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Create your first Eliza Agent

Assumption: you already have git, node, and pnpm installed
For git: Find instructions to install git
For node: Visit the Node.js website and download the appropriate installer for your operating system. Once downloaded, run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions. After a successful installation, you’ll have access to the node and npm command in your terminal or command prompt. For pnpm: In a terminal, run the command npm install -g pnpm

Used the following versions when writing this blog
node - v23.2.0
npm - 10.9.0
pnpm - 9.12.3

Open a command line terminal and run the following commands

Clone the Eliza Starter Repository

git clone https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza-starter.git

Change directory to the cloned repository

cd eliza-starter

Create an environment file

cp .env.example .env

Add direct client and ollama model to character file

open /src/character.ts file
change
~~//clients: [],~~
```
clients: [Clients.DIRECT],
```
change
~~//modelProvider: ModelProviderName.OPENAI,~~
```
modelProvider: ModelProviderName.OLLAMA,
```

character.ts

Install the node modules required by the Eliza agent

pnpm i

Start the default Eliza agent

pnpm start

Chat with you Eliza agent

Type after the “You:” prompt
Note The first time, your computer will download a small ollama model

This completes your hello world Eliza introduction
Congratulations you have successful run your first Ai Agent

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