Auto 4
A modern, simple, extensible multi-protocol bot, reloaded.
Version: 4.0.0.alpha.1 "Phoenix"

Documentation is available for the latest git, and this release.
Our official IRC channel is #auto on irc.freenode.net.
Synopsis
Auto is automated chat bot software, developed per this philosophy:
- Friendly to users, and to developers.
- Simple, smart, and clean.
- Minimal but extensible.
Installation
Please read the Auto Handbook.
Compiling from source:
shell
$ git clone git://github.com/Auto/Auto.git auto
$ cd auto/
Use a specific version:
shell
$ git checkout v4.0.0.alpha.1
Or the cutting-edge HEAD:
shell
$ git checkout master
shell
$ bundle install
$ rake build
Support
If you should find yourself in need of support, please foremost consult with the documentation on the wiki.
If the wiki fails to address your needs, please either:
- Post to the autobot-talk group under the support category, or
- Join the official IRC chatroom at #auto on irc.freenode.net
Bugs should be reported on the issue management hub.
Authors
Auto 4 was rewritten from scratch by Autumn Perrault (noxgirl) in Ruby and C, and is actively developed by the Auto Project.
Legal
Copyright (c) 2009-2013, Autumn Perrault, et al. All rights reserved.
Auto is free, open-source software, distributed per the terms of the two-clause ("FreeBSD") license, the full terms of which are in LICENSE.