Gitlab has an official one: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli
I don't think Forgejo or Gitea have an official one, but there are various projects if you search around, along with SDKs for the API targeting various languages, so anyone could make one.
Don't buy into any site requiring money. There are plenty of good private trackers run by community members. Once you join and get your feet, feel free to donate if they are doing a good job.
I checked and this is not present on my device. It is an unlocked Google Pixel 6a purchased via contract with the mobile provider. That said, I factory reset the device when I got it, so it may have been removed at that time.
There are pretty okay trackers asking for no proofs on open signups. It's mostly a matter of patience. You can even just sign up for everything and see what's a good fit, but be sure to use unique passwords on everything to be safe.
If FNP or LST open up again I would suggest signing up, they are shaping up to be good entry level trackers. Also TL usually opens a couple times a year. It's a massive site but kind of a mess when it comes to curation. Don't use iPT unless you have no other option.
People will tell you to join book/music trackers to rank up, but unless you like grinding I'm not sure this is the best route.
You generally want to use a model which has been fine tuned to work around the inbuilt censorship. There are plenty available on huggingface currently. It's not a perfect solution, but works well enough for what it is.
I would suggest using the llama.cpp backend with a frontend of your choosing.
Like others, I had an account before this was implemented. I have a couple projects on there, also mirrored to self hosted gitea. Have had people refuse/unable to contribute to the gitlab project due to the kyc requirement, so I'm thinking I will migrate to codeberg soon.
Just to let you know, Hexchat is no longer maintained, unless someone has forked it. Might be worth looking into alternatives.
https://hexchat.github.io/news/2.16.2.html