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Video tutorials

Official tutorial

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  2. Your First Agent: Zero to RunningelizaOS Developer · 2.9K views · 8:08 · July 2025

Community tutorials

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  Build an agent from scratch with ElizaOSOriginTrail · 373 views · 65:28 · February 2026
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  Build a Simple AI Agent with ai16z's Eliza frameworkTom Terado · 44.3K views · 16:14 · December 2024
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  Build an AI Agent with Eliza OS - X/Twitter Bot Tutorial 2025Square of Dai · 15.4K views · 16:39 · January 2025

What you need

Access

Free

API key

Bring your own

Runs on

CLI · Web app · Self-hosted

You’ll need

• Node.js/Bun + TypeScript basics
• Anthropic or OpenAI API key
• PostgreSQL or built-in PGlite db
• Discord/Twitter creds for social plugins

Skill level

Developer — code or a terminal

Setup time

about 5 minutes

Worth knowing: The bare-metal runtime API needs manual wiring of entity/world/room IDs and an ensureConnection call before an agent will respond — there's no simple sendMessage() out of the box.

Highlights

• CLI project scaffolding`npx elizaos create` scaffolds a full agent project, letting you pick a database (local PGlite or Postgres) and model provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) interac
• Character-file personality systemAgent personality (bio, lore, topics, message examples, style) lives in a single character JSON/TS file that drives tone and response randomization.
• Plugin ecosystem for tools and connectorsAdd capabilities like an EVM/Solana wallet, Twitter/Discord clients, or an MCP bridge by installing a plugin package and referencing it in the character config.
• World/room/entity conversation modelUnlike a simple chatbot, every message must be tied to a user (entity), a world, and a room, letting agents track multi-user, multi-channel context (Discord ser
• Local web dashboard with tracingRunning `bun run dev` launches a local UI showing chat, full model-call tracing, stored memories, and the agent's reasoning/thought process for debugging.