          |
+| `NOTICE`  | `to`, `body`        | `meta`        | 200 OK          |
 | `JOIN`    | `to`                |               | 200 OK          |
 | `PART`    | `to`                | `body`        | 200 OK          |
 | `NICK`    | `body`              |               | 200 OK          |
 | `TOPIC`   | `to`, `body`        |               | 200 OK          |
+| `MODE`    | `to`                |               | 200 OK          |
+| `NAMES`   | `to`                |               | 200 OK          |
+| `LIST`    |                     |               | 200 OK          |
+| `WHOIS`   | `to` or `body`      |               | 200 OK          |
+| `WHO`     | `to`                |               | 200 OK          |
+| `LUSERS`  |                     |               | 200 OK          |
 | `QUIT`    |                     | `body`        | 200 OK          |
 | `PING`    |                     |               | 200 OK          |

-**Errors (all commands):**
+All IRC commands return HTTP 200 OK. IRC-level success and error responses
+are delivered as **numeric replies** through the message queue (see
+[Numeric Replies](#numeric-replies) below). HTTP error codes (4xx/5xx) are
+reserved for transport-level problems: malformed JSON (400), missing/invalid
+auth tokens (401), and server errors (500).
+
+**HTTP errors (transport-level only):**

 | Status | Error | When |
 |--------|-------|------|
-| 400    | `invalid request` | Malformed JSON |
-| 400    | `to field required` | Missing `to` for commands that need it |
-| 400    | `body required` | Missing `body` for commands that need it |
-| 400    | `unknown command: X` | Unrecognized command |
+| 400    | `invalid request` | Malformed JSON or empty command |
 | 401    | `unauthorized` | Missing or invalid auth token |
-| 404    | `channel not found` | Target channel doesn't exist |
-| 404    | `user not found` | DM target nick doesn't exist |
-| 409    | `nick already in use` | NICK target is taken |
+| 500    | `internal error` | Server-side failure |
+
+**IRC numeric error replies (delivered via message queue):**
+
+| Numeric | Name | When |
+|---------|------|------|
+| 401     | ERR_NOSUCHNICK | DM target nick doesn't exist |
+| 403     | ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL | Target channel doesn't exist or invalid name |
+| 421     | ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND | Unrecognized command |
+| 432     | ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME | Invalid nickname format |
+| 433     | ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE | NICK target is taken |
+| 442     | ERR_NOTONCHANNEL | Not a member of the target channel |
+| 461     | ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS | Missing required fields (to, body) |
+
+**IRC numeric success replies (delivered via message queue):**
+
+| Numeric | Name | When |
+|---------|------|------|
+| 001     | RPL_WELCOME | Sent on session creation/login |
+| 002     | RPL_YOURHOST | Sent on session creation/login |
+| 003     | RPL_CREATED | Sent on session creation/login |
+| 004     | RPL_MYINFO | Sent on session creation/login |
+| 005     | RPL_ISUPPORT | Sent on session creation/login |
+| 221     | RPL_UMODEIS | In response to user MODE query |
+| 251     | RPL_LUSERCLIENT | On connect or LUSERS command |
+| 252     | RPL_LUSEROP | On connect or LUSERS command |
+| 254     | RPL_LUSERCHANNELS | On connect or LUSERS command |
+| 255     | RPL_LUSERME | On connect or LUSERS command |
+| 311     | RPL_WHOISUSER | WHOIS user info |
+| 312     | RPL_WHOISSERVER | WHOIS server info |
+| 315     | RPL_ENDOFWHO | End of WHO list |
+| 318     | RPL_ENDOFWHOIS | End of WHOIS list |
+| 319     | RPL_WHOISCHANNELS | WHOIS channels list |
+| 322     | RPL_LIST | Channel in LIST response |
+| 323     | RPL_LISTEND | End of LIST |
+| 324     | RPL_CHANNELMODEIS | Channel mode query response |
+| 329     | RPL_CREATIONTIME | Channel creation timestamp |
+| 331     | RPL_NOTOPIC | Channel has no topic (on JOIN) |
+| 332     | RPL_TOPIC | Channel topic (on JOIN, TOPIC set) |
+| 352     | RPL_WHOREPLY | User in WHO response |
+| 353     | RPL_NAMREPLY | Channel member list (on JOIN, NAMES) |
+| 366     | RPL_ENDOFNAMES | End of NAMES list |
+| 375     | RPL_MOTDSTART | Start of MOTD |
+| 372     | RPL_MOTD | MOTD line |
+| 376     | RPL_ENDOFMOTD | End of MOTD |

 ### GET /api/v1/history — Message History

@@ -1158,6 +1317,55 @@ curl -s http://localhost:8080/api/v1/channels/general/members \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .
 ```

+### POST /api/v1/logout — Logout
+
+Destroy the current client's auth token. If no other clients remain on the
+session, the user is fully cleaned up: parted from all channels (with QUIT
+broadcast to members), session deleted, nick released.
+
+**Request:** No body. Requires auth.
+
+**Response:** `200 OK`
+```json
+{"status": "ok"}
+```
+
+**Errors:**
+
+| Status | Error | When |
+|--------|-------|------|
+| 401    | `unauthorized` | Missing or invalid auth token |
+
+**curl example:**
+```bash
+curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v1/logout \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .
+```
+
+### GET /api/v1/users/me — Current User Info
+
+Return the current user's session state. This is an alias for
+`GET /api/v1/state`.
+
+**Request:** No body. Requires auth.
+
+**Response:** `200 OK`
+```json
+{
+  "id": 1,
+  "nick": "alice",
+  "channels": [
+    {"id": 1, "name": "#general", "topic": "Welcome!"}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+**curl example:**
+```bash
+curl -s http://localhost:8080/api/v1/users/me \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" | jq .
+```
+
 ### GET /api/v1/server — Server Info

 Return server metadata. No authentication required.
@@ -1165,11 +1373,18 @@ Return server metadata. No authentication required.
 **Response:** `200 OK`
 ```json
 {
-  "name": "My Chat Server",
-  "motd": "Welcome! Be nice."
+  "name": "My NeoIRC Server",
+  "motd": "Welcome! Be nice.",
+  "users": 42
 }
 ```

+| Field   | Type    | Description |
+|---------|---------|-------------|
+| `name`  | string  | Server display name |
+| `motd`  | string  | Message of the day |
+| `users` | integer | Number of currently active user sessions |
+
 ### GET /.well-known/healthcheck.json — Health Check

 Standard health check endpoint. No authentication required.
@@ -1412,7 +1627,7 @@ authenticity.

 ## Federation (Server-to-Server)

-Federation allows multiple chat servers to link together, forming a network
+Federation allows multiple neoirc servers to link together, forming a network
 where users on different servers can share channels — similar to IRC server
 linking.

@@ -1572,8 +1787,10 @@ skew issues) and simpler than UUIDs (integer comparison vs. string comparison).
 - **Queue entries**: Stored until pruned. Pruning by `QUEUE_MAX_AGE` is
  planned.
 - **Channels**: Deleted when the last member leaves (ephemeral).
- **Users/sessions**: Deleted on `QUIT`. Session expiry by `SESSION_TIMEOUT`
-  is planned.
+- **Users/sessions**: Deleted on `QUIT` or `POST /api/v1/logout`. Idle
+  sessions are automatically expired after `SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT` (default
+  24h) — the server runs a background cleanup loop that parts idle users
+  from all channels, broadcasts QUIT, and releases their nicks.

 ---

@@ -1587,10 +1804,10 @@ directory is also loaded automatically via
 | Variable           | Type    | Default                              | Description |
 |--------------------|---------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
 | `PORT`             | int     | `8080`                               | HTTP listen port |
-| `DBURL`            | string  | `file:./data.db?_journal_mode=WAL`   | SQLite connection string. For file-based: `file:./path.db?_journal_mode=WAL`. For in-memory (testing): `file::memory:?cache=shared`. |
+| `DBURL`            | string  | `file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL` | SQLite connection string. For file-based: `file:///path/to/db.db?_journal_mode=WAL`. For in-memory (testing): `file::memory:?cache=shared`. |
 | `DEBUG`            | bool    | `false`                              | Enable debug logging (verbose request/response logging) |
 | `MAX_HISTORY`      | int     | `10000`                              | Maximum messages retained per channel before rotation (planned) |
-| `SESSION_TIMEOUT`  | int     | `86400`                              | Session idle timeout in seconds (planned). Sessions with no activity for this long are expired and the nick is released. |
+| `SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT` | string | `24h`                            | Session idle timeout as a Go duration string (e.g. `24h`, `30m`). Sessions with no activity for this long are expired and the nick is released. |
 | `QUEUE_MAX_AGE`    | int     | `172800`                             | Maximum age of client queue entries in seconds (48h). Entries older than this are pruned (planned). |
 | `MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE` | int     | `4096`                               | Maximum message body size in bytes (planned enforcement) |
 | `LONG_POLL_TIMEOUT`| int     | `15`                                 | Default long-poll timeout in seconds (client can override via query param, server caps at 30) |
@@ -1606,11 +1823,11 @@ directory is also loaded automatically via

 ```bash
 PORT=8080
-SERVER_NAME=My Chat Server
+SERVER_NAME=My NeoIRC Server
 MOTD=Welcome! Be excellent to each other.
 DEBUG=false
-DBURL=file:./data.db?_journal_mode=WAL
-SESSION_TIMEOUT=86400
+DBURL=file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL
+SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT=24h
 ```

 ---
@@ -1619,25 +1836,24 @@ SESSION_TIMEOUT=86400

 ### Docker (Recommended)

-The Docker image contains a single static binary (`chatd`) and nothing else.
+The Docker image contains a single static binary (`neoircd`) and nothing else.

 ```bash
 # Build
-docker build -t chat .
+docker build -t neoirc .

 # Run
 docker run -p 8080:8080 \
-  -v chat-data:/data \
-  -e DBURL="file:/data/chat.db?_journal_mode=WAL" \
+  -v neoirc-data:/var/lib/neoirc \
  -e SERVER_NAME="My Server" \
  -e MOTD="Welcome!" \
-  chat
+  neoirc
 ```

 The Dockerfile is a multi-stage build:
-1. **Build stage**: Compiles `chatd` and `chat-cli` (CLI built to verify
+1. **Build stage**: Compiles `neoircd` and `neoirc-cli` (CLI built to verify
   compilation, not included in final image)
-2. **Final stage**: Alpine Linux + `chatd` binary only
+2. **Final stage**: Alpine Linux + `neoircd` binary only

 ```dockerfile
 FROM golang:1.24-alpine AS builder
@@ -1646,13 +1862,13 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache make
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 COPY . .
-RUN go build -o /chatd ./cmd/chatd/
-RUN go build -o /chat-cli ./cmd/chat-cli/
+RUN go build -o /neoircd ./cmd/neoircd/
+RUN go build -o /neoirc-cli ./cmd/neoirc-cli/

 FROM alpine:latest
-COPY --from=builder /chatd /usr/local/bin/chatd
+COPY --from=builder /neoircd /usr/local/bin/neoircd
 EXPOSE 8080
-CMD ["chatd"]
+CMD ["neoircd"]
 ```

 ### Binary
@@ -1660,11 +1876,11 @@ CMD ["chatd"]
 ```bash
 # Build from source
 make build
-# Binary at ./bin/chatd
+# Binary at ./bin/neoircd

 # Run
-./bin/chatd
-# Listens on :8080, creates ./data.db
+./bin/neoircd
+# Listens on :8080, writes to /var/lib/neoirc/state.db
 ```

 ### Reverse Proxy (Production)
@@ -1673,7 +1889,7 @@ For production, run behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy.

 **Caddy:**
 ```
-chat.example.com {
+neoirc.example.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:8080
 }
 ```
@@ -1682,7 +1898,7 @@ chat.example.com {
 ```nginx
 server {
    listen 443 ssl;
-    server_name chat.example.com;
+    server_name neoirc.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /path/to/cert.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/key.pem;
@@ -1705,15 +1921,15 @@ seconds to accommodate long-poll connections.
  string). This allows concurrent reads during writes.
 - **Single writer**: SQLite allows only one writer at a time. For high-traffic
  servers, Postgres support is planned.
- **Backup**: The database is a single file. Back it up with `sqlite3 data.db ".backup backup.db"` or just copy the file (safe with WAL mode).
- **Location**: By default, `data.db` is created in the working directory.
+- **Backup**: The database is a single file. Back it up with `sqlite3 /var/lib/neoirc/state.db ".backup backup.db"` or just copy the file (safe with WAL mode).
+- **Location**: By default, `state.db` is created in `/var/lib/neoirc/`.
  Use the `DBURL` env var to place it elsewhere.

 ---

 ## Client Development Guide

-This section explains how to write a client against the chat API. The API is
+This section explains how to write a client against the neoirc API. The API is
 designed to be simple enough that a basic client can be written in any language
 with an HTTP client library.

@@ -2003,24 +2219,35 @@ GET /api/v1/challenge
 - [x] NICK change with broadcast
 - [x] QUIT with broadcast and cleanup
 - [x] Embedded web SPA client
- [x] CLI client (chat-cli)
+- [x] CLI client (neoirc-cli)
 - [x] SQLite storage with WAL mode
 - [x] Docker deployment
 - [x] Prometheus metrics endpoint
 - [x] Health check endpoint
+- [x] Session expiry — auto-expire idle sessions, release nicks
+- [x] Logout endpoint (`POST /api/v1/logout`)
+- [x] Current user endpoint (`GET /api/v1/users/me`)
+- [x] User count in server info (`GET /api/v1/server`)

