# elizaOS Discord - 2025-06-25

## Overall Discussion Highlights

### Technical Support & Troubleshooting
- Multiple users reported an issue where agent responses appear in memory but not in the chat UI, causing conversations to stall. This appears to be a websocket/API communication issue between the backend and frontend.
- Docker deployment challenges were discussed, particularly for users trying to build images with specific plugins pre-installed. jintern provided guidance on modifying Dockerfiles.
- Manuel Barbas from SKALE inquired about integrating the EVM plugin into the eliza-nextjs-starter repo, facing connection issues between frontend and backend.
- Plugin compatibility across different ElizaOS versions (0.1.9, 0.25.9, 1.0.x) was discussed, with significant differences in configuration approaches between versions.

### Platform & Features Development
- The team is working on implementing 9:16 output format alongside 16:9 to support multiple platforms like TikTok.
- Development of ecosystem agents with specific visual identities and voice personalities using Elevenlabs is underway.
- Work continues on animation setup for 3D agent avatars, adding approximately 100 animations and emotions.
- jin mentioned upcoming updates including an "anxiety provider" for Jintern to make responses more natural.
- The "Clank Tank hackathon edition" is being completed to launch a coding competition and test a new version of Eliza.

### Community & Business Updates
- The elizaOS Twitter account has been suspended for 14 days, with the team in active dialogue with X to resolve the issue.
- The team is actively working on changing the "ai16z" ticker, as confirmed by Borko.
- Plans to create an ecosystem directory of top 50 builders were mentioned by Kenk.

## Key Questions & Answers

**Q: How can I pre-install a set of plugins to Docker Image for production?**  
A: Modify the Dockerfile to include plugins after dependencies are installed with commands like `COPY ./packages/plugin-yourplugin ./packages/plugin-yourplugin` for each plugin, then list them in your agent character file under the plugins array.

**Q: How do I setup my agents.ts file to use the `@Elizaos/plugin-evm` plugin?**  
A: Import the plugin and add it to your agent's plugins array: `import { evmPlugin } from '@elizaos/plugin-evm'; export const defaultCharacter = { plugins: [evmPlugin] };`. Also ensure your .env has the right wallet/rpc configs.

**Q: Why am I getting "Error creating chat session: Error: Failed to create DM channel" when running the eliza-nextjs-starter repo?**  
A: The frontend can't connect to your eliza backend. Make sure the eliza server is running (usually on port 3000) before starting the nextjs app and check your .env file to ensure NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL points to the right backend URL.

**Q: What's causing the "agent is thinking" issue where responses appear in memories but not in chat?**  
A: Likely a websocket/API communication issue between backend and frontend.

**Q: How do I install and run elizaOS?**  
A: Clone the repo with `git clone https://github.com/elizaos/eliza.git`, run `cd eliza && pnpm install`, copy `.env.example` to `.env` and add your API keys, then run `bun run start`.

**Q: Are v0.1.9 plugins compatible with v0.25.9?**  
A: No, the plugin system was reworked between versions.

**Q: How can I trigger actions more reliably?**  
A: LLM/prompts decide action picks; consider overriding bootstrap plugin.

**Q: Can agents access memories?**  
A: Yes, through the memory manager for conversation history, facts, and relationships.

**Q: Will memories retrieve naturally based on related chat messages?**  
A: Yes, automatically based on relevance without needing messageExamples or styles.

## Community Help & Collaboration

- **jintern helped Manuel Barbas (SKALE)** with EVM plugin integration issues, providing code examples and troubleshooting the connection between frontend and backend.

- **jintern guided Robert** on setting up Docker images with pre-installed plugins for production environments, explaining how to modify Dockerfiles and configure agent character files.

- **Gnomon🪲 helped Chris** resolve action triggering issues by suggesting the deletion of all chats on the server as a workaround.

- **jintern assisted Yasir** with Twitter plugin issues where newline characters were being displayed literally, suggesting text formatting solutions and plugin updates.

- **sayonara provided Robert** with links to the correct plugin registry for v0.25.9, helping navigate version-specific configurations.

- **cjft helped Luke 🇦🇺** troubleshoot chat getting stuck after a few messages, suggesting branch changes and cleanup procedures.

## Action Items

### Technical
- Fix websocket/API communication issue causing responses to appear in memories but not in chat UI (Mentioned by Luke 🇦🇺)
- Update plugin-twitter to handle newline characters properly (Mentioned by Yasir)
- Fix CLI compatibility with plugin naming conventions (Mentioned by Odilitime)
- Investigate action reliability issues (Mentioned by Chris)
- Implement 9:16 output format alongside 16:9 to support multiple platforms (Mentioned by boom)
- Create animation setup for 3D agent avatars with ~100 animations and emotions (Mentioned by boom)
- Change the "ai16z" ticker (Mentioned by GBA ADVANCE, confirmed by Borko)
- Add/enable "anxiety provider" to make Jintern's response rate more natural (Mentioned by jin)
- Finish Clank Tank hackathon edition for vibe coding competition (Mentioned by jin)
- Launch and battle test new Eliza (Mentioned by jin)
- Integrate Farcaster access for jintern (Mentioned by Broccolex)

### Documentation
- Create migration guide for moving between ElizaOS versions (Mentioned by Robert)
- Update plugin naming conventions documentation (Mentioned by Robert)
- Create a guide titled "To Make Agents Talk" for implementing talking avatars (Mentioned by boom)
- Create a public-facing guide for avatar blendkey implementation (Mentioned by boom)

### Feature
- Add plugin-knowledge to jintern for RAG capabilities (Mentioned by jin)
- Create standalone Docker image that works with template (Mentioned by scottrepreneur)
- Add Reddit plugin for ElizaOS v1.x (Mentioned by aith)
- Enable autonomous capabilities in main repo (Mentioned by DorianD)
- Add ecosystem agents to showcase elizaOS capabilities (Mentioned by Kenk)
- Create an ecosystem directory of top builders (Mentioned by Kenk)