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2025-03-29 ElizaOS Community & Development Report

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1. Discord Community Technical Support and Activity​

Key Issues Discussed​

  • Troubleshooting ElizaOS AI agent setup
  • Common technical problems:
    • Plugin import errors (e.g., eventemitter3 CommonJS/ESM incompatibility)
    • Database configuration issues (Postgres auth, Docker loops)
    • Discord plugin login failures (invalid tokens)
    • Twitter client behavior (excessive tweeting, no replies)

Workarounds & Solutions​

  • Import workaround for eventemitter3 using default export and destructuring
  • Temporary switch to SQLite for database issues
  • Updated CLI instructions provided by community member dankvr
  • Use of WSL2 for Windows setup issues

Community Support & Action Items​

  • Contributors: dankvr, rchak007
  • Proposed improvements:
    • Plugin compatibility and discovery
    • Enhanced documentation
    • Twitter client behavior fixes
    • .env validation and plugin status commands

Non-Technical Segments​

  • Unanalyzable content:
    • Repeated mentions of [Captain Hook] with no messages
    • Mirror.xyz article shared without context

2. Community Insights: ai16z and Solana-Based Tokens​

Token Tracking & Tools​

  • Active monitoring of Solana-based meme/microcap tokens
  • Use of Rick’s bot for:
    • Live price/volume updates
    • Momentum detection
    • Entry/exit point identification

ai16z Token & Auto.fun Launchpad​

  • Confusion over ai16z as native token
    • Clarified: Not native, but SOL auto-buys ai16z
    • Value accrual mechanism confirmed
  • Launchpad timeline:
    • Misunderstanding about March deadline
    • Clarified by magicyte: April launch, beta already live

Community Proposals​

  • Vesting models for community coins
  • Whale activity and influencer tracking
  • Transparency improvements:
    • Dual-track documentation (technical vs. non-technical)
    • Use of LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT) for simplification
    • Structured community model with feedback loops

Action Items​

  • Finalize ai16z launchpad
  • Clarify tokenomics
  • Enhance Rick bot (whale alerts, sentiment analysis, utility tags)

3. ElizaOS Plugin Development Enhancements​

Plugin Publishing Improvements​

  • PR: Eli2 107/fix plugin publishing
  • Key updates:
    • Dynamic plugin naming
    • Enhanced templates with metadata/assets
    • Validation checks for registry compliance
    • Improved logging and error messages
    • Guided prompts and visual console output

Telegram Onboarding (WIP)​

  • PR: fix: tg onboard -WIP
  • Status: Work-in-progress, limited details

4. ElizaOS Testing Framework Enhancements​

UI Testing with Playwright​

  • PR: #4092
  • Features:
    • Automated browser-based tests
    • Cross-browser support
    • Headless/headed modes
    • Helper utilities for consistency
    • Extensive documentation

Component Testing​

  • PR: #4090
  • Targets:
    • CommunityManager
    • SocialManager
  • Fully implemented, no production code changes

5. Test Coverage Improvements​

Project-Starter Package​

  • PR: #4089
  • 13 test files added covering:
    • Actions, models, config, env, errors
    • Events, file structure, integration, plugins
    • Providers, routes, testing infrastructure
  • Executable via npm test

Plugin-EVM Bug Fix​

  • PR: #4093
  • Fixes failing test cases
  • No production code or documentation changes

6. Crypto Market Overview​

Token Prices (as of 2025-03-29)​

  • Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC): $84,254.22
  • ai16z: $0.1787

7. ElizaOS Ecosystem Summary​

Development Highlights​

  • Plugin infrastructure improvements
  • UI testing with Playwright
  • Expanded test coverage across packages
  • Telegram onboarding (WIP)
  • Windows build issue due to missing bash support

Community Engagement​

  • Discord discussions on:
    • ai16z tokenomics and Auto.fun integration
    • Plugin setup and integration issues
    • Solana token trading and bot enhancements
  • Documentation and onboarding proposals
  • Non-technical chat segments identified but not actionable

Contributor Activity​

  • 7 contributors active
  • No pull requests merged
  • Focus on infrastructure, testing, and community clarity