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March 24-30, 2025

Development Highlights​

The past week saw significant progress in the ElizaOS ecosystem with several key improvements to core functionality and plugin stability:

  • Enhanced Security: Character secrets now use salted encryption with SECRET_SALT for improved protection (PR #4056, #4059)
  • UI Improvements: Reduced gaps between chat messages and fixed the send button to prevent message overlap during processing (PR #4055)
  • Plugin Publishing: Upgraded with dynamic naming, enhanced templates, validation checks, and improved error handling
  • Testing Framework: Added comprehensive Playwright-based UI testing infrastructure with cross-browser support
  • Telegram Integration: Standardized world ID handling, improved message event structure, and added group chat onboarding (PR #4106)
  • Twitter Client Fixes: Resolved duplicate tweet errors (Error 187) and improved post generation with composePromptFromState (PR #4108, #4111)
  • Environment Management: Added web-based GUI for managing local/global variables (ELI2-136)

Key Issues & Solutions​

Several common issues were identified and addressed:

  • Plugin Setup: Many users experienced visibility problems after installation. The recommended solution involves cloning the repo, switching to v2-develop, and using Bun for installation.
  • API Errors: Missing or unauthorized API keys (particularly for Anthropic and OpenAI) caused runtime crashes. Users are advised to verify their .env configuration.
  • Database Configuration: PostgreSQL adapter errors were resolved by providing alternative configurations or temporarily switching to SQLite.
  • Local AI Setup: Issues with model selection were fixed by properly configuring environment variables for local model usage.

Community Developments​

The community remained active with discussions focused on:

  • Binance Alpha 2.0: Users can now purchase "degenai" directly on Binance without requiring a Web3 wallet, improving the onboarding experience.
  • Platform Shift: Due to losing access to their Twitter account, the team has shifted primary communications to Discord with plans for a rebranding effort moving away from the "Spartan" persona toward a more approachable character.
  • Documentation Improvements: Proposals for dual-layered documentation (technical and non-technical) with enhanced onboarding guides and centralized FAQs.
  • Governance Discussions: Community members proposed a two-pool token model for developer compensation and liquidity with integrated success metrics.

Market Update​

The cryptocurrency market showed volatility throughout the week:

  • Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC): Declined from $85,895 to $82,581, representing a 3.9% decrease
  • ai16z Token: Fluctuated between $0.1579 and $0.21, ending the week down 20.5% from its peak

Looking Ahead​

The team is focused on several priorities for the coming weeks:

  • Finalizing and deploying v2
  • Improving plugin compatibility and discovery
  • Enhancing documentation with flowcharts and AI-assisted simplification
  • Addressing Twitter client behavior issues
  • Building an integrated chatbot for community support
  • Creating streamlined onboarding tools including a setup wizard

For developers looking to contribute, the team encourages focusing on test coverage, error handling improvements, and plugin compatibility enhancements.