 ### Post-MVP (Planned)

 - [ ] **Hashcash proof-of-work** for session creation (abuse prevention)
- [ ] **Session expiry** — auto-expire idle sessions, release nicks
 - [ ] **Queue pruning** — delete old queue entries per `QUEUE_MAX_AGE`
 - [ ] **Message rotation** — enforce `MAX_HISTORY` per channel
 - [ ] **Channel modes** — enforce `+i`, `+m`, `+s`, `+t`, `+n`
 - [ ] **User channel modes** — `+o` (operator), `+v` (voice)
- [ ] **MODE command** — set/query channel and user modes
+- [x] **MODE command** — query channel and user modes (set not yet implemented)
+- [x] **NAMES command** — query channel member list
+- [x] **LIST command** — list all channels with member counts
+- [x] **WHOIS command** — query user information and channel membership
+- [x] **WHO command** — query channel user list
+- [x] **LUSERS command** — query server statistics
+- [x] **Connection registration numerics** — 001-005 sent on session creation
+- [x] **LUSERS numerics** — 251/252/254/255 sent on connect and via /LUSERS
 - [ ] **KICK command** — remove users from channels
- [ ] **Numeric replies** — send IRC numeric codes via the message queue
-  (001 welcome, 353 NAMES, 332 TOPIC, etc.)
+- [x] **Numeric replies** — send IRC numeric codes via the message queue
+  (001-005 welcome, 251-255 LUSERS, 311-319 WHOIS, 322-329 LIST/MODE,
+  331-332 TOPIC, 352-353 WHO/NAMES, 366, 372-376 MOTD, 401-461 errors)
 - [ ] **Max message size enforcement** — reject oversized messages
 - [ ] **NOTICE command** — distinct from PRIVMSG (no auto-reply flag)
 - [ ] **Multi-client sessions** — add client to existing session
@@ -2040,7 +2267,7 @@ GET /api/v1/challenge
 - [ ] **Push notifications** — optional webhook/push for mobile clients
  when messages arrive during disconnect
 - [ ] **Message search** — full-text search over channel history
- [ ] **User info command** — WHOIS-equivalent for querying user metadata
+- [x] **User info command** — WHOIS for querying user info and channels
 - [ ] **Connection flood protection** — per-IP connection limits as a
  complement to hashcash
 - [ ] **Invite system** — `INVITE` command for `+i` channels
@@ -2053,11 +2280,11 @@ GET /api/v1/challenge
 Following [gohttpserver CONVENTIONS.md](https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/gohttpserver/src/branch/main/CONVENTIONS.md):

 ```
-chat/
+neoirc/
 ├── cmd/
-│   ├── chatd/              # Server binary entry point
+│   ├── neoircd/            # Server binary entry point
 │   │   └── main.go
-│   └── chat-cli/           # TUI client
+│   └── neoirc-cli/         # TUI client
 │       ├── main.go         # Command handling, poll loop
 │       ├── ui.go           # tview-based terminal UI
 │       └── api/
@@ -2188,7 +2415,7 @@ chat/
 - IRC message envelope format with per-client queue fan-out
 - Long-polling with in-memory broker
 - Embedded web SPA client
- TUI client (chat-cli)
+- TUI client (neoirc-cli)
 - Docker image
 - Prometheus metrics

--- a/cmd/neoirc-cli/api/client.go
+++ b/cmd/neoirc-cli/api/client.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// Package chatapi provides a client for the chat server API.
-package chatapi
+// Package neoircapi provides a client for the neoirc server API.
+package neoircapi

 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/irc"
 )

 const (
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ const (

 var errHTTP = errors.New("HTTP error")

-// Client wraps HTTP calls to the chat server API.
+// Client wraps HTTP calls to the neoirc server API.
 type Client struct {
 	BaseURL    string
 	Token      string
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ func (client *Client) PollMessages(
 func (client *Client) JoinChannel(channel string) error {
 	return client.SendMessage(
 		&Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct // only command+to needed
-			Command: "JOIN", To: channel,
+			Command: irc.CmdJoin, To: channel,
 		},
 	)
 }
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ func (client *Client) JoinChannel(channel string) error {
 func (client *Client) PartChannel(channel string) error {
 	return client.SendMessage(
 		&Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct // only command+to needed
-			Command: "PART", To: channel,
+			Command: irc.CmdPart, To: channel,
 		},
 	)
 }
--- a/cmd/neoirc-cli/api/types.go
+++ b/cmd/neoirc-cli/api/types.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package chatapi
+package neoircapi

 import "time"

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type StateResponse struct {
 	Channels []string `json:"channels"`
 }

-// Message represents a chat message envelope.
+// Message represents a neoirc message envelope.
 type Message struct {
 	Command string   `json:"command"`
 	From    string   `json:"from,omitempty"`
--- a/cmd/neoirc-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/neoirc-cli/main.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package main is the entry point for the chat-cli client.
+// Package main is the entry point for the neoirc-cli client.
 package main

 import (
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"

-	api "git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/cmd/chat-cli/api"
+	api "git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/cmd/neoirc-cli/api"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/irc"
 )

 const (
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func main() {
 	app.ui.SetStatus(app.nick, "", "disconnected")

 	app.ui.AddStatus(
-		"Welcome to chat-cli — an IRC-style client",
+		"Welcome to neoirc-cli — an IRC-style client",
 	)
 	app.ui.AddStatus(
 		"Type [yellow]/connect <server-url>" +
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ func (a *App) handleInput(text string) {
 	}

 	err := a.client.SendMessage(&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-		Command: "PRIVMSG",
+		Command: irc.CmdPrivmsg,
 		To:      target,
 		Body:    []string{text},
 	})
@@ -138,16 +139,29 @@ func (a *App) dispatchCommand(cmd, args string) {
 		a.cmdQuery(args)
 	case "/topic":
 		a.cmdTopic(args)
-	case "/names":
-		a.cmdNames()
-	case "/list":
-		a.cmdList()
 	case "/window", "/w":
 		a.cmdWindow(args)
 	case "/quit":
 		a.cmdQuit()
 	case "/help":
 		a.cmdHelp()
+	default:
+		a.dispatchInfoCommand(cmd, args)
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *App) dispatchInfoCommand(cmd, args string) {
+	switch cmd {
+	case "/names":
+		a.cmdNames()
+	case "/list":
+		a.cmdList()
+	case "/motd":
+		a.cmdMotd()
+	case "/who":
+		a.cmdWho(args)
+	case "/whois":
+		a.cmdWhois(args)
 	default:
 		a.ui.AddStatus(
 			"[red]Unknown command: " + cmd,
@@ -228,7 +242,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdNick(nick string) {
 	}

 	err := a.client.SendMessage(&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-		Command: "NICK",
+		Command: irc.CmdNick,
 		Body:    []string{nick},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -363,7 +377,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdMsg(args string) {
 	}

 	err := a.client.SendMessage(&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-		Command: "PRIVMSG",
+		Command: irc.CmdPrivmsg,
 		To:      target,
 		Body:    []string{text},
 	})
@@ -421,7 +435,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdTopic(args string) {

 	if args == "" {
 		err := a.client.SendMessage(&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-			Command: "TOPIC",
+			Command: irc.CmdTopic,
 			To:      target,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -434,7 +448,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdTopic(args string) {
 	}

 	err := a.client.SendMessage(&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-		Command: "TOPIC",
+		Command: irc.CmdTopic,
 		To:      target,
 		Body:    []string{args},
 	})
@@ -510,6 +524,96 @@ func (a *App) cmdList() {
 	a.ui.AddStatus("[cyan]*** End of channel list")
 }

+func (a *App) cmdMotd() {
+	a.mu.Lock()
+	connected := a.connected
+	a.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if !connected {
+		a.ui.AddStatus("[red]Not connected")
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := a.client.SendMessage(
+		&api.Message{Command: irc.CmdMotd}, //nolint:exhaustruct
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.ui.AddStatus(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"[red]MOTD failed: %v", err,
+		))
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *App) cmdWho(args string) {
+	a.mu.Lock()
+	connected := a.connected
+	target := a.target
+	a.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if !connected {
+		a.ui.AddStatus("[red]Not connected")
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	channel := args
+	if channel == "" {
+		channel = target
+	}
+
+	if channel == "" ||
+		!strings.HasPrefix(channel, "#") {
+		a.ui.AddStatus(
+			"[red]Usage: /who #channel",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := a.client.SendMessage(
+		&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
+			Command: irc.CmdWho, To: channel,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.ui.AddStatus(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"[red]WHO failed: %v", err,
+		))
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *App) cmdWhois(args string) {
+	a.mu.Lock()
+	connected := a.connected
+	a.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if !connected {
+		a.ui.AddStatus("[red]Not connected")
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	if args == "" {
+		a.ui.AddStatus(
+			"[red]Usage: /whois <nick>",
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := a.client.SendMessage(
+		&api.Message{ //nolint:exhaustruct
+			Command: irc.CmdWhois, To: args,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.ui.AddStatus(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"[red]WHOIS failed: %v", err,
+		))
+	}
+}
+
 func (a *App) cmdWindow(args string) {
 	if args == "" {
 		a.ui.AddStatus(
@@ -550,7 +654,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdQuit() {

 	if a.connected && a.client != nil {
 		_ = a.client.SendMessage(
-			&api.Message{Command: "QUIT"}, //nolint:exhaustruct
+			&api.Message{Command: irc.CmdQuit}, //nolint:exhaustruct
 		)
 	}

@@ -564,7 +668,7 @@ func (a *App) cmdQuit() {

 func (a *App) cmdHelp() {
 	help := []string{
-		"[cyan]*** chat-cli commands:",
+		"[cyan]*** neoirc-cli commands:",
 		"  /connect <url>  — Connect to server",
 		"  /nick <name>    — Change nickname",
 		"  /join #channel  — Join channel",
@@ -574,6 +678,9 @@ func (a *App) cmdHelp() {
 		"  /topic [text]   — View/set topic",
 		"  /names          — List channel members",
 		"  /list           — List channels",
+		"  /who [#channel] — List users in channel",
+		"  /whois <nick>   — Show user info",
+		"  /motd           — Show message of the day",
 		"  /window <n>     — Switch buffer",
 		"  /quit           — Disconnect and exit",
 		"  /help           — This help",
@@ -632,19 +739,19 @@ func (a *App) handleServerMessage(msg *api.Message) {
 	a.mu.Unlock()

 	switch msg.Command {
-	case "PRIVMSG":
+	case irc.CmdPrivmsg:
 		a.handlePrivmsgEvent(msg, timestamp, myNick)
-	case "JOIN":
+	case irc.CmdJoin:
 		a.handleJoinEvent(msg, timestamp)
-	case "PART":
+	case irc.CmdPart:
 		a.handlePartEvent(msg, timestamp)
-	case "QUIT":
+	case irc.CmdQuit:
 		a.handleQuitEvent(msg, timestamp)
-	case "NICK":
+	case irc.CmdNick:
 		a.handleNickEvent(msg, timestamp, myNick)
-	case "NOTICE":
+	case irc.CmdNotice:
 		a.handleNoticeEvent(msg, timestamp)
-	case "TOPIC":
+	case irc.CmdTopic:
 		a.handleTopicEvent(msg, timestamp)
 	default:
 		a.handleDefaultEvent(msg, timestamp)
--- a/cmd/neoirc-cli/ui.go
+++ b/cmd/neoirc-cli/ui.go
--- a/cmd/neoircd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/neoircd/main.go
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-// Package main is the entry point for the chatd server.
+// Package main is the entry point for the neoircd server.
 package main

 import (
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/handlers"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/healthcheck"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/middleware"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/server"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/handlers"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/healthcheck"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/middleware"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/server"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

 var (
 	// Appname is the application name, set at build time.
-	Appname = "chat" //nolint:gochecknoglobals
+	Appname = "neoirc" //nolint:gochecknoglobals

 	// Version is the application version, set at build time.
 	Version string //nolint:gochecknoglobals
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
-module git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat
+module git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc

 go 1.24.0

 require (
 	github.com/99designs/basicauth-go v0.0.0-20230316000542-bf6f9cbbf0f8
+	github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.13.8
 	github.com/getsentry/sentry-go v0.42.0
 	github.com/go-chi/chi v1.5.5
 	github.com/go-chi/cors v1.2.2
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
+	github.com/rivo/tview v0.42.0
 	github.com/slok/go-http-metrics v0.13.0
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.21.0
 	go.uber.org/fx v1.24.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0
 	modernc.org/sqlite v1.45.0
 )

@@ -21,9 +25,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.1 // indirect
-	github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.13.8 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.1 // indirect
 	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
-	github.com/rivo/tview v0.42.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.1-0.20240121214520-5f936abd7ae8 // indirect
@@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ require (
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.2 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251023183803-a4bb9ffd2546 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.37.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.40.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8 // indirect
 	modernc.org/libc v1.67.6 // indirect
 	modernc.org/mathutil v1.7.1 // indirect
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -113,12 +113,14 @@ go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 h1:tfq32ie2Jv2UxXFdLJdh3jXuOzWiL1fo0bu/FbuKpbc=
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 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 h1:/VRzVqiRSggnhY7gNRxPauEQ5Drw9haKdM0jqfcCFts=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0/go.mod h1:r0kV5h3qnFPlQnBSrULhlsRfryS2pmewsg+XfMgkVos=
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 golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.29.0 h1:HV8lRxZC4l2cr3Zq1LvtOsi/ThTgWnUk/y64QSs8GwA=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.29.0/go.mod h1:NyhrlYXJ2H4eJiRy/WDBO6HMqZQ6q9nk4JzS3NuCK+w=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.32.0 h1:9F4d3PHLljb6x//jOyokMv3eX+YDeepZSEo3mFJy93c=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.32.0/go.mod h1:SgipZ/3h2Ci89DlEtEXWUk/HteuRin+HHhN+WbNhguU=
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@@ -126,8 +128,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.6.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
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 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0 h1:l60nONMj9l5drqw6jlhIELNv9I0A4OFgRsG9k2oT9Ug=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 h1:vV+1eWNmZ5geRlYjzm2adRgW2/mcpevXNg50YZtPCE4=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
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 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
@@ -135,30 +137,26 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220520151302-bc2c85ada10a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220722155257-8c9f86f7a55f/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0 h1:fdNQudmxPjkdUTPnLn5mdQv7Zwvbvpaxqs831goi9kQ=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0 h1:3yZWxaJjBmCWXqhN1qh02AkOnCQ1poK6oF+a7xWL6Gc=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 h1:Ivj+2Cp/ylzLiEU89QhWblYnOE9zerudt9Ftecq2C6k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
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-golang.org/x/term v0.37.0 h1:8EGAD0qCmHYZg6J17DvsMy9/wJ7/D/4pV/wfnld5lTU=
-golang.org/x/term v0.37.0/go.mod h1:5pB4lxRNYYVZuTLmy8oR2BH8dflOR+IbTYFD8fi3254=
+golang.org/x/term v0.40.0 h1:36e4zGLqU4yhjlmxEaagx2KuYbJq3EwY8K943ZsHcvg=
+golang.org/x/term v0.40.0/go.mod h1:w2P8uVp06p2iyKKuvXIm7N/y0UCRt3UfJTfZ7oOpglM=
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 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
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-golang.org/x/text v0.28.0 h1:rhazDwis8INMIwQ4tpjLDzUhx6RlXqZNPEM0huQojng=
-golang.org/x/text v0.28.0/go.mod h1:U8nCwOR8jO/marOQ0QbDiOngZVEBB7MAiitBuMjXiNU=
-golang.org/x/text v0.31.0 h1:aC8ghyu4JhP8VojJ2lEHBnochRno1sgL6nEi9WGFGMM=
-golang.org/x/text v0.31.0/go.mod h1:tKRAlv61yKIjGGHX/4tP1LTbc13YSec1pxVEWXzfoeM=
+golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 h1:oL/Qq0Kdaqxa1KbNeMKwQq0reLCCaFtqu2eNuSeNHbk=
+golang.org/x/text v0.34.0/go.mod h1:homfLqTYRFyVYemLBFl5GgL/DWEiH5wcsQ5gSh1yziA=
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-golang.org/x/tools v0.38.0 h1:Hx2Xv8hISq8Lm16jvBZ2VQf+RLmbd7wVUsALibYI/IQ=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.38.0/go.mod h1:yEsQ/d/YK8cjh0L6rZlY8tgtlKiBNTL14pGDJPJpYQs=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.41.0 h1:a9b8iMweWG+S0OBnlU36rzLp20z1Rp10w+IY2czHTQc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.41.0/go.mod h1:XSY6eDqxVNiYgezAVqqCeihT4j1U2CCsqvH3WhQpnlg=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8 h1:xHScyCOEuuwZEc6UtSOvPbAT4zRh0xcNRYekJwfqyMc=
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--- a/internal/broker/broker_test.go
+++ b/internal/broker/broker_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/broker"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/broker"
 )

 func TestNewBroker(t *testing.T) {
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -5,14 +5,22 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"log/slog"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"

 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload" // loads .env file
 )

+const defaultMOTD = ` _ __   ___  ___  (_)_ __ ___
+| '_ \ / _ \/ _ \ | | '__/ __|
+| | | |  __/ (_) || | | | (__
+|_| |_|\___|\___/ |_|_|  \___|
+
+Welcome to NeoIRC — IRC semantics over HTTP.
+Type /help for available commands.`
+
 // Params defines the dependencies for creating a Config.
 type Params struct {
 	fx.In
@@ -23,21 +31,21 @@ type Params struct {

 // Config holds all application configuration values.
 type Config struct {
-	DBURL           string
-	Debug           bool
-	MaintenanceMode bool
-	MetricsPassword string
-	MetricsUsername string
-	Port            int
-	SentryDSN       string
-	MaxHistory      int
-	SessionTimeout  int
-	MaxMessageSize  int
-	MOTD            string
-	ServerName      string
-	FederationKey   string
-	params          *Params
-	log             *slog.Logger
+	DBURL              string
+	Debug              bool
+	MaintenanceMode    bool
+	MetricsPassword    string
+	MetricsUsername    string
+	Port               int
+	SentryDSN          string
+	MaxHistory         int
+	MaxMessageSize     int
+	MOTD               string
+	ServerName         string
+	FederationKey      string
+	SessionIdleTimeout string
+	params             *Params
+	log                *slog.Logger
 }

 // New creates a new Config by reading from files and environment variables.
@@ -56,16 +64,16 @@ func New(
 	viper.SetDefault("DEBUG", "false")
 	viper.SetDefault("MAINTENANCE_MODE", "false")
 	viper.SetDefault("PORT", "8080")
-	viper.SetDefault("DBURL", "file:./data.db?_journal_mode=WAL")
+	viper.SetDefault("DBURL", "file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL")
