ElizaOS Chat (Capacitor example)

This example is a simple chat UI (frontend) talking to a local AgentRuntime backend over HTTP.

• Frontend: Vite + React (runs in Capacitor WebView)
• Backend agent: TypeScript AgentRuntime (Bun/Node) using @elizaos/plugin-localdb for persistence
• LLM selection: ELIZA classic fallback when no API key is configured

Structure

• frontend/: Vite React app (Capacitor web app)
• backend/: Bun HTTP server hosting the elizaOS agent

Run (dev)

One-time monorepo setup

From the repo root:

bun install
bunx turbo run build --filter=@elizaos/core --filter=@elizaos/plugin-*

In one terminal:

cd examples/app/capacitor/backend
bun install
bun run dev

In another terminal:

cd examples/app/capacitor/frontend
bun install
bun run dev

Open the UI at http://localhost:5176. The backend defaults to http://localhost:8787.

Persistence location

The backend uses @elizaos/plugin-localdb and writes JSON files to:

• LOCALDB_DATA_DIR (if set), otherwise examples/app/capacitor/backend/.eliza-localdb

Capacitor (optional)

Initialize platforms as usual (not included in this repo snapshot):

cd examples/app/capacitor
bun install
bunx cap add ios
bunx cap add android
bun run build:frontend
bunx cap sync

Then open with:

bunx cap open ios
bunx cap open android

Deploy

• Web build: bun run build:frontend (from examples/app/capacitor/)
• iOS/Android: bunx cap sync then bunx cap open ios|android, and build/archive from Xcode / Android Studio