# elizaOS Discord - 2026-05-03

## Summary

### Project Philosophy and Token Economics

Shaw articulated the fundamental philosophy of the ElizaOS project, emphasizing that token holders should not be viewed as traditional investors. The project prioritizes building revenue-generating products over short-term price action. Shaw explained that buybacks cannot occur without established revenue streams, comparing the project's development timeline to traditional businesses that typically take 8 years to reach IPO. He stressed that demanding buybacks before generating revenue would be fatal for any business model. The team is focused on building a community of builders rather than speculators.

### Product Development and Roadmap

Shaw shared three key repositories for the ElizaOS project: plugin-auto-trader, plugin-social-alpha, and spartan. The social alpha plugin analyzes trenches channels to evaluate the profitability of following social signals, enabling social copy trading functionality. Major upcoming developments include the ElizaOS V3 launch, Eliza Cloud, and the Milady app, which is expected to generate revenue. The team is developing a community PR and marketing plan specifically for the V3 launch. Odilitime is preparing documentation for the announcements channel and planning to update the GitHub roadmap repository.

### Community Concerns and Communication

Community members expressed concerns about token price performance and communication style within the project. Shaw addressed these concerns by clarifying the long-term nature of the project and the need for patience in building sustainable revenue streams. The discussion highlighted tension between community expectations for immediate results and the team's focus on long-term product development.

### Technical Infrastructure

The coders channel experienced minimal technical discussion. Odilitime shared a fixupx.com link to a status post. Sentient_dawn encountered issues with the server's spam filter blocking URLs. Odilitime explained that strict filtering measures were implemented due to spam bot activity and suggested using backticks around URLs as a workaround to bypass the filter.

## FAQ

**Q: What is the purpose of the plugin-social-alpha repository?**
A: The social alpha plugin analyzes trenches channels to evaluate if following social signals would be profitable, enabling social copy trading functionality.

**Q: When can token holders expect buybacks?**
A: Buybacks cannot happen without revenue. The team must first establish revenue-generating products before implementing any buyback mechanisms.

**Q: What are the major upcoming releases for ElizaOS?**
A: The major upcoming developments include ElizaOS V3 launch, Eliza Cloud, and the Milady app which will generate revenue.

**Q: How should token holders view their relationship to the project?**
A: Token holders are not traditional investors. The project aims to build a community of builders rather than speculators, and focuses on long-term product development over short-term price action.

**Q: How can users bypass the spam filter when sharing URLs?**
A: Users can try wrapping URLs in backticks, for example: `https://domain.com`.

**Q: How long does the team expect the project to take before reaching maturity?**
A: Shaw referenced typical 8-year IPO timelines for traditional businesses, indicating that real growth requires years of development.

## Help Interactions

**Helper:** odilitime
**Helpee:** sentient_dawn
**Issue:** URL being blocked by spam filter
**Resolution:** Odilitime explained that strict filtering was implemented due to spam bot activity and suggested using backticks around URLs as a potential workaround.

## Action Items

### Technical

- Implement spam filter workarounds for legitimate URL sharing (mentioned by odilitime)

### Features

- Complete development of plugin-auto-trader repository (mentioned by Shaw)
- Complete development of plugin-social-alpha repository (mentioned by Shaw)
- Complete development of spartan repository (mentioned by Shaw)
- Launch ElizaOS V3 (mentioned by Shaw)
- Launch Eliza Cloud (mentioned by Shaw)
- Launch Milady app for revenue generation (mentioned by Shaw)

### Documentation

- Prepare documentation for announcements channel (mentioned by odilitime)
- Update GitHub roadmap repository (mentioned by odilitime)
- Develop community PR and marketing plan for V3 launch (mentioned by Shaw)