 	viper.SetDefault("SENTRY_DSN", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("METRICS_USERNAME", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("METRICS_PASSWORD", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("MAX_HISTORY", "10000")
-	viper.SetDefault("SESSION_TIMEOUT", "86400")
 	viper.SetDefault("MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE", "4096")
-	viper.SetDefault("MOTD", "")
+	viper.SetDefault("MOTD", defaultMOTD)
 	viper.SetDefault("SERVER_NAME", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("FEDERATION_KEY", "")
+	viper.SetDefault("SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT", "24h")

 	err := viper.ReadInConfig()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -77,21 +85,21 @@ func New(
 	}

 	cfg := &Config{
-		DBURL:           viper.GetString("DBURL"),
-		Debug:           viper.GetBool("DEBUG"),
-		Port:            viper.GetInt("PORT"),
-		SentryDSN:       viper.GetString("SENTRY_DSN"),
-		MaintenanceMode: viper.GetBool("MAINTENANCE_MODE"),
-		MetricsUsername: viper.GetString("METRICS_USERNAME"),
-		MetricsPassword: viper.GetString("METRICS_PASSWORD"),
-		MaxHistory:      viper.GetInt("MAX_HISTORY"),
-		SessionTimeout:  viper.GetInt("SESSION_TIMEOUT"),
-		MaxMessageSize:  viper.GetInt("MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE"),
-		MOTD:            viper.GetString("MOTD"),
-		ServerName:      viper.GetString("SERVER_NAME"),
-		FederationKey:   viper.GetString("FEDERATION_KEY"),
-		log:             log,
-		params:          &params,
+		DBURL:              viper.GetString("DBURL"),
+		Debug:              viper.GetBool("DEBUG"),
+		Port:               viper.GetInt("PORT"),
+		SentryDSN:          viper.GetString("SENTRY_DSN"),
+		MaintenanceMode:    viper.GetBool("MAINTENANCE_MODE"),
+		MetricsUsername:    viper.GetString("METRICS_USERNAME"),
+		MetricsPassword:    viper.GetString("METRICS_PASSWORD"),
+		MaxHistory:         viper.GetInt("MAX_HISTORY"),
+		MaxMessageSize:     viper.GetInt("MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE"),
+		MOTD:               viper.GetString("MOTD"),
+		ServerName:         viper.GetString("SERVER_NAME"),
+		FederationKey:      viper.GetString("FEDERATION_KEY"),
+		SessionIdleTimeout: viper.GetString("SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT"),
+		log:                log,
+		params:             &params,
 	}

 	if cfg.Debug {
--- a/internal/db/auth.go
+++ b/internal/db/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+)
+
+const bcryptCost = bcrypt.DefaultCost
+
+var errNoPassword = errors.New(
+	"account has no password set",
+)
+
+// RegisterUser creates a session with a hashed password
+// and returns session ID, client ID, and token.
+func (database *Database) RegisterUser(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	nick, password string,
+) (int64, int64, string, error) {
+	hash, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword(
+		[]byte(password), bcryptCost,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"hash password: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	sessionUUID := uuid.New().String()
+	clientUUID := uuid.New().String()
+
+	token, err := generateToken()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", err
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	transaction, err := database.conn.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"begin tx: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	res, err := transaction.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO sessions
+		 (uuid, nick, password_hash,
+		  created_at, last_seen)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		sessionUUID, nick, string(hash), now, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = transaction.Rollback()
+
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"create session: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	sessionID, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+
+	clientRes, err := transaction.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO clients
+		 (uuid, session_id, token,
+		  created_at, last_seen)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		clientUUID, sessionID, token, now, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = transaction.Rollback()
+
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"create client: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	clientID, _ := clientRes.LastInsertId()
+
+	err = transaction.Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"commit registration: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return sessionID, clientID, token, nil
+}
+
+// LoginUser verifies a nick/password and creates a new
+// client token.
+func (database *Database) LoginUser(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	nick, password string,
+) (int64, int64, string, error) {
+	var (
+		sessionID    int64
+		passwordHash string
+	)
+
+	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
+		ctx,
+		`SELECT id, password_hash
+		 FROM sessions WHERE nick = ?`,
+		nick,
+	).Scan(&sessionID, &passwordHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"get session for login: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	if passwordHash == "" {
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"login: %w", errNoPassword,
+		)
+	}
+
+	err = bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword(
+		[]byte(passwordHash), []byte(password),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"verify password: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	clientUUID := uuid.New().String()
+
+	token, err := generateToken()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", err
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	res, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO clients
+		 (uuid, session_id, token,
+		  created_at, last_seen)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		clientUUID, sessionID, token, now, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"create login client: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	clientID, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+
+	_, _ = database.conn.ExecContext(
+		ctx,
+		"UPDATE sessions SET last_seen = ? WHERE id = ?",
+		now, sessionID,
+	)
+
+	return sessionID, clientID, token, nil
+}
--- a/internal/db/auth_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/auth_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+package db_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+func TestRegisterUser(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	database := setupTestDB(t)
+	ctx := t.Context()
+
+	sessionID, clientID, token, err :=
+		database.RegisterUser(ctx, "reguser", "password123")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if sessionID == 0 || clientID == 0 || token == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected valid ids and token")
+	}
+
+	// Verify session works via token lookup.
+	sid, cid, nick, err :=
+		database.GetSessionByToken(ctx, token)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if sid != sessionID || cid != clientID {
+		t.Fatal("session/client id mismatch")
+	}
+
+	if nick != "reguser" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected reguser, got %s", nick)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegisterUserDuplicateNick(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	database := setupTestDB(t)
+	ctx := t.Context()
+
+	regSID, regCID, regToken, err :=
+		database.RegisterUser(ctx, "dupnick", "password123")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_ = regSID
+	_ = regCID
+	_ = regToken
+
+	dupSID, dupCID, dupToken, dupErr :=
+		database.RegisterUser(ctx, "dupnick", "other12345")
+	if dupErr == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for duplicate nick")
+	}
+
+	_ = dupSID
+	_ = dupCID
+	_ = dupToken
+}
+
+func TestLoginUser(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	database := setupTestDB(t)
+	ctx := t.Context()
+
+	regSID, regCID, regToken, err :=
+		database.RegisterUser(ctx, "loginuser", "mypassword")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_ = regSID
+	_ = regCID
+	_ = regToken
+
+	sessionID, clientID, token, err :=
+		database.LoginUser(ctx, "loginuser", "mypassword")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if sessionID == 0 || clientID == 0 || token == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected valid ids and token")
+	}
+
+	// Verify the new token works.
+	_, _, nick, err :=
+		database.GetSessionByToken(ctx, token)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if nick != "loginuser" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected loginuser, got %s", nick)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoginUserWrongPassword(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	database := setupTestDB(t)
+	ctx := t.Context()
+
+	regSID, regCID, regToken, err :=
+		database.RegisterUser(ctx, "wrongpw", "correctpass")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_ = regSID
+	_ = regCID
+	_ = regToken
+
+	loginSID, loginCID, loginToken, loginErr :=
+		database.LoginUser(ctx, "wrongpw", "wrongpass12")
+	if loginErr == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for wrong password")
+	}
+
+	_ = loginSID
+	_ = loginCID
+	_ = loginToken
+}
+
+func TestLoginUserNoPassword(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	database := setupTestDB(t)
+	ctx := t.Context()
+
+	// Create anonymous session (no password).
+	anonSID, anonCID, anonToken, err :=
+		database.CreateSession(ctx, "anon")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_ = anonSID
+	_ = anonCID
+	_ = anonToken
+
+	loginSID, loginCID, loginToken, loginErr :=
+		database.LoginUser(ctx, "anon", "anything1")
+	if loginErr == nil {
+		t.Fatal(
+			"expected error for login on passwordless account",
+		)
+	}
+
+	_ = loginSID
+	_ = loginCID
+	_ = loginToken
+}
+
+func TestLoginUserNonexistent(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	database := setupTestDB(t)
+	ctx := t.Context()
+
+	loginSID, loginCID, loginToken, err :=
+		database.LoginUser(ctx, "ghost", "password123")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for nonexistent user")
+	}
+
+	_ = loginSID
+	_ = loginCID
+	_ = loginToken
+}
--- a/internal/db/db.go
+++ b/internal/db/db.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"

 	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload" // .env
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (database *Database) GetDB() *sql.DB {
 func (database *Database) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	dbURL := database.params.Config.DBURL
 	if dbURL == "" {
-		dbURL = "file:./data.db?_journal_mode=WAL&_busy_timeout=5000"
+		dbURL = "file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL&_busy_timeout=5000"
 	}

 	database.log.Info(
--- a/internal/db/queries.go
+++ b/internal/db/queries.go
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"

+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/irc"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )

@@ -33,14 +35,25 @@ func generateToken() (string, error) {
 type IRCMessage struct {
 	ID      string          `json:"id"`
 	Command string          `json:"command"`
+	Code    int             `json:"code,omitempty"`
 	From    string          `json:"from,omitempty"`
 	To      string          `json:"to,omitempty"`
+	Params  json.RawMessage `json:"params,omitempty"`
 	Body    json.RawMessage `json:"body,omitempty"`
 	TS      string          `json:"ts"`
 	Meta    json.RawMessage `json:"meta,omitempty"`
 	DBID    int64           `json:"-"`
 }

+// isNumericCode returns true if s is exactly a 3-digit
+// IRC numeric reply code.
+func isNumericCode(s string) bool {
+	return len(s) == 3 &&
+		s[0] >= '0' && s[0] <= '9' &&
+		s[1] >= '0' && s[1] <= '9' &&
+		s[2] >= '0' && s[2] <= '9'
+}
+
 // ChannelInfo is a lightweight channel representation.
 type ChannelInfo struct {
 	ID    int64  `json:"id"`
@@ -55,76 +68,132 @@ type MemberInfo struct {
 	LastSeen time.Time `json:"lastSeen"`
 }

-// CreateUser registers a new user with the given nick.
-func (database *Database) CreateUser(
+// CreateSession registers a new session and its first client.
+func (database *Database) CreateSession(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	nick string,
-) (int64, string, error) {
+) (int64, int64, string, error) {
+	sessionUUID := uuid.New().String()
+	clientUUID := uuid.New().String()
+
 	token, err := generateToken()
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, "", err
+		return 0, 0, "", err
 	}

 	now := time.Now()

-	res, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
-		`INSERT INTO users
-		 (nick, token, created_at, last_seen)
-		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-		nick, token, now, now)
+	transaction, err := database.conn.BeginTx(ctx, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, "", fmt.Errorf("create user: %w", err)
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"begin tx: %w", err,
+		)
 	}

-	userID, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+	res, err := transaction.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO sessions
+		 (uuid, nick, created_at, last_seen)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		sessionUUID, nick, now, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = transaction.Rollback()

-	return userID, token, nil
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"create session: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	sessionID, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+
+	clientRes, err := transaction.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO clients
+		 (uuid, session_id, token,
+		  created_at, last_seen)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		clientUUID, sessionID, token, now, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = transaction.Rollback()
+
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"create client: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	clientID, _ := clientRes.LastInsertId()
+
+	err = transaction.Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"commit session: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return sessionID, clientID, token, nil
 }

-// GetUserByToken returns user id and nick for a token.
-func (database *Database) GetUserByToken(
+// GetSessionByToken returns session id, client id, and
+// nick for a client token.
+func (database *Database) GetSessionByToken(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	token string,
-) (int64, string, error) {
-	var userID int64
-
-	var nick string
+) (int64, int64, string, error) {
+	var (
+		sessionID int64
+		clientID  int64
+		nick      string
+	)

 	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
 		ctx,
-		"SELECT id, nick FROM users WHERE token = ?",
+		`SELECT s.id, c.id, s.nick
+		 FROM clients c
+		 INNER JOIN sessions s
+		   ON s.id = c.session_id
+		 WHERE c.token = ?`,
 		token,
-	).Scan(&userID, &nick)
+	).Scan(&sessionID, &clientID, &nick)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, "", fmt.Errorf("get user by token: %w", err)
+		return 0, 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
+			"get session by token: %w", err,
+		)
 	}

+	now := time.Now()
+
 	_, _ = database.conn.ExecContext(
 		ctx,
-		"UPDATE users SET last_seen = ? WHERE id = ?",
-		time.Now(), userID,
+		"UPDATE sessions SET last_seen = ? WHERE id = ?",
+		now, sessionID,
 	)

-	return userID, nick, nil
+	_, _ = database.conn.ExecContext(
+		ctx,
+		"UPDATE clients SET last_seen = ? WHERE id = ?",
+		now, clientID,
+	)
+
+	return sessionID, clientID, nick, nil
 }

-// GetUserByNick returns user id for a given nick.
-func (database *Database) GetUserByNick(
+// GetSessionByNick returns session id for a given nick.
+func (database *Database) GetSessionByNick(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	nick string,
 ) (int64, error) {
-	var userID int64
+	var sessionID int64

 	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
 		ctx,
-		"SELECT id FROM users WHERE nick = ?",
+		"SELECT id FROM sessions WHERE nick = ?",
 		nick,
-	).Scan(&userID)
+	).Scan(&sessionID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("get user by nick: %w", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf(
+			"get session by nick: %w", err,
+		)
 	}

-	return userID, nil
+	return sessionID, nil
 }

 // GetChannelByName returns the channel ID for a name.
@@ -179,16 +248,16 @@ func (database *Database) GetOrCreateChannel(
 	return channelID, nil
 }

-// JoinChannel adds a user to a channel.
+// JoinChannel adds a session to a channel.
 func (database *Database) JoinChannel(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	channelID, userID int64,
+	channelID, sessionID int64,
 ) error {
 	_, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`INSERT OR IGNORE INTO channel_members
-		 (channel_id, user_id, joined_at)
+		 (channel_id, session_id, joined_at)
 		 VALUES (?, ?, ?)`,
-		channelID, userID, time.Now())
+		channelID, sessionID, time.Now())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("join channel: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -196,15 +265,15 @@ func (database *Database) JoinChannel(
 	return nil
 }

-// PartChannel removes a user from a channel.
+// PartChannel removes a session from a channel.
 func (database *Database) PartChannel(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	channelID, userID int64,
+	channelID, sessionID int64,
 ) error {
 	_, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`DELETE FROM channel_members
-		 WHERE channel_id = ? AND user_id = ?`,
-		channelID, userID)
+		 WHERE channel_id = ? AND session_id = ?`,
+		channelID, sessionID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("part channel: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -265,18 +334,18 @@ func scanChannels(
 	return out, nil
 }

-// ListChannels returns channels the user has joined.
+// ListChannels returns channels the session has joined.
 func (database *Database) ListChannels(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	userID int64,
+	sessionID int64,
 ) ([]ChannelInfo, error) {
 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT c.id, c.name, c.topic
 		 FROM channels c
 		 INNER JOIN channel_members cm
 		   ON cm.channel_id = c.id
-		 WHERE cm.user_id = ?
-		 ORDER BY c.name`, userID)
+		 WHERE cm.session_id = ?
+		 ORDER BY c.name`, sessionID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list channels: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -306,12 +375,12 @@ func (database *Database) ChannelMembers(
 	channelID int64,
 ) ([]MemberInfo, error) {
 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
-		`SELECT u.id, u.nick, u.last_seen
-		 FROM users u
+		`SELECT s.id, s.nick, s.last_seen
+		 FROM sessions s
 		 INNER JOIN channel_members cm
-		   ON cm.user_id = u.id
+		   ON cm.session_id = s.id
 		 WHERE cm.channel_id = ?
-		 ORDER BY u.nick`, channelID)
+		 ORDER BY s.nick`, channelID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
 			"query channel members: %w", err,
@@ -349,17 +418,17 @@ func (database *Database) ChannelMembers(
 	return members, nil
 }

-// IsChannelMember checks if a user belongs to a channel.
+// IsChannelMember checks if a session belongs to a channel.
 func (database *Database) IsChannelMember(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	channelID, userID int64,
+	channelID, sessionID int64,
 ) (bool, error) {
 	var count int

 	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM channel_members
-		 WHERE channel_id = ? AND user_id = ?`,
-		channelID, userID,
+		 WHERE channel_id = ? AND session_id = ?`,
+		channelID, sessionID,
 	).Scan(&count)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf(
@@ -397,13 +466,13 @@ func scanInt64s(rows *sql.Rows) ([]int64, error) {
 	return ids, nil
 }

-// GetChannelMemberIDs returns user IDs in a channel.
+// GetChannelMemberIDs returns session IDs in a channel.
 func (database *Database) GetChannelMemberIDs(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	channelID int64,
 ) ([]int64, error) {
 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
-		`SELECT user_id FROM channel_members
+		`SELECT session_id FROM channel_members
 		 WHERE channel_id = ?`, channelID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
