It's a persistent client that runs remote from the interface, but it doesn't speak IRC protocol to another client that acts as the interface. I use it exactly

It's a persistent client that runs remote from the interface, but it doesn't speak IRC protocol to another client that acts as the interface. I use it exactly the same way I used screen+irssi, just instead of using ssh to hit it, I use Firefox to hit it. In either case, the client runs remotely and only the displayed portion is coming to my local machine.