# ElizaOS Update – 2025-03-18

## Fixes and Improvements in ElizaOS
- **AI Writer Fix**: Resolved re-rendering issue. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3969)
- **Real-Time Thought Messages**: Implemented live display. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3967)
- **Bubble Layout Fix**: Prevented elements from sticking in short messages. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3965)
- **Button Label Fix**: Minor correction. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3964)
- **Log Display & API Fixes**: Addressed multiple issues. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3971)
- **Timeout Comment Correction**: Adjusted from 60s to 120s. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3968)

## Casual Chat Logs
- Discussions included jokes, cryptocurrency speculation, and hardware comparisons.
- No significant technical content or problem-solving.

## Technical Issues and Solutions
### WebSocket API Integration
- WebSockets added for direct API access.
- Planned replacement of REST API.
- Implementation in Shaw’s v2 branch, pending merge.  
  [Discussion](https://discord.com/channels/1253563208833433701/1300025221834739744)

### RAG Knowledge Issues
- Problems loading knowledge files (PDFs).
- Solutions:
  - Ensure `"enableRag": true` in `character.json`.
  - Verify file paths and permissions.
  - Adjust knowledge paths to avoid incorrect references.  
  [Discussion](https://discord.com/channels/1253563208833433701/1300025221834739744)

### Plugin & Dependency Issues
- `@elizaos/plugin-sql@^0.25.6` missing.
- Solution: Manually install dependencies and update `package.json`.  
  [Discussion](https://discord.com/channels/1253563208833433701/1300025221834739744)

### Discord Bot Configuration
- Bot failed to connect to the correct channel.
- Solutions:
  - Ensure correct numeric channel ID.
  - Verify bot permissions.
  - Restart after `.env` changes.  
  [Discussion](https://discord.com/channels/1253563208833433701/1300025221834739744)

### Telegram & EVM Plugin Issue
- Transactions worked in terminal but not via Telegram.
- Solution: Switching from local LLaMA model to OpenAI resolved the issue.  
  [Discussion](https://discord.com/channels/1253563208833433701/1300025221834739744)

### GitHub Personal Access Token Requirement
- CLI unexpectedly requested a GitHub token.
- No resolution found; further investigation needed.  
  [Discussion](https://discord.com/channels/1253563208833433701/1300025221834739744)

### Action Items
#### Technical Tasks
1. Merge WebSocket API into `develop`.
2. Fix `@elizaos/plugin-sql@^0.25.6` dependency issue.
3. Investigate GitHub token requirement in CLI.
4. Fix Telegram-EVM plugin execution issue.
5. Resolve Docker model loading error.

#### Documentation Needs
6. Update RAG knowledge setup guide.
7. Clarify WebSocket API usage.
8. Add troubleshooting steps for Discord bot setup.
9. Document Twitter rate limit settings.
10. Clarify Coingecko API integration.

#### Feature Requests
11. Improve RAG support for PDFs.
12. Add better error messages for missing knowledge directories.
13. Enhance CLI to handle missing dependencies.
14. Improve Telegram-EVM plugin compatibility.
15. Add WebSocket-based chat terminal example.

## New Feature: Clear Logs API
- Introduced a new "clear logs" method and API.
- Part of a broader update with five bug fixes.
- Nine contributors merged eight pull requests.  
  [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3974)

## Chore Updates
- **Connection Status Handling**: Simplified for better efficiency. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3973)
- **Plugin Storage S3 Test Coverage**: Improved validation with structured tests. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3976)

## Documentation Updates
- **Versioning Added**: Users can switch between v0.25.9 and v1.0.0-alpha. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3963)
- **Terminology Fix**: Corrected Spanish translation. [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3970)

## Crypto Market Update
- **Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)**: $83,847.71
- **ai16z**: $0.20199

## ElizaOS Development and Community Updates
- **Technical Discussions**: WebSocket API integration, RAG knowledge troubleshooting, plugin dependency fixes, and Discord bot improvements.  
  [Discussion](https://discord.com/channels/1253563208833433701/1300025221834739744)
- **ElizaOS v2 Beta Delay**: Postponed to next Monday for UX and developer experience improvements.  
  [Discussion](https://discord.com/channels/1253563208833433701/1301363808421543988)
- **Recent Development Efforts**: New features, bug fixes, and eight merged pull requests.  
  [Details](https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/pull/3974)