@@ -414,17 +483,17 @@ func (database *Database) GetChannelMemberIDs(
 	return scanInt64s(rows)
 }

-// GetUserChannelIDs returns channel IDs the user is in.
-func (database *Database) GetUserChannelIDs(
+// GetSessionChannelIDs returns channel IDs for a session.
+func (database *Database) GetSessionChannelIDs(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	userID int64,
+	sessionID int64,
 ) ([]int64, error) {
 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT channel_id FROM channel_members
-		 WHERE user_id = ?`, userID)
+		 WHERE session_id = ?`, sessionID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"get user channel ids: %w", err,
+			"get session channel ids: %w", err,
 		)
 	}

@@ -435,12 +504,17 @@ func (database *Database) GetUserChannelIDs(
 func (database *Database) InsertMessage(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	command, from, target string,
+	params json.RawMessage,
 	body json.RawMessage,
 	meta json.RawMessage,
 ) (int64, string, error) {
 	msgUUID := uuid.New().String()
 	now := time.Now().UTC()

+	if params == nil {
+		params = json.RawMessage("[]")
+	}
+
 	if body == nil {
 		body = json.RawMessage("[]")
 	}
@@ -452,10 +526,10 @@ func (database *Database) InsertMessage(
 	res, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`INSERT INTO messages
 		 (uuid, command, msg_from, msg_to,
-		  body, meta, created_at)
-		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+		  params, body, meta, created_at)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
 		msgUUID, command, from, target,
-		string(body), string(meta), now)
+		string(params), string(body), string(meta), now)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, "", fmt.Errorf(
 			"insert message: %w", err,
@@ -467,27 +541,52 @@ func (database *Database) InsertMessage(
 	return dbID, msgUUID, nil
 }

-// EnqueueMessage adds a message to a user's queue.
-func (database *Database) EnqueueMessage(
+// EnqueueToSession adds a message to all clients of a
+// session's queues.
+func (database *Database) EnqueueToSession(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	userID, messageID int64,
+	sessionID, messageID int64,
 ) error {
 	_, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
 		`INSERT OR IGNORE INTO client_queues
-		 (user_id, message_id, created_at)
-		 VALUES (?, ?, ?)`,
-		userID, messageID, time.Now())
+		 (client_id, message_id, created_at)
+		 SELECT c.id, ?, ?
+		 FROM clients c
+		 WHERE c.session_id = ?`,
+		messageID, time.Now(), sessionID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("enqueue message: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"enqueue to session: %w", err,
+		)
 	}

 	return nil
 }

-// PollMessages returns queued messages for a user.
+// EnqueueToClient adds a message to a specific client's
+// queue.
+func (database *Database) EnqueueToClient(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	clientID, messageID int64,
+) error {
+	_, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT OR IGNORE INTO client_queues
+		 (client_id, message_id, created_at)
+		 VALUES (?, ?, ?)`,
+		clientID, messageID, time.Now())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"enqueue to client: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PollMessages returns queued messages for a client.
 func (database *Database) PollMessages(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	userID, afterQueueID int64,
+	clientID, afterQueueID int64,
 	limit int,
 ) ([]IRCMessage, int64, error) {
 	if limit <= 0 {
@@ -497,13 +596,13 @@ func (database *Database) PollMessages(
 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT cq.id, m.uuid, m.command,
 		   m.msg_from, m.msg_to,
-		   m.body, m.meta, m.created_at
+		   m.params, m.body, m.meta, m.created_at
 		 FROM client_queues cq
 		 INNER JOIN messages m
 		   ON m.id = cq.message_id
-		 WHERE cq.user_id = ? AND cq.id > ?
+		 WHERE cq.client_id = ? AND cq.id > ?
 		 ORDER BY cq.id ASC LIMIT ?`,
-		userID, afterQueueID, limit)
+		clientID, afterQueueID, limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, afterQueueID, fmt.Errorf(
 			"poll messages: %w", err,
@@ -561,7 +660,7 @@ func (database *Database) queryHistory(
 	if beforeID > 0 {
 		rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 			`SELECT id, uuid, command, msg_from,
-			   msg_to, body, meta, created_at
+			   msg_to, params, body, meta, created_at
 			 FROM messages
 			 WHERE msg_to = ? AND id < ?
 			   AND command = 'PRIVMSG'
@@ -578,7 +677,7 @@ func (database *Database) queryHistory(

 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT id, uuid, command, msg_from,
-		   msg_to, body, meta, created_at
+		   msg_to, params, body, meta, created_at
 		 FROM messages
 		 WHERE msg_to = ?
 		   AND command = 'PRIVMSG'
@@ -603,16 +702,16 @@ func scanMessages(

 	for rows.Next() {
 		var (
-			msg        IRCMessage
-			qID        int64
-			body, meta string
-			createdAt  time.Time
+			msg                IRCMessage
+			qID                int64
+			params, body, meta string
+			createdAt          time.Time
 		)

 		err := rows.Scan(
 			&qID, &msg.ID, &msg.Command,
 			&msg.From, &msg.To,
-			&body, &meta, &createdAt,
+			&params, &body, &meta, &createdAt,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fallbackQID, fmt.Errorf(
@@ -620,12 +719,25 @@ func scanMessages(
 			)
 		}

+		if params != "" && params != "[]" {
+			msg.Params = json.RawMessage(params)
+		}
+
 		msg.Body = json.RawMessage(body)
 		msg.Meta = json.RawMessage(meta)
 		msg.TS = createdAt.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 		msg.DBID = qID
 		lastQID = qID

+		if isNumericCode(msg.Command) {
+			code, _ := strconv.Atoi(msg.Command)
+			msg.Code = code
+
+			if name := irc.Name(code); name != "" {
+				msg.Command = name
+			}
+		}
+
 		msgs = append(msgs, msg)
 	}

@@ -649,15 +761,15 @@ func reverseMessages(msgs []IRCMessage) {
 	}
 }

-// ChangeNick updates a user's nickname.
+// ChangeNick updates a session's nickname.
 func (database *Database) ChangeNick(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	userID int64,
+	sessionID int64,
 	newNick string,
 ) error {
 	_, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
-		"UPDATE users SET nick = ? WHERE id = ?",
-		newNick, userID)
+		"UPDATE sessions SET nick = ? WHERE id = ?",
+		newNick, sessionID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("change nick: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -681,40 +793,306 @@ func (database *Database) SetTopic(
 	return nil
 }

-// DeleteUser removes a user and all their data.
-func (database *Database) DeleteUser(
+// DeleteSession removes a session and all its data.
+func (database *Database) DeleteSession(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	userID int64,
+	sessionID int64,
 ) error {
 	_, err := database.conn.ExecContext(
 		ctx,
-		"DELETE FROM users WHERE id = ?",
-		userID,
+		"DELETE FROM sessions WHERE id = ?",
+		sessionID,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("delete user: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete session: %w", err)
 	}

 	return nil
 }

-// GetAllChannelMembershipsForUser returns channels
-// a user belongs to.
-func (database *Database) GetAllChannelMembershipsForUser(
+// DeleteClient removes a single client record by ID.
+func (database *Database) DeleteClient(
 	ctx context.Context,
-	userID int64,
+	clientID int64,
+) error {
+	_, err := database.conn.ExecContext(
+		ctx,
+		"DELETE FROM clients WHERE id = ?",
+		clientID,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete client: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetUserCount returns the number of active users.
+func (database *Database) GetUserCount(
+	ctx context.Context,
+) (int64, error) {
+	var count int64
+
+	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
+		ctx,
+		"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sessions",
+	).Scan(&count)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf(
+			"get user count: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return count, nil
+}
+
+// ClientCountForSession returns the number of clients
+// belonging to a session.
+func (database *Database) ClientCountForSession(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	sessionID int64,
+) (int64, error) {
+	var count int64
+
+	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
+		ctx,
+		`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM clients
+		 WHERE session_id = ?`,
+		sessionID,
+	).Scan(&count)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf(
+			"client count for session: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return count, nil
+}
+
+// DeleteStaleUsers removes clients not seen since the
+// cutoff and cleans up orphaned users (sessions).
+func (database *Database) DeleteStaleUsers(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	cutoff time.Time,
+) (int64, error) {
+	res, err := database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
+		"DELETE FROM clients WHERE last_seen < ?",
+		cutoff,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf(
+			"delete stale clients: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	deleted, _ := res.RowsAffected()
+
+	_, err = database.conn.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`DELETE FROM sessions WHERE id NOT IN
+		 (SELECT DISTINCT session_id FROM clients)`,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return deleted, fmt.Errorf(
+			"delete orphan sessions: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return deleted, nil
+}
+
+// StaleSession holds the id and nick of a session
+// whose clients are all stale.
+type StaleSession struct {
+	ID   int64
+	Nick string
+}
+
+// GetStaleOrphanSessions returns sessions where every
+// client has a last_seen before cutoff.
+func (database *Database) GetStaleOrphanSessions(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	cutoff time.Time,
+) ([]StaleSession, error) {
+	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT s.id, s.nick
+		 FROM sessions s
+		 WHERE s.id IN (
+		   SELECT DISTINCT session_id FROM clients
+		   WHERE last_seen < ?
+		 )
+		 AND s.id NOT IN (
+		   SELECT DISTINCT session_id FROM clients
+		   WHERE last_seen >= ?
+		 )`, cutoff, cutoff)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"get stale orphan sessions: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
+
+	var result []StaleSession
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var stale StaleSession
+		if err := rows.Scan(&stale.ID, &stale.Nick); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				"scan stale session: %w", err,
+			)
+		}
+
+		result = append(result, stale)
+	}
+
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"iterate stale sessions: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// GetSessionChannels returns channels a session
+// belongs to.
+func (database *Database) GetSessionChannels(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	sessionID int64,
 ) ([]ChannelInfo, error) {
 	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
 		`SELECT c.id, c.name, c.topic
 		 FROM channels c
 		 INNER JOIN channel_members cm
 		   ON cm.channel_id = c.id
-		 WHERE cm.user_id = ?`, userID)
+		 WHERE cm.session_id = ?`, sessionID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
-			"get memberships: %w", err,
+			"get session channels: %w", err,
 		)
 	}

 	return scanChannels(rows)
 }
+
+// GetChannelCount returns the total number of channels.
+func (database *Database) GetChannelCount(
+	ctx context.Context,
+) (int64, error) {
+	var count int64
+
+	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
+		ctx,
+		"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM channels",
+	).Scan(&count)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf(
+			"get channel count: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return count, nil
+}
+
+// ChannelInfoFull contains extended channel information.
+type ChannelInfoFull struct {
+	ID          int64  `json:"id"`
+	Name        string `json:"name"`
+	Topic       string `json:"topic"`
+	MemberCount int64  `json:"memberCount"`
+}
+
+// ListAllChannelsWithCounts returns every channel
+// with its member count.
+func (database *Database) ListAllChannelsWithCounts(
+	ctx context.Context,
+) ([]ChannelInfoFull, error) {
+	rows, err := database.conn.QueryContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT c.id, c.name, c.topic,
+		   COUNT(cm.session_id) AS member_count
+		 FROM channels c
+		 LEFT JOIN channel_members cm
+		   ON cm.channel_id = c.id
+		 GROUP BY c.id
+		 ORDER BY c.name`)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+			"list channels with counts: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
+
+	var out []ChannelInfoFull
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var chanInfo ChannelInfoFull
+
+		err = rows.Scan(
+			&chanInfo.ID, &chanInfo.Name,
+			&chanInfo.Topic, &chanInfo.MemberCount,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
+				"scan channel full: %w", err,
+			)
+		}
+
+		out = append(out, chanInfo)
+	}
+
+	err = rows.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("rows error: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if out == nil {
+		out = []ChannelInfoFull{}
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// GetChannelCreatedAt returns the creation time of a
+// channel.
+func (database *Database) GetChannelCreatedAt(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	channelID int64,
+) (time.Time, error) {
+	var createdAt time.Time
+
+	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
+		ctx,
+		"SELECT created_at FROM channels WHERE id = ?",
+		channelID,
+	).Scan(&createdAt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf(
+			"get channel created_at: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return createdAt, nil
+}
+
+// GetSessionCreatedAt returns the creation time of a
+// session.
+func (database *Database) GetSessionCreatedAt(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	sessionID int64,
+) (time.Time, error) {
+	var createdAt time.Time
+
+	err := database.conn.QueryRowContext(
+		ctx,
+		"SELECT created_at FROM sessions WHERE id = ?",
+		sessionID,
+	).Scan(&createdAt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf(
+			"get session created_at: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return createdAt, nil
+}
--- a/internal/db/queries_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/queries_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"

 	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
 )
@@ -27,70 +27,91 @@ func setupTestDB(t *testing.T) *db.Database {
 	return database
 }

-func TestCreateUser(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCreateSession(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()

 	database := setupTestDB(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()

-	id, token, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "alice")
+	sessionID, _, token, err := database.CreateSession(
+		ctx, "alice",
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	if id == 0 || token == "" {
+	if sessionID == 0 || token == "" {
 		t.Fatal("expected valid id and token")
 	}

-	_, _, err = database.CreateUser(ctx, "alice")
-	if err == nil {
+	_, _, dupToken, dupErr := database.CreateSession(
+		ctx, "alice",
+	)
+	if dupErr == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for duplicate nick")
 	}
+
+	_ = dupToken
 }

-func TestGetUserByToken(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetSessionByToken(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()

 	database := setupTestDB(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()

-	_, token, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "bob")
+	_, _, token, err := database.CreateSession(ctx, "bob")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	id, nick, err := database.GetUserByToken(ctx, token)
+	sessionID, clientID, nick, err :=
+		database.GetSessionByToken(ctx, token)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	if nick != "bob" || id == 0 {
+	if nick != "bob" || sessionID == 0 || clientID == 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected bob, got %s", nick)
 	}

-	_, _, err = database.GetUserByToken(ctx, "badtoken")
-	if err == nil {
+	badSID, badCID, badNick, badErr :=
+		database.GetSessionByToken(ctx, "badtoken")
+	if badErr == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for bad token")
 	}
+
+	if badSID != 0 || badCID != 0 || badNick != "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected zero values on error")
+	}
 }

-func TestGetUserByNick(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetSessionByNick(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()

 	database := setupTestDB(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()

-	_, _, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "charlie")
+	charlieID, charlieClientID, charlieToken, err :=
+		database.CreateSession(ctx, "charlie")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	id, err := database.GetUserByNick(ctx, "charlie")
+	if charlieID == 0 || charlieClientID == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected valid session/client IDs")
+	}
+
+	if charlieToken == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-empty token")
+	}
+
+	id, err := database.GetSessionByNick(ctx, "charlie")
 	if err != nil || id == 0 {
 		t.Fatal("expected to find charlie")
 	}

-	_, err = database.GetUserByNick(ctx, "nobody")
+	_, err = database.GetSessionByNick(ctx, "nobody")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error for unknown nick")
 	}
@@ -129,7 +150,7 @@ func TestJoinAndPart(t *testing.T) {
 	database := setupTestDB(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()

-	uid, _, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "user1")
+	sid, _, _, err := database.CreateSession(ctx, "user1")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -139,22 +160,22 @@ func TestJoinAndPart(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, uid)
+	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

 	ids, err := database.GetChannelMemberIDs(ctx, chID)
-	if err != nil || len(ids) != 1 || ids[0] != uid {
-		t.Fatal("expected user in channel")
+	if err != nil || len(ids) != 1 || ids[0] != sid {
+		t.Fatal("expected session in channel")
 	}

-	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, uid)
+	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.PartChannel(ctx, chID, uid)
+	err = database.PartChannel(ctx, chID, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -178,17 +199,17 @@ func TestDeleteChannelIfEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	uid, _, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "temp")
+	sid, _, _, err := database.CreateSession(ctx, "temp")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, uid)
+	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.PartChannel(ctx, chID, uid)
+	err = database.PartChannel(ctx, chID, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -204,7 +225,7 @@ func TestDeleteChannelIfEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func createUserWithChannels(
+func createSessionWithChannels(
 	t *testing.T,
 	database *db.Database,
 	nick, ch1Name, ch2Name string,
@@ -213,7 +234,7 @@ func createUserWithChannels(

 	ctx := t.Context()

-	uid, _, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, nick)
+	sid, _, _, err := database.CreateSession(ctx, nick)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -232,29 +253,29 @@ func createUserWithChannels(
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, ch1, uid)
+	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, ch1, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, ch2, uid)
+	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, ch2, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	return uid, ch1, ch2
+	return sid, ch1, ch2
 }

 func TestListChannels(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()

 	database := setupTestDB(t)
-	uid, _, _ := createUserWithChannels(
+	sid, _, _ := createSessionWithChannels(
 		t, database, "lister", "#a", "#b",
 	)

 	channels, err := database.ListChannels(
-		t.Context(), uid,
