How to have chat prompt in CLI after running?

[LinuxIsCool]

The early versions of Eliza left a chat prompt in the CLI after running, but new versions do not have this feature. I like having chat directly in the CLI after running, is there a way to turn this feature back on? Thanks!

[Cfomodz]

Add the direct client to your character configuration file:

{
  "name": "YourAgent",
  "clients": ["direct"],
  "modelProvider": "openai",
  "settings": {
    "secrets": {
      "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
    }
  }
}

Then start your agent:

elizaos agent start --path ./character.json

The terminal chat prompt will appear automatically.