🚀 Big week: ElizaOS core got a major **runtime hardening + dev “agent/” harness** upgrade—making local builds easier and production behavior more observable.

**🛠️ Key technical updates (Apr 6 → Apr 12, 2026):**
- 📟 **New `agent/` starter harness** merged for booting the repo locally (stdin/stdout REPL), plus improved runtime composition (loading characters from JSON paths, new `checkShouldRespond` hook).
- 🔍 **Observability & safety controls** landed: opt-in file logging (`LOG_FILE`), provider timeouts/profiling, and **memory persistence gating** (`DISABLE_MEMORY_CREATION`, `ALLOW_MEMORY_SOURCE_IDS`).
- 🧠 Continued push toward a **trust/identity-first agent economy**: AgentID + capability-based authorization discussions remain a top priority as v3 ramps.
- 💳 **Agent wallet tooling** momentum: cross-chain agent operations (EVM ↔ Solana) and broader “agent economy” primitives are taking shape.
- 🧩 Plugin ecosystem growth: new community plugin proposals around **token safety checks**, **capability token enforcement**, and “economic memory.”

**🤝 Community highlights:**
- 🔌 Shah0406 shared a working **Socket.IO pattern for ElizaOS v2** (ROOM_JOINING / SEND_MESSAGE types + UUID `entityId` auth) and a real dashboard setup with polling fallback.
- 💬 Ongoing discussion: clearer **v2 Socket.IO docs** requested; team reiterated focus is shifting to **ElizaOS v3**.

**🪙 AI16z / auto.fun updates:**
- AI16z token: community asked about **airdrops/buybacks/Jeju gas fees**—airdrops are planned but **details/timing aren’t announced yet**. No new auto.fun updates surfaced this week.

**⏭️ Next up:** v3 progress, better Socket.IO protocol docs, and tightening onboarding/support flows (incl. wallet verification pain points).