+		t.Context(), sid,
 	)
 	if err != nil || len(channels) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf(
@@ -295,17 +316,21 @@ func TestChangeNick(t *testing.T) {
 	database := setupTestDB(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()

-	uid, token, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "old")
+	sid, _, token, err := database.CreateSession(
+		ctx, "old",
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.ChangeNick(ctx, uid, "new")
+	err = database.ChangeNick(ctx, sid, "new")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	_, nick, err := database.GetUserByToken(ctx, token)
+	_, _, nick, err := database.GetSessionByToken(
+		ctx, token,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -358,7 +383,7 @@ func TestInsertMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	body := json.RawMessage(`["hello"]`)

 	dbID, msgUUID, err := database.InsertMessage(
-		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "poller", "#test", body, nil,
+		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "poller", "#test", nil, body, nil,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -375,7 +400,16 @@ func TestPollMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	database := setupTestDB(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()

-	uid, _, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "poller")
+	sid, _, token, err := database.CreateSession(
+		ctx, "poller",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_, clientID, _, err := database.GetSessionByToken(
+		ctx, token,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -383,13 +417,13 @@ func TestPollMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	body := json.RawMessage(`["hello"]`)

 	dbID, _, err := database.InsertMessage(
-		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "poller", "#test", body, nil,
+		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "poller", "#test", nil, body, nil,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.EnqueueMessage(ctx, uid, dbID)
+	err = database.EnqueueToSession(ctx, sid, dbID)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -397,7 +431,7 @@ func TestPollMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	const batchSize = 10

 	msgs, lastQID, err := database.PollMessages(
-		ctx, uid, 0, batchSize,
+		ctx, clientID, 0, batchSize,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -420,7 +454,7 @@ func TestPollMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	}

 	msgs, _, _ = database.PollMessages(
-		ctx, uid, lastQID, batchSize,
+		ctx, clientID, lastQID, batchSize,
 	)

 	if len(msgs) != 0 {
@@ -441,7 +475,7 @@ func TestGetHistory(t *testing.T) {
 	for range msgCount {
 		_, _, err := database.InsertMessage(
 			ctx, "PRIVMSG", "user", "#hist",
-			json.RawMessage(`["msg"]`), nil,
+			nil, json.RawMessage(`["msg"]`), nil,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -467,13 +501,15 @@ func TestGetHistory(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func TestDeleteUser(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDeleteSession(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()

 	database := setupTestDB(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()

-	uid, _, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "deleteme")
+	sid, _, _, err := database.CreateSession(
+		ctx, "deleteme",
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -485,19 +521,19 @@ func TestDeleteUser(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, uid)
+	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.DeleteUser(ctx, uid)
+	err = database.DeleteSession(ctx, sid)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	_, err = database.GetUserByNick(ctx, "deleteme")
+	_, err = database.GetSessionByNick(ctx, "deleteme")
 	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("user should be deleted")
+		t.Fatal("session should be deleted")
 	}

 	ids, _ := database.GetChannelMemberIDs(ctx, chID)
@@ -512,12 +548,12 @@ func TestChannelMembers(t *testing.T) {
 	database := setupTestDB(t)
 	ctx := t.Context()

-	uid1, _, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "m1")
+	sid1, _, _, err := database.CreateSession(ctx, "m1")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	uid2, _, err := database.CreateUser(ctx, "m2")
+	sid2, _, _, err := database.CreateSession(ctx, "m2")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -529,12 +565,12 @@ func TestChannelMembers(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, uid1)
+	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, sid1)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

-	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, uid2)
+	err = database.JoinChannel(ctx, chID, sid2)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -548,17 +584,17 @@ func TestChannelMembers(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func TestGetAllChannelMembershipsForUser(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetSessionChannels(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()

 	database := setupTestDB(t)
-	uid, _, _ := createUserWithChannels(
+	sid, _, _ := createSessionWithChannels(
 		t, database, "multi", "#m1", "#m2",
 	)

 	channels, err :=
-		database.GetAllChannelMembershipsForUser(
-			t.Context(), uid,
+		database.GetSessionChannels(
+			t.Context(), sid,
 		)
 	if err != nil || len(channels) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf(
@@ -567,3 +603,51 @@ func TestGetAllChannelMembershipsForUser(t *testing.T) {
 		)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEnqueueToClient(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	database := setupTestDB(t)
+	ctx := t.Context()
+
+	_, _, token, err := database.CreateSession(
+		ctx, "enqclient",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_, clientID, _, err := database.GetSessionByToken(
+		ctx, token,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	body := json.RawMessage(`["test"]`)
+
+	dbID, _, err := database.InsertMessage(
+		ctx, "PRIVMSG", "sender", "#ch", nil, body, nil,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = database.EnqueueToClient(ctx, clientID, dbID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	const batchSize = 10
+
+	msgs, _, err := database.PollMessages(
+		ctx, clientID, 0, batchSize,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(msgs) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1, got %d", len(msgs))
+	}
+}
--- a/internal/db/schema/001_initial.sql
+++ b/internal/db/schema/001_initial.sql
@@ -1,15 +1,29 @@
 -- Chat server schema (pre-1.0 consolidated)
 PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;

-- Users: IRC-style sessions (no passwords, just nick + token)
-CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+-- Sessions: each session is a user identity (nick + optional password + signing key)
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    uuid TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
    nick TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    password_hash TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    signing_key TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    last_seen DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_sessions_uuid ON sessions(uuid);
+
+-- Clients: each session can have multiple connected clients
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS clients (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    uuid TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    session_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES sessions(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
    token TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
    last_seen DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
 );
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_token ON users(token);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_clients_token ON clients(token);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_clients_session ON clients(session_id);

 -- Channels
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS channels (
@@ -24,9 +38,9 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS channels (
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS channel_members (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
    channel_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES channels(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
-    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    session_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES sessions(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
    joined_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    UNIQUE(channel_id, user_id)
+    UNIQUE(channel_id, session_id)
 );

 -- Messages: IRC envelope format
@@ -36,6 +50,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (
    command TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'PRIVMSG',
    msg_from TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
    msg_to TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+    params TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
    body TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
    meta TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
@@ -46,9 +61,9 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_messages_created ON messages(created_at);
 -- Per-client message queues for fan-out delivery
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS client_queues (
    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    client_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES clients(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
    message_id INTEGER NOT NULL REFERENCES messages(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
    created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-    UNIQUE(user_id, message_id)
+    UNIQUE(client_id, message_id)
 );
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_client_queues_user ON client_queues(user_id, id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_client_queues_client ON client_queues(client_id, id);
--- a/internal/globals/globals.go
+++ b/internal/globals/globals.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 package globals

 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

@@ -15,16 +17,18 @@ var (

 // Globals holds application-wide metadata.
 type Globals struct {
-	Appname string
-	Version string
+	Appname   string
+	Version   string
+	StartTime time.Time
 }

 // New creates a new Globals instance from the global state.
 func New(_ fx.Lifecycle) (*Globals, error) {
-	n := &Globals{
-		Appname: Appname,
-		Version: Version,
+	result := &Globals{
+		Appname:   Appname,
+		Version:   Version,
+		StartTime: time.Now(),
 	}

-	return n, nil
+	return result, nil
 }
--- a/internal/handlers/api.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/api.go
--- a/internal/handlers/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/api_test.go
@@ -12,19 +12,20 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/handlers"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/healthcheck"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/middleware"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/server"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/handlers"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/healthcheck"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/middleware"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/server"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 	"go.uber.org/fx/fxtest"
 )
@@ -115,8 +116,9 @@ func newTestServer(

 func newTestGlobals() *globals.Globals {
 	return &globals.Globals{
-		Appname: "chat-test",
-		Version: "test",
+		Appname:   "neoirc-test",
+		Version:   "test",
+		StartTime: time.Now(),
 	}
 }

@@ -462,6 +464,22 @@ func findMessage(
 	return false
 }

+func findNumeric(
+	msgs []map[string]any,
+	numeric string,
+) bool {
+	want, _ := strconv.Atoi(numeric)
+
+	for _, msg := range msgs {
+		code, ok := msg["code"].(float64)
+		if ok && int(code) == want {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 // --- Tests ---

 func TestCreateSessionValid(t *testing.T) {
@@ -473,6 +491,47 @@ func TestCreateSessionValid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+func TestWelcomeNumeric(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+	token := tserver.createSession("welcomer")
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "001") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected RPL_WELCOME (001), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJoinNumerics(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+	token := tserver.createSession("jnumtest")
+
+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
+	tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
+		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#numtest",
+	})
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "353") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected RPL_NAMREPLY (353), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
+	}
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "366") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected RPL_ENDOFNAMES (366), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCreateSessionDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	tserver.createSession("alice")
@@ -668,11 +727,23 @@ func TestJoinMissingTo(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("joiner3")

+	// Drain initial MOTD/welcome numerics.
+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(
 		token, map[string]any{commandKey: joinCmd},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -682,10 +753,10 @@ func TestChannelMessage(t *testing.T) {
 	bobToken := tserver.createSession("bob_msg")

 	tserver.sendCommand(aliceToken, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#chat",
+		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#test",
 	})
 	tserver.sendCommand(bobToken, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#chat",
+		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#test",
 	})

 	_, _ = tserver.pollMessages(aliceToken, 0)
@@ -695,13 +766,13 @@ func TestChannelMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		aliceToken,
 		map[string]any{
 			commandKey: privmsgCmd,
-			toKey:      "#chat",
+			toKey:      "#test",
 			bodyKey:    []string{"hello world"},
 		},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusCreated {
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
 		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected 201, got %d: %v", status, result,
+			"expected 200, got %d: %v", status, result,
 		)
 	}

@@ -725,14 +796,25 @@ func TestMessageMissingBody(t *testing.T) {
 	token := tserver.createSession("nobody")

 	tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#chat",
+		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#test",
 	})

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
-		commandKey: privmsgCmd, toKey: "#chat",
+		commandKey: privmsgCmd, toKey: "#test",
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -740,12 +822,23 @@ func TestMessageMissingTo(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("noto")

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: privmsgCmd,
 		bodyKey:    []string{"hello"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -759,6 +852,8 @@ func TestNonMemberCannotSend(t *testing.T) {
 		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#private",
 	})

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(aliceToken, 0)
+
 	// Alice tries to send without joining.
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(
 		aliceToken,
@@ -768,8 +863,17 @@ func TestNonMemberCannotSend(t *testing.T) {
 			bodyKey:    []string{"sneaky"},
 		},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusForbidden {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 403, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(aliceToken, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "442") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NOTONCHANNEL (442), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -786,9 +890,9 @@ func TestDirectMessage(t *testing.T) {
 			bodyKey:    []string{"hey bob"},
 		},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusCreated {
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
 		t.Fatalf(
-			"expected 201, got %d: %v", status, result,
+			"expected 200, got %d: %v", status, result,
 		)
 	}

@@ -818,13 +922,24 @@ func TestDMToNonexistentUser(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("dmsender")

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: privmsgCmd,
 		toKey:      "nobody",
 		bodyKey:    []string{"hello?"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusNotFound {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 404, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "401") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NOSUCHNICK (401), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -871,12 +986,23 @@ func TestNickCollision(t *testing.T) {

 	tserver.createSession("taken_nick")

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: "NICK",
 		bodyKey:    []string{"taken_nick"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusConflict {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 409, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "433") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE (433), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -884,12 +1010,23 @@ func TestNickInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("nickval")

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: "NICK",
 		bodyKey:    []string{"bad nick!"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "432") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME (432), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -897,11 +1034,22 @@ func TestNickEmptyBody(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("nicknobody")

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(
 		token, map[string]any{commandKey: "NICK"},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -938,12 +1086,23 @@ func TestTopicMissingTo(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("topicnoto")

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: "TOPIC",
 		bodyKey:    []string{"topic"},
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -955,11 +1114,22 @@ func TestTopicMissingBody(t *testing.T) {
 		commandKey: joinCmd, toKey: "#topictest",
 	})

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(token, map[string]any{
 		commandKey: "TOPIC", toKey: "#topictest",
 	})
-	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "461") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS (461), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -1027,11 +1197,22 @@ func TestUnknownCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("cmdtest")

+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	status, _ := tserver.sendCommand(
 		token, map[string]any{commandKey: "BOGUS"},
 	)
-	if status != http.StatusBadRequest {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 400, got %d", status)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	msgs, _ := tserver.pollMessages(token, lastID)
+
+	if !findNumeric(msgs, "421") {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND (421), got %v",
+			msgs,
+		)
 	}
 }

@@ -1278,12 +1459,18 @@ func TestLongPollTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	token := tserver.createSession("lp_timeout")

+	// Drain initial welcome/MOTD numerics.
+	_, lastID := tserver.pollMessages(token, 0)
+
 	start := time.Now()

 	resp, err := doRequestAuth(
 		t,
 		http.MethodGet,
-		tserver.url(apiMessages+"?timeout=1"),
+		tserver.url(fmt.Sprintf(
+			"%s?timeout=1&after=%d",
+			apiMessages, lastID,
+		)),
 		token,
 		nil,
 	)
@@ -1469,6 +1656,310 @@ func TestHealthcheck(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+func TestRegisterValid(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
+		"nick": "reguser", "password": "password123",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := doRequest(
+		t,
+		http.MethodPost,
