diff --git a/roles/shell/files/chat b/roles/shell/files/chat
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5bbec92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/shell/files/chat
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+weechat-curses -r "/set irc.look.temporary_servers on; /connect irc://`whoami`@irc.tilde.chat:6697/#thunix -ssl"
diff --git a/roles/shell/tasks/packages.yml b/roles/shell/tasks/packages.yml
index dd81f2c..19e6702 100644
--- a/roles/shell/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/roles/shell/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,11 @@
       - pandoc
       - python-certbot-apache
       - zsh
+
+- name: Install locally created bins
+  copy:
+    src: ../files/chat
+    dest: /usr/local/bin
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755