eliza

Define a JSON file with required fields: name, bio, lore, messageExamples, style.all, and modelProvider. Message examples are the most important field since they teach the model tone and response length. Use the elizaos create command to scaffold a project with a starter character.

Create a package exporting a Plugin object containing actions, providers, and evaluators. Actions need validate, handler, and examples fields; without examples the LLM never triggers the action. Register the plugin in the character's plugins array or pass it to AgentRuntime.

Use Bun. It is the recommended package manager, required for the monorepo workspaces, and used to install the CLI globally with bun i -g @elizaos/cli. Mixing npm and bun in one project causes broken lock files.

This happens when the embedding model changes after memories are already stored, since old and new embeddings have different dimensions. Delete the SQLite database file or truncate the memories table in PostgreSQL, then restart the agent.

Yes, via @elizaos/plugin-solana, which provides SEND_TOKEN, SWAP_TOKEN, STAKE_SOL, and CHECK_BALANCE actions plus trust scoring. Configure SOLANA_PUBLIC_KEY, SOLANA_PRIVATE_KEY, SOLANA_RPC_URL, and a Birdeye API key for token safety data.

In groups the bot only responds when mentioned by name or replied to directly. Disable privacy mode through BotFather with /setprivacy, verify TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN is set, and confirm telegram is listed in the character's clients array.