+		tserver.url("/api/v1/register"),
+		bytes.NewReader(body),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
+		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected 201, got %d: %s",
+			resp.StatusCode, respBody,
+		)
+	}
+
+	var result map[string]any
+
+	_ = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result)
+
+	if result["token"] == nil || result["token"] == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected token in response")
+	}
+
+	if result["nick"] != "reguser" {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected reguser, got %v", result["nick"],
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegisterDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
+		"nick": "dupuser", "password": "password123",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := doRequest(
+		t,
+		http.MethodPost,
+		tserver.url("/api/v1/register"),
+		bytes.NewReader(body),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+
+	resp2, err := doRequest(
+		t,
+		http.MethodPost,
+		tserver.url("/api/v1/register"),
+		bytes.NewReader(body),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = resp2.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if resp2.StatusCode != http.StatusConflict {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 409, got %d", resp2.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func postJSONExpectStatus(
+	t *testing.T,
+	tserver *testServer,
+	path string,
+	payload map[string]string,
+	expectedStatus int,
+) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := doRequest(
+		t,
+		http.MethodPost,
+		tserver.url(path),
+		bytes.NewReader(body),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != expectedStatus {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected %d, got %d",
+			expectedStatus, resp.StatusCode,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegisterShortPassword(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+
+	postJSONExpectStatus(
+		t, tserver, "/api/v1/register",
+		map[string]string{
+			"nick": "shortpw", "password": "short",
+		},
+		http.StatusBadRequest,
+	)
+}
+
+func TestRegisterInvalidNick(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+
+	postJSONExpectStatus(
+		t, tserver, "/api/v1/register",
+		map[string]string{
+			"nick":     "bad nick!",
+			"password": "password123",
+		},
+		http.StatusBadRequest,
+	)
+}
+
+func TestLoginValid(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+
+	// Register first.
+	regBody, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
+		"nick": "loginuser", "password": "password123",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := doRequest(
+		t,
+		http.MethodPost,
+		tserver.url("/api/v1/register"),
+		bytes.NewReader(regBody),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+
+	// Login.
+	loginBody, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
+		"nick": "loginuser", "password": "password123",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp2, err := doRequest(
+		t,
+		http.MethodPost,
+		tserver.url("/api/v1/login"),
+		bytes.NewReader(loginBody),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = resp2.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if resp2.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(resp2.Body)
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected 200, got %d: %s",
+			resp2.StatusCode, respBody,
+		)
+	}
+
+	var result map[string]any
+
+	_ = json.NewDecoder(resp2.Body).Decode(&result)
+
+	if result["token"] == nil || result["token"] == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected token in response")
+	}
+
+	// Verify token works.
+	token, ok := result["token"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("token not a string")
+	}
+
+	status, state := tserver.getState(token)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	if state["nick"] != "loginuser" {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected loginuser, got %v",
+			state["nick"],
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoginWrongPassword(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+
+	regBody, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
+		"nick": "wrongpwuser", "password": "correctpass1",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := doRequest(
+		t,
+		http.MethodPost,
+		tserver.url("/api/v1/register"),
+		bytes.NewReader(regBody),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+
+	loginBody, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{
+		"nick": "wrongpwuser", "password": "wrongpass12",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	resp2, err := doRequest(
+		t,
+		http.MethodPost,
+		tserver.url("/api/v1/login"),
+		bytes.NewReader(loginBody),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() { _ = resp2.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if resp2.StatusCode != http.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected 401, got %d", resp2.StatusCode,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoginNonexistentUser(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+
+	postJSONExpectStatus(
+		t, tserver, "/api/v1/login",
+		map[string]string{
+			"nick":     "ghostuser",
+			"password": "password123",
+		},
+		http.StatusUnauthorized,
+	)
+}
+
+func TestSessionStillWorks(t *testing.T) {
+	tserver := newTestServer(t)
+
+	// Verify anonymous session creation still works.
+	token := tserver.createSession("anon_user")
+	if token == "" {
+		t.Fatal("expected token for anonymous session")
+	}
+
+	status, state := tserver.getState(token)
+	if status != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", status)
+	}
+
+	if state["nick"] != "anon_user" {
+		t.Fatalf(
+			"expected anon_user, got %v",
+			state["nick"],
+		)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNickBroadcastToChannels(t *testing.T) {
 	tserver := newTestServer(t)
 	aliceToken := tserver.createSession("nick_a")
--- a/internal/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const minPasswordLength = 8
+
+// HandleRegister creates a new user with a password.
+func (hdlr *Handlers) HandleRegister() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(
+		writer http.ResponseWriter,
+		request *http.Request,
+	) {
+		request.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(
+			writer, request.Body, hdlr.maxBodySize(),
+		)
+
+		hdlr.handleRegister(writer, request)
+	}
+}
+
+func (hdlr *Handlers) handleRegister(
+	writer http.ResponseWriter,
+	request *http.Request,
+) {
+	type registerRequest struct {
+		Nick     string `json:"nick"`
+		Password string `json:"password"`
+	}
+
+	var payload registerRequest
+
+	err := json.NewDecoder(request.Body).Decode(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		hdlr.respondError(
+			writer, request,
+			"invalid request body",
+			http.StatusBadRequest,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	payload.Nick = strings.TrimSpace(payload.Nick)
+
+	if !validNickRe.MatchString(payload.Nick) {
+		hdlr.respondError(
+			writer, request,
+			"invalid nick format",
+			http.StatusBadRequest,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(payload.Password) < minPasswordLength {
+		hdlr.respondError(
+			writer, request,
+			"password must be at least 8 characters",
+			http.StatusBadRequest,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	sessionID, clientID, token, err :=
+		hdlr.params.Database.RegisterUser(
+			request.Context(),
+			payload.Nick,
+			payload.Password,
+		)
+	if err != nil {
+		hdlr.handleRegisterError(
+			writer, request, err,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	hdlr.deliverMOTD(request, clientID, sessionID, payload.Nick)
+
+	hdlr.respondJSON(writer, request, map[string]any{
+		"id":    sessionID,
+		"nick":  payload.Nick,
+		"token": token,
+	}, http.StatusCreated)
+}
+
+func (hdlr *Handlers) handleRegisterError(
+	writer http.ResponseWriter,
+	request *http.Request,
+	err error,
+) {
+	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "UNIQUE") {
+		hdlr.respondError(
+			writer, request,
+			"nick already taken",
+			http.StatusConflict,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	hdlr.log.Error(
+		"register user failed", "error", err,
+	)
+	hdlr.respondError(
+		writer, request,
+		"internal error",
+		http.StatusInternalServerError,
+	)
+}
+
+// HandleLogin authenticates a user with nick and password.
+func (hdlr *Handlers) HandleLogin() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(
+		writer http.ResponseWriter,
+		request *http.Request,
+	) {
+		request.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(
+			writer, request.Body, hdlr.maxBodySize(),
+		)
+
+		hdlr.handleLogin(writer, request)
+	}
+}
+
+func (hdlr *Handlers) handleLogin(
+	writer http.ResponseWriter,
+	request *http.Request,
+) {
+	type loginRequest struct {
+		Nick     string `json:"nick"`
+		Password string `json:"password"`
+	}
+
+	var payload loginRequest
+
+	err := json.NewDecoder(request.Body).Decode(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		hdlr.respondError(
+			writer, request,
+			"invalid request body",
+			http.StatusBadRequest,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	payload.Nick = strings.TrimSpace(payload.Nick)
+
+	if payload.Nick == "" || payload.Password == "" {
+		hdlr.respondError(
+			writer, request,
+			"nick and password required",
+			http.StatusBadRequest,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	sessionID, clientID, token, err :=
+		hdlr.params.Database.LoginUser(
+			request.Context(),
+			payload.Nick,
+			payload.Password,
+		)
+	if err != nil {
+		hdlr.respondError(
+			writer, request,
+			"invalid credentials",
+			http.StatusUnauthorized,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	hdlr.deliverMOTD(
+		request, clientID, sessionID, payload.Nick,
+	)
+
+	// Initialize channel state so the new client knows
+	// which channels the session already belongs to.
+	hdlr.initChannelState(
+		request, clientID, sessionID, payload.Nick,
+	)
+
+	hdlr.respondJSON(writer, request, map[string]any{
+		"id":    sessionID,
+		"nick":  payload.Nick,
+		"token": token,
+	}, http.StatusOK)
+}
--- a/internal/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package handlers provides HTTP request handlers for the chat server.
+// Package handlers provides HTTP request handlers for the neoirc server.
 package handlers

 import (
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/broker"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/healthcheck"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/broker"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/healthcheck"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

@@ -30,12 +31,15 @@ type Params struct {
 	Healthcheck *healthcheck.Healthcheck
 }

+const defaultIdleTimeout = 24 * time.Hour
+
 // Handlers manages HTTP request handling.
 type Handlers struct {
-	params *Params
-	log    *slog.Logger
-	hc     *healthcheck.Healthcheck
-	broker *broker.Broker
+	params        *Params
+	log           *slog.Logger
+	hc            *healthcheck.Healthcheck
+	broker        *broker.Broker
+	cancelCleanup context.CancelFunc
 }

 // New creates a new Handlers instance.
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ func New(
 	lifecycle fx.Lifecycle,
 	params Params,
 ) (*Handlers, error) {
-	hdlr := &Handlers{
+	hdlr := &Handlers{ //nolint:exhaustruct // cancelCleanup set in startCleanup
 		params: &params,
 		log:    params.Logger.Get(),
 		hc:     params.Healthcheck,
@@ -51,10 +55,14 @@ func New(
 	}

 	lifecycle.Append(fx.Hook{
-		OnStart: func(_ context.Context) error {
+		OnStart: func(ctx context.Context) error {
+			hdlr.startCleanup(ctx)
+
 			return nil
 		},
 		OnStop: func(_ context.Context) error {
+			hdlr.stopCleanup()
+
 			return nil
 		},
 	})
@@ -96,3 +104,100 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) respondError(
 		status,
 	)
 }
+
+func (hdlr *Handlers) idleTimeout() time.Duration {
+	raw := hdlr.params.Config.SessionIdleTimeout
+	if raw == "" {
+		return defaultIdleTimeout
+	}
+
+	dur, err := time.ParseDuration(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		hdlr.log.Error(
+			"invalid SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT, using default",
+			"value", raw, "error", err,
+		)
+
+		return defaultIdleTimeout
+	}
+
+	return dur
+}
+
+// startCleanup launches the idle-user cleanup goroutine.
+// We use context.Background rather than the OnStart ctx
+// because the OnStart context is startup-scoped and would
+// cancel the goroutine once all start hooks complete.
+//
+//nolint:contextcheck // intentional Background ctx
+func (hdlr *Handlers) startCleanup(_ context.Context) {
+	cleanupCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(
+		context.Background(),
+	)
+	hdlr.cancelCleanup = cancel
+
+	go hdlr.cleanupLoop(cleanupCtx)
+}
+
+func (hdlr *Handlers) stopCleanup() {
+	if hdlr.cancelCleanup != nil {
+		hdlr.cancelCleanup()
+	}
+}
+
+func (hdlr *Handlers) cleanupLoop(ctx context.Context) {
+	timeout := hdlr.idleTimeout()
+
+	interval := max(timeout/2, time.Minute) //nolint:mnd // half the timeout
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			hdlr.runCleanup(ctx, timeout)
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (hdlr *Handlers) runCleanup(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	timeout time.Duration,
+) {
+	cutoff := time.Now().Add(-timeout)
+
+	// Find sessions that will be orphaned so we can send
+	// QUIT notifications before deleting anything.
+	stale, err := hdlr.params.Database.
+		GetStaleOrphanSessions(ctx, cutoff)
+	if err != nil {
+		hdlr.log.Error(
+			"stale session lookup failed", "error", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	for _, ss := range stale {
+		hdlr.cleanupUser(ctx, ss.ID, ss.Nick)
+	}
+
+	deleted, err := hdlr.params.Database.DeleteStaleUsers(
+		ctx, cutoff,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		hdlr.log.Error(
+			"user cleanup failed", "error", err,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	if deleted > 0 {
+		hdlr.log.Info(
+			"cleaned up stale users",
+			"deleted", deleted,
+		)
+	}
+}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/db"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

--- a/internal/irc/commands.go
+++ b/internal/irc/commands.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package irc
+
+// IRC command names (RFC 1459 / RFC 2812).
+const (
+	CmdJoin    = "JOIN"
+	CmdList    = "LIST"
+	CmdLusers  = "LUSERS"
+	CmdMode    = "MODE"
+	CmdMotd    = "MOTD"
+	CmdNames   = "NAMES"
+	CmdNick    = "NICK"
+	CmdNotice  = "NOTICE"
+	CmdPart    = "PART"
+	CmdPing    = "PING"
+	CmdPong    = "PONG"
+	CmdPrivmsg = "PRIVMSG"
+	CmdQuit    = "QUIT"
+	CmdTopic   = "TOPIC"
+	CmdWho     = "WHO"
+	CmdWhois   = "WHOIS"
+)
--- a/internal/irc/numerics.go
+++ b/internal/irc/numerics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+// Package irc provides constants and utilities for the
+// IRC protocol, including numeric reply codes from
+// RFC 1459 and RFC 2812, and standard command names.
+package irc
+
+// Connection registration replies (001-005).
+const (
+	RplWelcome  = 1
+	RplYourHost = 2
+	RplCreated  = 3
+	RplMyInfo   = 4
+	RplIsupport = 5
+)
+
+// Command responses (200-399).
+const (
+	RplUmodeIs       = 221
+	RplLuserClient   = 251
+	RplLuserOp       = 252
+	RplLuserUnknown  = 253
+	RplLuserChannels = 254
+	RplLuserMe       = 255
+	RplAway          = 301
+	RplUserHost      = 302
+	RplIson          = 303
+	RplUnaway        = 305
+	RplNowAway       = 306
+	RplWhoisUser     = 311
+	RplWhoisServer   = 312
+	RplWhoisOperator = 313
+	RplEndOfWho      = 315
+	RplWhoisIdle     = 317
+	RplEndOfWhois    = 318
+	RplWhoisChannels = 319
+	RplList          = 322
+	RplListEnd       = 323
+	RplChannelModeIs = 324
+	RplCreationTime  = 329
+	RplNoTopic       = 331
+	RplTopic         = 332
+	RplTopicWhoTime  = 333
+	RplInviting      = 341
+	RplWhoReply      = 352
+	RplNamReply      = 353
+	RplEndOfNames    = 366
+	RplBanList       = 367
+	RplEndOfBanList  = 368
+	RplMotd          = 372
+	RplMotdStart     = 375
+	RplEndOfMotd     = 376
+)
+
+// Error replies (400-599).
+const (
+	ErrNoSuchNick        = 401
+	ErrNoSuchServer      = 402
+	ErrNoSuchChannel     = 403
+	ErrCannotSendToChan  = 404
+	ErrTooManyChannels   = 405
+	ErrNoRecipient       = 411
+	ErrNoTextToSend      = 412
+	ErrUnknownCommand    = 421
+	ErrNoNicknameGiven   = 431
+	ErrErroneusNickname  = 432
+	ErrNicknameInUse     = 433
+	ErrUserNotInChannel  = 441
+	ErrNotOnChannel      = 442
+	ErrNotRegistered     = 451
+	ErrNeedMoreParams    = 461
+	ErrAlreadyRegistered = 462
+	ErrChannelIsFull     = 471
+	ErrInviteOnlyChan    = 473
+	ErrBannedFromChan    = 474
+	ErrBadChannelKey     = 475
+	ErrChanOpPrivsNeeded = 482
+)
+
+// names maps numeric codes to their standard IRC names.
+//
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals
+var names = map[int]string{
+	RplWelcome:       "RPL_WELCOME",
+	RplYourHost:      "RPL_YOURHOST",
+	RplCreated:       "RPL_CREATED",
+	RplMyInfo:        "RPL_MYINFO",
+	RplIsupport:      "RPL_ISUPPORT",
+	RplUmodeIs:       "RPL_UMODEIS",
+	RplLuserClient:   "RPL_LUSERCLIENT",
+	RplLuserOp:       "RPL_LUSEROP",
+	RplLuserUnknown:  "RPL_LUSERUNKNOWN",
+	RplLuserChannels: "RPL_LUSERCHANNELS",
+	RplLuserMe:       "RPL_LUSERME",
+	RplAway:          "RPL_AWAY",
+	RplUserHost:      "RPL_USERHOST",
+	RplIson:          "RPL_ISON",
+	RplUnaway:        "RPL_UNAWAY",
+	RplNowAway:       "RPL_NOWAWAY",
+	RplWhoisUser:     "RPL_WHOISUSER",
+	RplWhoisServer:   "RPL_WHOISSERVER",
+	RplWhoisOperator: "RPL_WHOISOPERATOR",
+	RplEndOfWho:      "RPL_ENDOFWHO",
+	RplWhoisIdle:     "RPL_WHOISIDLE",
+	RplEndOfWhois:    "RPL_ENDOFWHOIS",
+	RplWhoisChannels: "RPL_WHOISCHANNELS",
+	RplList:          "RPL_LIST",
+	RplListEnd:       "RPL_LISTEND", //nolint:misspell
+	RplChannelModeIs: "RPL_CHANNELMODEIS",
+	RplCreationTime:  "RPL_CREATIONTIME",
+	RplNoTopic:       "RPL_NOTOPIC",
+	RplTopic:         "RPL_TOPIC",
+	RplTopicWhoTime:  "RPL_TOPICWHOTIME",
+	RplInviting:      "RPL_INVITING",
+	RplWhoReply:      "RPL_WHOREPLY",
+	RplNamReply:      "RPL_NAMREPLY",
+	RplEndOfNames:    "RPL_ENDOFNAMES",
+	RplBanList:       "RPL_BANLIST",
+	RplEndOfBanList:  "RPL_ENDOFBANLIST",
+	RplMotd:          "RPL_MOTD",
+	RplMotdStart:     "RPL_MOTDSTART",
+	RplEndOfMotd:     "RPL_ENDOFMOTD",
+
+	ErrNoSuchNick:        "ERR_NOSUCHNICK",
+	ErrNoSuchServer:      "ERR_NOSUCHSERVER",
+	ErrNoSuchChannel:     "ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL",
+	ErrCannotSendToChan:  "ERR_CANNOTSENDTOCHAN",
+	ErrTooManyChannels:   "ERR_TOOMANYCHANNELS",
+	ErrNoRecipient:       "ERR_NORECIPIENT",
+	ErrNoTextToSend:      "ERR_NOTEXTTOSEND",
+	ErrUnknownCommand:    "ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND",
+	ErrNoNicknameGiven:   "ERR_NONICKNAMEGIVEN",
+	ErrErroneusNickname:  "ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME",
+	ErrNicknameInUse:     "ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE",
+	ErrUserNotInChannel:  "ERR_USERNOTINCHANNEL",
+	ErrNotOnChannel:      "ERR_NOTONCHANNEL",
+	ErrNotRegistered:     "ERR_NOTREGISTERED",
+	ErrNeedMoreParams:    "ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS",
+	ErrAlreadyRegistered: "ERR_ALREADYREGISTERED",
+	ErrChannelIsFull:     "ERR_CHANNELISFULL",
+	ErrInviteOnlyChan:    "ERR_INVITEONLYCHAN",
+	ErrBannedFromChan:    "ERR_BANNEDFROMCHAN",
+	ErrBadChannelKey:     "ERR_BADCHANNELKEY",
+	ErrChanOpPrivsNeeded: "ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED",
+}
+
+// Name returns the standard IRC name for a numeric code
+// (e.g., Name(2) returns "RPL_YOURHOST"). Returns an
+// empty string if the code is unknown.
+func Name(code int) string {
+	return names[code]
+}
--- a/internal/logger/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/logger.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 )

--- a/internal/middleware/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/middleware.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package middleware provides HTTP middleware for the chat server.
+// Package middleware provides HTTP middleware for the neoirc server.
 package middleware

 import (
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
 	basicauth "github.com/99designs/basicauth-go"
