# elizaOS Development Discord - 2025-05-04

## Overall Discussion Highlights

### Plugin Development in V2
- Users are experiencing challenges with plugin development in elizaOS V2, particularly due to outdated documentation that doesn't align with the latest codebase
- The community is actively sharing workarounds and solutions for plugin integration
- Several commands were shared for creating and testing plugins:
  - `npx @elizaos/cli@beta create` - Create new projects for plugin development
  - `bun run dev` - Run development environment
  - `elizaos --help` - Access the latest command information

### Upcoming Releases
- **V2 Release Timeline**: shaw mentioned that V2 will be released in approximately two weeks
- Improved tutorials are planned to accompany the V2 release
- Official documentation is available at docs.eliza.how, though some sections may need updates

## Key Questions & Answers

**Q: How do I add plugins in version V2 and test them after development?** (asked by lantianlaoli)  
**A:** Put plugins into packages or use "npx @elizaos/cli@beta create" to create a project, then "bun run dev" in it, and add plugins by bun installing or adding to the character object in the plugins string (answered by shaw)

**Q: Is there a plugin starter available?** (asked by ItzMrTobz)  
**A:** Yes, it's available at https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza/tree/v2-develop/packages/plugin-starter (answered by sayonara)

## Community Help & Collaboration

- **shaw** provided detailed guidance to **lantianlaoli** who was confused about the plugin development workflow in V2, offering specific commands and explaining the process for creating projects and adding plugins
- **sayonara** helped **ItzMrTobz** by sharing the GitHub link to the official plugin starter repository
- The community is actively sharing workarounds while waiting for documentation to be updated

## Action Items

### Technical
- Update documentation to match latest code and commands (mentioned by lantianlaoli)
- Fix incorrect plugin path syntax in test commands - missing ./ prefix (mentioned in agent-dev-school)

### Documentation
- Create comprehensive tutorial series for V2 (mentioned by shaw)
- Update official docs.eliza.how with V2-specific information

### Feature
- Release elizaOS V2 in approximately two weeks (mentioned by shaw)

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*Note: A brief acknowledgment message "noted" was posted by shaw in the feedback channel, but without additional context.*