Catalog Systems Agent frameworks (no first-party memory layer) Eliza (ai16z)

Eliza (ai16z)

https://github.com/elizaOS/eliza

ai16z's TypeScript agent framework popularised in the crypto/Web3 agent space — multi-platform (Discord, X, Telegram). Brand evolved into elizaOS.

Active · Verified 2026-10-27 · fresh as of 2026-10-27 · 22 cited facts, 2 with a third-party source · 1 recorded change · Suggest a correction

At a glance

Type
Web3-flavoured agent framework repo fix
Tier
T2
Section
Agent frameworks (no first-party memory layer)
Created
2024-11 repo fix
Latest release
v1.7.2 (2026-01-19) registry fix
License
MIT repo fix
GitHub
elizaOS/eliza — ~20k stars, last commit 2026-10 repo fix
Pricing
searched not found fix
Funding
ai16z DAO launched 2024-10; ai16z token reached ~$2.5B market cap peak 2025-01. third-party fix
Freshness
2026-10-27 fix
Layer
agent-infra repo fix
Licensing
open-source repo fix
Deployment locus
hybrid repo fix
Platform vs product
platform repo fix
SDK languages
typescript repo fix
Developer activity
OpenRank 35.67 (12-mo avg 18.17) · 96 participants — 2026-09 third-party fix
Maintainer health
0 issues in 90 days · 17 releases in 12 months (latest 2026-09-26) · bus factor 2 — as of 2026-10-31 repo

When to use

Optimised for: searched not found

Anti-fit: searched not found

Pros & cons

Pros

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Cons

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Claims & capabilities

Crypto-native agent framework; powers ai16z trading agent; MIT license.

Technical surface

API surface
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Backend storage
not applicable — not a memory product
Deployment
Both (self-hosted + managed cloud) — open-source runtime runs locally; hosted Eliza Cloud (cloud.eliza.app)
Embedding model
not applicable — not a memory product
Multi-tenancy
searched not found
MCP
yes — MCP client via the @elizaos/plugin-mcp plugin
A2A
searched not found
OpenTelemetry
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Sources (21 cited facts, 2 third-party)

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What changed

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  1. 2026-10-27
    • Latest release first recorded as “v1.7.2 (2026-01-19)” source
    • Deployment first recorded as “Both (self-hosted + managed cloud) — open-source runtime runs locally; hosted Eliza Cloud (cloud.eliza.app)” source
    • MCP support first recorded as “yes — MCP client via the @elizaos/plugin-mcp plugin” source
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