 	chimw "github.com/go-chi/chi/middleware"
 	"github.com/go-chi/cors"
--- a/internal/server/routes.go
+++ b/internal/server/routes.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/web"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/web"

 	sentryhttp "github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/http"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
@@ -59,48 +59,63 @@ func (srv *Server) SetupRoutes() {
 	}

 	// API v1.
-	srv.router.Route(
-		"/api/v1",
-		func(router chi.Router) {
-			router.Get(
-				"/server",
-				srv.handlers.HandleServerInfo(),
-			)
-			router.Post(
-				"/session",
-				srv.handlers.HandleCreateSession(),
-			)
-			router.Get(
-				"/state",
-				srv.handlers.HandleState(),
-			)
-			router.Get(
-				"/messages",
-				srv.handlers.HandleGetMessages(),
-			)
-			router.Post(
-				"/messages",
-				srv.handlers.HandleSendCommand(),
-			)
-			router.Get(
-				"/history",
-				srv.handlers.HandleGetHistory(),
-			)
-			router.Get(
-				"/channels",
-				srv.handlers.HandleListAllChannels(),
-			)
-			router.Get(
-				"/channels/{channel}/members",
-				srv.handlers.HandleChannelMembers(),
-			)
-		},
-	)
+	srv.router.Route("/api/v1", srv.setupAPIv1)

 	// Serve embedded SPA.
 	srv.setupSPA()
 }

+func (srv *Server) setupAPIv1(router chi.Router) {
+	router.Get(
+		"/server",
+		srv.handlers.HandleServerInfo(),
+	)
+	router.Post(
+		"/session",
+		srv.handlers.HandleCreateSession(),
+	)
+	router.Post(
+		"/register",
+		srv.handlers.HandleRegister(),
+	)
+	router.Post(
+		"/login",
+		srv.handlers.HandleLogin(),
+	)
+	router.Get(
+		"/state",
+		srv.handlers.HandleState(),
+	)
+	router.Post(
+		"/logout",
+		srv.handlers.HandleLogout(),
+	)
+	router.Get(
+		"/users/me",
+		srv.handlers.HandleUsersMe(),
+	)
+	router.Get(
+		"/messages",
+		srv.handlers.HandleGetMessages(),
+	)
+	router.Post(
+		"/messages",
+		srv.handlers.HandleSendCommand(),
+	)
+	router.Get(
+		"/history",
+		srv.handlers.HandleGetHistory(),
+	)
+	router.Get(
+		"/channels",
+		srv.handlers.HandleListAllChannels(),
+	)
+	router.Get(
+		"/channels/{channel}/members",
+		srv.handlers.HandleChannelMembers(),
+	)
+}
+
 func (srv *Server) setupSPA() {
 	distFS, err := fs.Sub(web.Dist, "dist")
 	if err != nil {
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Package server implements the main HTTP server for the chat application.
+// Package server implements the main HTTP server for the neoirc application.
 package server

 import (
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"

-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/config"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/globals"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/handlers"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/logger"
-	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/internal/middleware"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/config"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/globals"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/handlers"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/logger"
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/middleware"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"

 	"github.com/getsentry/sentry-go"
--- a/schema/README.md
+++ b/schema/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Message Schemas

-JSON Schema definitions (draft 2020-12) for the chat protocol. Messages use
+JSON Schema definitions (draft 2020-12) for the neoirc protocol. Messages use
 **IRC command names and numeric reply codes** (RFC 1459/2812) encoded as JSON
 over HTTP.

--- a/schema/commands/JOIN.json
+++ b/schema/commands/JOIN.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/JOIN.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/JOIN.json",
  "title": "JOIN",
  "description": "Join a channel. C2S: request to join. S2C: notification that a user joined. RFC 1459 §4.2.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/KICK.json
+++ b/schema/commands/KICK.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/KICK.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/KICK.json",
  "title": "KICK",
  "description": "Kick a user from a channel. RFC 1459 §4.2.8.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/MODE.json
+++ b/schema/commands/MODE.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/MODE.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/MODE.json",
  "title": "MODE",
  "description": "Set or query channel/user modes. RFC 1459 §4.2.3.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/NICK.json
+++ b/schema/commands/NICK.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/NICK.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/NICK.json",
  "title": "NICK",
  "description": "Change nickname. C2S: request new nick. S2C: notification of nick change. RFC 1459 §4.1.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/NOTICE.json
+++ b/schema/commands/NOTICE.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/NOTICE.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/NOTICE.json",
  "title": "NOTICE",
  "description": "Send a notice. Like PRIVMSG but must not trigger automatic replies. RFC 1459 §4.4.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PART.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PART.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PART.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PART.json",
  "title": "PART",
  "description": "Leave a channel. C2S: request to leave. S2C: notification that a user left. RFC 1459 §4.2.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PING.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PING.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PING.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PING.json",
  "title": "PING",
  "description": "Keepalive. C2S or S2S. Server responds with PONG. RFC 1459 §4.6.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PONG.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PONG.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PONG.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PONG.json",
  "title": "PONG",
  "description": "Keepalive response. S2C or S2S. RFC 1459 §4.6.3.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PRIVMSG.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PRIVMSG.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PRIVMSG.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PRIVMSG.json",
  "title": "PRIVMSG",
  "description": "Send a message to a channel or user. C2S: client sends to server. S2C: server relays to recipients. RFC 1459 §4.4.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/PUBKEY.json
+++ b/schema/commands/PUBKEY.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/PUBKEY.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/PUBKEY.json",
  "title": "PUBKEY",
  "description": "Announce or relay a user's public signing key. C2S: client announces key to channel or server. S2C: server relays to channel members. Protocol extension (not in RFC 1459). Body is a structured object (not an array) containing the key material.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/QUIT.json
+++ b/schema/commands/QUIT.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/QUIT.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/QUIT.json",
  "title": "QUIT",
  "description": "User disconnected. S2C only. RFC 1459 §4.1.6.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/commands/TOPIC.json
+++ b/schema/commands/TOPIC.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/commands/TOPIC.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/commands/TOPIC.json",
  "title": "TOPIC",
  "description": "Get or set channel topic. C2S: set topic (body present) or query (body absent). S2C: topic change notification. RFC 1459 §4.2.4.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
  },
  "required": ["command", "to"],
  "examples": [
-    { "command": "TOPIC", "from": "alice", "to": "#general", "body": ["Welcome to the chat"] }
+    { "command": "TOPIC", "from": "alice", "to": "#general", "body": ["Welcome to the channel"] }
  ]
 }
--- a/schema/message.json
+++ b/schema/message.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/message.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/message.json",
  "title": "IRC Message Envelope",
  "description": "Base envelope for all messages. Mirrors IRC wire format (RFC 1459/2812) encoded as JSON over HTTP. The 'command' field carries either an IRC command name (PRIVMSG, JOIN, etc.) or a three-digit numeric reply code (001, 353, 433, etc.).",
  "type": "object",
--- a/schema/numerics/001.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/001.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/001.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/001.json",
  "title": "001 RPL_WELCOME",
  "description": "Welcome message sent after successful session creation. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/002.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/002.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/002.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/002.json",
  "title": "002 RPL_YOURHOST",
  "description": "Server host info sent after session creation. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
      "command": "002",
      "to": "alice",
      "body": [
-        "Your host is chat.example.com, running version 0.1.0"
+        "Your host is neoirc.example.com, running version 0.1.0"
      ]
    }
  ]
--- a/schema/numerics/003.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/003.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/003.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/003.json",
  "title": "003 RPL_CREATED",
  "description": "Server creation date. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/004.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/004.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/004.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/004.json",
  "title": "004 RPL_MYINFO",
  "description": "Server info (name, version, available modes). RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
      "command": "004",
      "to": "alice",
      "params": [
-        "chat.example.com",
+        "neoirc.example.com",
        "0.1.0",
        "o",
        "imnst+ov"
--- a/schema/numerics/322.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/322.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/322.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/322.json",
  "title": "322 RPL_LIST",
  "description": "Channel list entry. One per channel in response to LIST. RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/323.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/323.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/323.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/323.json",
  "title": "323 RPL_LISTEND",
  "description": "End of channel list. RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/332.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/332.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/332.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/332.json",
  "title": "332 RPL_TOPIC",
  "description": "Channel topic (sent on JOIN or TOPIC query). RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
        "#general"
      ],
      "body": [
-        "Welcome to the chat"
+        "Welcome to the channel"
      ]
    }
  ]
--- a/schema/numerics/353.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/353.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/353.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/353.json",
  "title": "353 RPL_NAMREPLY",
  "description": "Channel member list. Sent on JOIN or NAMES query. RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/366.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/366.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/366.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/366.json",
  "title": "366 RPL_ENDOFNAMES",
  "description": "End of NAMES list. RFC 1459 \u00a76.2.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/372.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/372.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/372.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/372.json",
  "title": "372 RPL_MOTD",
  "description": "MOTD line. One message per line of the MOTD. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/375.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/375.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/375.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/375.json",
  "title": "375 RPL_MOTDSTART",
  "description": "Start of MOTD. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/376.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/376.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/376.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/376.json",
  "title": "376 RPL_ENDOFMOTD",
  "description": "End of MOTD. RFC 2812 \u00a75.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/401.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/401.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/401.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/401.json",
  "title": "401 ERR_NOSUCHNICK",
  "description": "No such nick/channel. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/403.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/403.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/403.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/403.json",
  "title": "403 ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL",
  "description": "No such channel. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/433.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/433.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/433.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/433.json",
  "title": "433 ERR_NICKNAMEINUSE",
  "description": "Nickname is already in use. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/442.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/442.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/442.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/442.json",
  "title": "442 ERR_NOTONCHANNEL",
  "description": "You're not on that channel. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/schema/numerics/482.json
+++ b/schema/numerics/482.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/chat/schema/numerics/482.json",
+  "$id": "https://git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/schema/numerics/482.json",
  "title": "482 ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED",
  "description": "You're not channel operator. RFC 1459 \u00a76.1.",
  "$ref": "../message.json",
--- a/web/build.sh
+++ b/web/build.sh
@@ -16,19 +16,11 @@ fi

 mkdir -p dist

-# Build JS bundle
-${NPX:+$NPX} esbuild src/app.jsx \
-  --bundle \
-  --minify \
-  --jsx-factory=h \
-  --jsx-fragment=Fragment \
-  --define:process.env.NODE_ENV=\"production\" \
-  --external:preact \
-  --outfile=dist/app.js \
-  2>/dev/null || \
+# Build JS bundle — preact must be bundled (no CDN/external loader)
 ${NPX:+$NPX} esbuild src/app.jsx \
  --bundle \
  --minify \
+  --format=esm \
  --jsx-factory=h \
  --jsx-fragment=Fragment \
  --define:process.env.NODE_ENV=\"production\" \
--- a/web/dist/app.js
+++ b/web/dist/app.js
--- a/web/dist/index.html
+++ b/web/dist/index.html
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 <head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Chat</title>
+  <title>NeoIRC</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
 </head>
 <body>
  <div id="root"></div>
-  <script src="/app.js"></script>
+  <script type="module" src="/app.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
--- a/web/dist/style.css
+++ b/web/dist/style.css
@@ -1,274 +1,466 @@
-* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
+* {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}

 :root {
-  --bg: #1a1a2e;
-  --bg-secondary: #16213e;
-  --bg-input: #0f3460;
-  --text: #e0e0e0;
-  --text-muted: #888;
-  --accent: #e94560;
-  --accent2: #0f3460;
-  --border: #2a2a4a;
-  --nick: #53a8b6;
-  --timestamp: #666;
-  --tab-active: #e94560;
-  --tab-bg: #16213e;
-  --tab-hover: #1a1a3e;
+  --bg: #0a0e14;
+  --bg-panel: #0d1117;
+  --bg-input: #0d1117;
+  --bg-tab: #161b22;
+  --bg-tab-active: #0d1117;
+  --bg-topic: #0d1117;
+  --text: #c9d1d9;
+  --text-dim: #6e7681;
+  --text-bright: #e6edf3;
+  --accent: #58a6ff;
+  --accent-dim: #1f6feb;
+  --border: #21262d;
+  --system: #7d8590;
+  --action: #d2a8ff;
+  --warn: #d29922;
+  --error: #f85149;
+  --unread: #f0883e;
+  --nick-brackets: #6e7681;
+  --timestamp: #484f58;
+  --input-bg: #161b22;
+  --prompt: #3fb950;
+  --tab-indicator: #58a6ff;
+  --user-list-bg: #0d1117;
+  --user-list-header: #484f58;
 }

-html, body, #root {
+html,
+body,
+#root {
  height: 100%;
-  font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
-  font-size: 14px;
+  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Cascadia Code", "Fira Code", "SF Mono",
+    "Consolas", "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
+  font-size: 13px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
+  overflow: hidden;
 }

-/* Login screen */
+/* ============================================
+   Login Screen
+   ============================================ */
+
 .login-screen {
  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
-  gap: 16px;
+  background: var(--bg);
 }

-.login-screen h1 {
-  color: var(--accent);
-  font-size: 2em;
-}
-
-.login-screen input {
-  padding: 10px 16px;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  background: var(--bg-input);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  width: 280px;
-}
-
-.login-screen button {
-  padding: 10px 24px;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  background: var(--accent);
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-  color: white;
-  border-radius: 4px;
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-
-.login-screen .error {
-  color: var(--accent);
-}
-
-.login-screen .motd {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  max-width: 400px;
+.login-box {
  text-align: center;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  max-width: 360px;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 32px;
 }

-/* Main layout */
-.app {
+.login-box h1 {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-size: 1.8em;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+  font-weight: 400;
+}
+
+.login-box .motd {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  text-align: left;
+  white-space: pre;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+.login-box form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
-  height: 100%;
+  gap: 8px;
+  align-items: stretch;
 }

-/* Tab bar */
-.tab-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  overflow-x: auto;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.tab {
-  padding: 8px 16px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
-  white-space: nowrap;
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-  user-select: none;
-}
-
-.tab:hover {
-  background: var(--tab-hover);
-}
-
-.tab.active {
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-bottom-color: var(--tab-active);
-}
-
-.tab .close-btn {
-  margin-left: 8px;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
+.login-box label {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  text-align: left;
  font-size: 12px;
 }

-.tab .close-btn:hover {
-  color: var(--accent);
+.login-box input {
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  background: var(--input-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  outline: none;
 }

-/* Content area */
-.content {
+.login-box input:focus {
+  border-color: var(--accent-dim);
+}
+
+.login-box button {
+  padding: 8px 16px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  background: var(--accent-dim);
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.login-box button:hover {
+  background: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.login-box .error {
