feat: initial IRC bouncer implementation

Async Python IRC bouncer with SOCKS5 proxy support, multi-network
connections, password auth, and persistent SQLite backlog with replay.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

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+# bouncer
+
+IRC bouncer with SOCKS5 proxy support and persistent message backlog.
+
+## Features
+
+- Connect to multiple IRC networks simultaneously
+- All outbound connections routed through SOCKS5 proxy
+- Persistent message backlog (SQLite) with replay on reconnect
+- Multiple clients can attach to the same network session
+- Password authentication
+- TLS support for IRC server connections
+- Automatic reconnection with exponential backoff
+- Nick collision handling
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Clone and install
+cd ~/git/bouncer
+make dev
+
+# Copy and edit config
+cp config/bouncer.example.toml config/bouncer.toml
+$EDITOR config/bouncer.toml
+
+# Run
+bouncer -c config/bouncer.toml -v
+```
+
+## Connect
+
+From your IRC client, connect to `127.0.0.1:6667` with:
+
+```
+PASS networkname:yourpassword
+```
+
+Where `networkname` matches a `[networks.NAME]` section in your config.
+
+## Configuration
+
+See [config/bouncer.example.toml](config/bouncer.example.toml) for a full example.
+
+## Documentation
+
+| Document | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| [docs/INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md) | Prerequisites and setup |
+| [docs/USAGE.md](docs/USAGE.md) | Comprehensive guide |
+| [docs/CHEATSHEET.md](docs/CHEATSHEET.md) | Quick reference |
+| [docs/DEBUG.md](docs/DEBUG.md) | Troubleshooting |
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+make dev      # Install with dev deps
+make test     # Run tests
+make lint     # Run linter
+make fmt      # Format code
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT