diff --git a/api/src/lib.rs b/api/src/lib.rs
index d27c618..f798b63 100644
--- a/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ pub enum NetEvent {
     // The ircd's `CASEMAPPING` from its `CAPAB CAPABILITIES` burst. echo folds
     // identifiers as ascii, so it verifies this matches and warns otherwise.
     Casemapping { name: String },
+    // Module names the ircd advertises (`CAPAB MODULES` / `MODSUPPORT`), normalized
+    // (no `m_`/`.so`/`=data`). Accumulated to verify echo's dependencies.
+    ModulesAvailable { modules: Vec<String> },
+    // `CAPAB END` — the module lists are complete; verify dependencies now.
+    CapabEnd,
     // A server split away (SQUIT). `server` is its SID; every user behind it — and
     // behind any server in its subtree — is gone, since a split is signalled once
     // rather than as a QUIT per user.
diff --git a/modules/protocol/inspircd/src/lib.rs b/modules/protocol/inspircd/src/lib.rs
index 7c28dcc..1e82fe4 100644
--- a/modules/protocol/inspircd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/modules/protocol/inspircd/src/lib.rs
@@ -337,6 +337,17 @@ impl Protocol for InspIrcd {
                         None => vec![],
                     }
                 }
+                // CAPAB MODULES/MODSUPPORT :mod mod=data … — the ircd's loaded modules,
+                // which echo verifies its dependencies against.
+                Some(s) if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("MODULES") || s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("MODSUPPORT") => {
+                    let modules: Vec<_> = trailing(rest).split_whitespace().map(module_name).collect();
+                    if modules.is_empty() {
+                        vec![]
+                    } else {
+                        vec![NetEvent::ModulesAvailable { modules }]
+                    }
+                }
+                Some(s) if s.eq_ignore_ascii_case("END") => vec![NetEvent::CapabEnd],
                 _ => vec![],
             },
             _ => vec![NetEvent::Unknown { line: line.to_string() }],
@@ -574,6 +585,14 @@ fn parse_extban_cap(token: &str) -> Option<echo_api::ExtbanCap> {
     (!name.is_empty()).then(|| echo_api::ExtbanCap { name: name.to_string(), letter, acting })
 }
 
+// Normalize a `CAPAB MODULES` token (`m_foo.so=data` / `foo=data` / `foo`) to the
+// bare module name, matching the ircd's own naming.
+fn module_name(token: &str) -> String {
+    let name = token.split_once('=').map_or(token, |(n, _)| n);
+    let name = name.strip_prefix("m_").unwrap_or(name);
+    name.strip_suffix(".so").unwrap_or(name).to_string()
+}
+
 // Parse one `CAPAB CHANMODES` token into a ChanModeCap:
 //   list:ban=b  param:key=k  param-set:limit=l  simple:moderated=m
 //   prefix:<rank>:op=@o   (value is <symbol><letter>)
@@ -663,6 +682,19 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(p.parse("CAPAB CHANMODES :ban=b").is_empty(), "other CAPAB subcommands ignored");
     }
 
+    // CAPAB MODULES/MODSUPPORT surface normalized module names; CAPAB END triggers
+    // the dependency check. Names are stripped of m_/.so/=data.
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_capab_modules_and_end() {
+        let mut p = proto();
+        let ev = p.parse("CAPAB MODULES :m_account.so=1.0 cban chghost=2 ircv3_ctctags");
+        let [NetEvent::ModulesAvailable { modules }] = ev.as_slice() else { panic!("{ev:?}") };
+        assert_eq!(modules, &["account", "cban", "chghost", "ircv3_ctctags"]);
+        assert!(matches!(p.parse("CAPAB MODSUPPORT :rline services").as_slice(),
+            [NetEvent::ModulesAvailable { modules }] if modules == &["rline", "services"]));
+        assert!(matches!(p.parse("CAPAB END").as_slice(), [NetEvent::CapabEnd]));
+    }
+
     // CAPAB CAPABILITIES surfaces CASEMAPPING (echo verifies it's ascii).
     #[test]
     fn parses_capab_casemapping() {
diff --git a/src/engine/mod.rs b/src/engine/mod.rs
index 2620011..97b855e 100644
--- a/src/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -1116,6 +1116,14 @@ impl Engine {
                 self.db.set_live_chanmodes(modes);
                 Vec::new()
             }
+            NetEvent::ModulesAvailable { modules } => {
+                self.network.learn_modules(modules);
+                Vec::new()
+            }
+            NetEvent::CapabEnd => {
+                verify_ircd_dependencies(&self.network);
+                Vec::new()
+            }
             NetEvent::Casemapping { name } => {
                 // echo folds identifiers as ascii. Verify the ircd agrees, rather than
                 // assuming it silently — a mismatch would desync account/channel identity.
@@ -1619,6 +1627,39 @@ fn event_category(event: &db::Event) -> &'static str {
     }
 }
 
+// echo's ircd module dependencies: (module, critical?, the feature it enables).
+const IRCD_DEPS: &[(&str, bool, &str)] = &[
+    ("account", true, "account login tracking"),
+    ("services", true, "services-server privileges (SVS*, u-line)"),
+    ("rline", false, "regex realname bans (SNLINE)"),
+    ("chghost", false, "vhosts (HostServ)"),
+    ("chgident", false, "vidents (HostServ)"),
+    ("cban", false, "channel-name bans (CBAN)"),
+    ("ircv3_ctctags", false, "tag messages (GameServ)"),
+];
+
+// At CAPAB END, check the modules the ircd advertised against echo's dependencies,
+// so a missing one is a clear diagnostic at link rather than a silent malfunction.
+fn verify_ircd_dependencies(net: &Network) {
+    if net.module_count() == 0 {
+        return; // the ircd didn't advertise its modules — nothing to verify against
+    }
+    let mut missing = 0;
+    for &(module, critical, feature) in IRCD_DEPS {
+        if !net.has_module(module) {
+            missing += 1;
+            if critical {
+                tracing::error!(module, "REQUIRED ircd module not loaded — {feature} will not work");
+            } else {
+                tracing::warn!(module, "ircd module not loaded — {feature} is unavailable");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if missing == 0 {
+        tracing::info!(count = net.module_count(), "verified ircd module dependencies");
+    }
+}
+
 // A one-line, human-readable summary of a logged event for the staff audit
 // feed, or None for events that are private (memos), cosmetic self-service
 // (greets, auto-join, personal settings), or otherwise not worth surfacing.
diff --git a/src/engine/state.rs b/src/engine/state.rs
index 9d55210..28b46af 100644
--- a/src/engine/state.rs
+++ b/src/engine/state.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ pub struct Network {
     servers: HashMap<String, String>,
     // SID -> server name, for the `server` extban. Rebuilt each link.
     server_names: HashMap<String, String>,
+    // Module names the ircd advertised in its CAPAB burst. Rebuilt each link, used
+    // to verify echo's dependencies at CAPAB END.
+    ircd_modules: std::collections::HashSet<String>,
     // Shared, namespaced stat counters any service contributes to (persisted via
     // StatsSet). Read by StatServ and the gRPC Stats API.
     stats: BTreeMap<String, u64>,
@@ -161,6 +164,21 @@ impl Network {
         self.server_names.insert(sid.to_string(), name);
     }
 
+    // Accumulate ircd module names from a CAPAB MODULES/MODSUPPORT line.
+    pub fn learn_modules(&mut self, names: Vec<String>) {
+        self.ircd_modules.extend(names);
+    }
+
+    // Whether the ircd advertised module `name`. Empty set (never received) reads
+    // as unknown → callers should skip the dependency check.
+    pub fn has_module(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
+        self.ircd_modules.contains(name)
+    }
+
+    pub fn module_count(&self) -> usize {
+        self.ircd_modules.len()
+    }
+
     // Mirror the engine's declarative config operators, so services can enumerate
     // staff. Called whenever the config oper set changes.
     pub fn set_config_opers(&mut self, accounts: Vec<String>) {
@@ -292,6 +310,7 @@ impl Network {
     pub fn clear_servers(&mut self) {
         self.servers.clear();
         self.server_names.clear();
+        self.ircd_modules.clear();
     }
 
     pub fn user_nick_change(&mut self, uid: &str, nick: String) {