+  color: var(--error);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   IRC App Layout
+   ============================================ */
+
+.irc-app {
  display: flex;
-  flex: 1;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
 }

-/* Messages */
-.messages-pane {
+/* ============================================
+   Tab Bar
+   ============================================ */
+
+.tab-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  background: var(--bg-tab);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  height: 32px;
+  align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.tabs {
+  display: flex;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  flex: 1;
+  scrollbar-width: none;
+}
+
+.tabs::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.tab {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  user-select: none;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  gap: 4px;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.tab:hover {
+  color: var(--text);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+}
+
+.tab.active {
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  background: var(--bg-tab-active);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--tab-indicator);
+  margin-bottom: -1px;
+}
+
+.tab.has-unread .tab-label {
+  color: var(--unread);
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.tab .unread-count {
+  color: var(--unread);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.tab-close {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  margin-left: 2px;
+}
+
+.tab-close:hover {
+  color: var(--error);
+}
+
+.status-area {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.status-nick {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.status-warn {
+  color: var(--warn);
+  animation: blink 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes blink {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  50% {
+    opacity: 0.4;
+  }
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Topic Bar
+   ============================================ */
+
+.topic-bar {
+  padding: 4px 12px;
+  background: var(--bg-topic);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.topic-label {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+}
+
+.topic-text {
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Main Content Area
+   ============================================ */
+
+.main-area {
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Messages Panel
+   ============================================ */
+
+.messages-panel {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
+  min-width: 0;
 }

-.messages {
+.messages-scroll {
  flex: 1;
  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 8px 12px;
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
 }

+.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  width: 8px;
+}
+
+.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: var(--border);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Message Lines
+   ============================================ */
+
 .message {
-  padding: 2px 0;
+  padding: 1px 0;
  line-height: 1.4;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-wrap: break-word;
+  font-size: 13px;
 }

 .message .timestamp {
  color: var(--timestamp);
  font-size: 12px;
-  margin-right: 8px;
 }

 .message .nick {
-  color: var(--nick);
  font-weight: bold;
-  margin-right: 8px;
 }

-.message .nick::before { content: '<'; }
-.message .nick::after { content: '>'; }
+.message .content {
+  color: var(--text);
+}

-.message.system {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
+/* System messages (joins, parts, quits, etc.) */
+.system-message {
+  color: var(--system);
+}
+
+.system-message .system-text {
+  color: var(--system);
+}
+
+/* /me action messages */
+.action-message .action-text {
+  color: var(--action);
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   User List (Right Panel)
+   ============================================ */
+
+.user-list {
+  width: 160px;
+  background: var(--user-list-bg);
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.user-list-header {
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  color: var(--user-list-header);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.user-list-entries {
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  flex: 1;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
+}
+
+.nick-entry {
+  padding: 2px 10px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.nick-entry:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+}
+
+.nick-prefix {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 1ch;
+  text-align: right;
+  margin-right: 1px;
+}
+
+.nick-name {
+  font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Input Line (Bottom)
+   ============================================ */
+
+.input-line {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  background: var(--input-bg);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  height: 36px;
+  padding: 0 8px;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.input-prompt {
+  color: var(--prompt);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.input-line input {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  outline: none;
+  caret-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.input-line input::placeholder {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
  font-style: italic;
 }

-.message.system .nick {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-}
+/* ============================================
+   Responsive
+   ============================================ */

-.message.system .nick::before,
-.message.system .nick::after { content: ''; }
-
-/* Input */
-.input-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.input-bar input {
-  flex: 1;
-  padding: 10px 12px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  background: var(--bg-input);
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text);
-  outline: none;
-}
-
-.input-bar button {
-  padding: 10px 16px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  background: var(--accent);
-  border: none;
-  color: white;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-/* User list */
-.user-list {
-  width: 160px;
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 8px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.user-list h3 {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  margin-bottom: 8px;
-  letter-spacing: 1px;
-}
-
-.user-list .user {
-  padding: 3px 4px;
-  color: var(--nick);
-  font-size: 13px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.user-list .user:hover {
-  background: var(--tab-hover);
-}
-
-/* Server tab */
-.server-messages {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  padding: 12px;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  flex: 1;
-}
-
-/* Channel join dialog */
-.join-dialog {
-  padding: 12px;
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 8px;
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-
-.join-dialog input {
-  padding: 6px 10px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: var(--bg-input);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  width: 200px;
-}
-
-.join-dialog button {
-  padding: 6px 14px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: var(--accent2);
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
-  .user-list { display: none; }
-  .tab { padding: 6px 10px; font-size: 13px; }
+  .user-list {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .tab {
+    padding: 0 8px;
+    font-size: 11px;
+  }
+
+  .input-prompt {
+    font-size: 12px;
+  }
 }
--- a/web/src/app.jsx
+++ b/web/src/app.jsx
--- a/web/src/index.html
+++ b/web/src/index.html
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 <head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-  <title>Chat</title>
+  <title>NeoIRC</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css">
 </head>
 <body>
  <div id="root"></div>
-  <script src="/app.js"></script>
+  <script type="module" src="/app.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
--- a/web/src/style.css
+++ b/web/src/style.css
@@ -1,274 +1,466 @@
-* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
+* {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}

 :root {
-  --bg: #1a1a2e;
-  --bg-secondary: #16213e;
-  --bg-input: #0f3460;
-  --text: #e0e0e0;
-  --text-muted: #888;
-  --accent: #e94560;
-  --accent2: #0f3460;
-  --border: #2a2a4a;
-  --nick: #53a8b6;
-  --timestamp: #666;
-  --tab-active: #e94560;
-  --tab-bg: #16213e;
-  --tab-hover: #1a1a3e;
+  --bg: #0a0e14;
+  --bg-panel: #0d1117;
+  --bg-input: #0d1117;
+  --bg-tab: #161b22;
+  --bg-tab-active: #0d1117;
+  --bg-topic: #0d1117;
+  --text: #c9d1d9;
+  --text-dim: #6e7681;
+  --text-bright: #e6edf3;
+  --accent: #58a6ff;
+  --accent-dim: #1f6feb;
+  --border: #21262d;
+  --system: #7d8590;
+  --action: #d2a8ff;
+  --warn: #d29922;
+  --error: #f85149;
+  --unread: #f0883e;
+  --nick-brackets: #6e7681;
+  --timestamp: #484f58;
+  --input-bg: #161b22;
+  --prompt: #3fb950;
+  --tab-indicator: #58a6ff;
+  --user-list-bg: #0d1117;
+  --user-list-header: #484f58;
 }

-html, body, #root {
+html,
+body,
+#root {
  height: 100%;
-  font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
-  font-size: 14px;
+  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Cascadia Code", "Fira Code", "SF Mono",
+    "Consolas", "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
+  font-size: 13px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
+  overflow: hidden;
 }

-/* Login screen */
+/* ============================================
+   Login Screen
+   ============================================ */
+
 .login-screen {
  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
-  gap: 16px;
+  background: var(--bg);
 }

-.login-screen h1 {
-  color: var(--accent);
-  font-size: 2em;
-}
-
-.login-screen input {
-  padding: 10px 16px;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  background: var(--bg-input);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  width: 280px;
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-
-.login-screen button {
-  padding: 10px 24px;
-  font-size: 16px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  background: var(--accent);
-  border: none;
-  color: white;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  cursor: pointer;
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-
-.login-screen .error {
-  color: var(--accent);
-}
-
-.login-screen .motd {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  max-width: 400px;
+.login-box {
  text-align: center;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  max-width: 360px;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 32px;
 }

-/* Main layout */
-.app {
+.login-box h1 {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-size: 1.8em;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+  font-weight: 400;
+}
+
+.login-box .motd {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+  text-align: left;
+  white-space: pre;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+}
+
+.login-box form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
-  height: 100%;
+  gap: 8px;
+  align-items: stretch;
 }

-/* Tab bar */
-.tab-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-  overflow-x: auto;
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-.tab {
-  padding: 8px 16px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
-  white-space: nowrap;
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-}
-
-.tab .close-btn {
-  margin-left: 8px;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
+.login-box label {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  text-align: left;
  font-size: 12px;
 }

-.tab .close-btn:hover {
-  color: var(--accent);
+.login-box input {
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  background: var(--input-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  outline: none;
 }

-/* Content area */
-.content {
+.login-box input:focus {
+  border-color: var(--accent-dim);
+}
+
+.login-box button {
+  padding: 8px 16px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  background: var(--accent-dim);
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.login-box button:hover {
+  background: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.login-box .error {
+  color: var(--error);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   IRC App Layout
+   ============================================ */
+
+.irc-app {
  display: flex;
-  flex: 1;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
 }

-/* Messages */
-.messages-pane {
+/* ============================================
+   Tab Bar
+   ============================================ */
+
+.tab-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  background: var(--bg-tab);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  height: 32px;
+  align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.tabs {
+  display: flex;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  flex: 1;
+  scrollbar-width: none;
+}
+
+.tabs::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.tab {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  user-select: none;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  gap: 4px;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.tab:hover {
+  color: var(--text);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
+}
+
+.tab.active {
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  background: var(--bg-tab-active);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--tab-indicator);
+  margin-bottom: -1px;
+}
+
+.tab.has-unread .tab-label {
+  color: var(--unread);
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.tab .unread-count {
+  color: var(--unread);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.tab-close {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  margin-left: 2px;
+}
+
+.tab-close:hover {
+  color: var(--error);
+}
+
+.status-area {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  padding: 0 12px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.status-nick {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.status-warn {
+  color: var(--warn);
+  animation: blink 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes blink {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  50% {
+    opacity: 0.4;
+  }
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Topic Bar
+   ============================================ */
+
+.topic-bar {
+  padding: 4px 12px;
+  background: var(--bg-topic);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.topic-label {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+}
+
+.topic-text {
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Main Content Area
+   ============================================ */
+
+.main-area {
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Messages Panel
+   ============================================ */
+
+.messages-panel {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
+  min-width: 0;
 }

-.messages {
+.messages-scroll {
  flex: 1;
  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 8px 12px;
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
 }

+.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  width: 8px;
+}
+
+.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.messages-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: var(--border);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Message Lines
+   ============================================ */
+
 .message {
-  padding: 2px 0;
+  padding: 1px 0;
  line-height: 1.4;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-wrap: break-word;
+  font-size: 13px;
 }

 .message .timestamp {
  color: var(--timestamp);
  font-size: 12px;
-  margin-right: 8px;
 }

 .message .nick {
-  color: var(--nick);
  font-weight: bold;
-  margin-right: 8px;
 }

-.message .nick::before { content: '<'; }
-.message .nick::after { content: '>'; }
+.message .content {
+  color: var(--text);
+}

-.message.system {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
+/* System messages (joins, parts, quits, etc.) */
+.system-message {
+  color: var(--system);
+}
+
+.system-message .system-text {
+  color: var(--system);
+}
+
+/* /me action messages */
+.action-message .action-text {
+  color: var(--action);
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   User List (Right Panel)
+   ============================================ */
+
+.user-list {
+  width: 160px;
+  background: var(--user-list-bg);
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.user-list-header {
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  color: var(--user-list-header);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.user-list-entries {
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  flex: 1;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: var(--border) transparent;
+}
+
+.nick-entry {
+  padding: 2px 10px;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
+.nick-entry:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+}
+
+.nick-prefix {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 1ch;
+  text-align: right;
+  margin-right: 1px;
+}
+
+.nick-name {
+  font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+/* ============================================
+   Input Line (Bottom)
+   ============================================ */
+
+.input-line {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  background: var(--input-bg);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  height: 36px;
+  padding: 0 8px;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.input-prompt {
+  color: var(--prompt);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.input-line input {
+  flex: 1;
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  outline: none;
+  caret-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.input-line input::placeholder {
+  color: var(--text-dim);
  font-style: italic;
 }

-.message.system .nick {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-}
+/* ============================================
+   Responsive
+   ============================================ */

-.message.system .nick::before,
-.message.system .nick::after { content: ''; }
-
-/* Input */
-.input-bar {
-  display: flex;
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.input-bar input {
-  flex: 1;
-  padding: 10px 12px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  background: var(--bg-input);
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text);
-  outline: none;
-}
-
-.input-bar button {
-  padding: 10px 16px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  background: var(--accent);
-  border: none;
-  color: white;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-/* User list */
-.user-list {
-  width: 160px;
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  padding: 8px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-
-.user-list h3 {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  margin-bottom: 8px;
-  letter-spacing: 1px;
-}
-
-.user-list .user {
-  padding: 3px 4px;
-  color: var(--nick);
-  font-size: 13px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.user-list .user:hover {
-  background: var(--tab-hover);
-}
-
-/* Server tab */
-.server-messages {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  padding: 12px;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  flex: 1;
-}
-
-/* Channel join dialog */
-.join-dialog {
-  padding: 12px;
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 8px;
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-}
-
-.join-dialog input {
-  padding: 6px 10px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: var(--bg-input);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  width: 200px;
-}
-
-.join-dialog button {
-  padding: 6px 14px;
-  font-family: inherit;
-  font-size: 13px;
-  background: var(--accent2);
-  border: none;
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
-  .user-list { display: none; }
-  .tab { padding: 6px 10px; font-size: 13px; }
+  .user-list {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  .tab {
+    padding: 0 8px;
+    font-size: 11px;
+  }
+
+  .input-prompt {
+    font-size: 12px;
+  }
 }