Core Concepts

The building blocks of elizaOS

Building Blocks

Agents

AI personalities with memory

Plugins

Extend capabilities

Projects

Deploy applications

Architecture Overview

Complete Example

import { Character } from '@elizaos/core';

export const character: Character = {
  name: "Assistant",
  bio: "A helpful AI agent",
  plugins: [
    "@elizaos/plugin-bootstrap",     // Core functionality
    "@elizaos/plugin-discord",       // Discord integration
    "plugin-web-search"              // Web search capability
  ]
};

Plugin Components

Component	Purpose	Example
Actions	Tasks to perform	Send message, fetch data
Providers	Supply context	Time, user info, knowledge
Evaluators	Process responses	Extract facts, filter content
Services	Background tasks	Scheduled posts, monitoring

Getting Started

1. Define an Agent

   Create your character configuration

2. Add Plugins

   Enable capabilities you need

3. Deploy

   Run locally or in production

Learn More

• New to elizaOS? Start with Agents
• Building features? Explore Plugins
• Ready to deploy? Check Projects
• Want details? Dive into Architecture