Can't start project. Got ERR_PNPM_RECURSIVE_RUN_FIRST_FAIL error

[ntourne]

Describe the bug

I can't run the agent following the Getting Started docs.
I got this error:

 ERR_PNPM_RECURSIVE_RUN_FIRST_FAIL  @ai16z/[email protected] start: `node --loader ts-node/esm src/index.ts "--isRoot" "--character=characters/trump.character.json"`
Exit status 1
 ELIFECYCLE  Command failed with exit code 1.

To Reproduce

git clone https://github.com/ai16z/eliza.git

cd eliza

git checkout $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
# v0.1.5-alpha.5

pnpm install

pnpm build

cp .env.example .env
# Didn't make any change

Finally, tried to start the agent:

pnpm start --character="characters/trump.character.json"

Expected behavior

I would spect the agent to start without issues.

Additional context

My local env:

Node: v23.3.0
pnpm: v9.15.0
Python: v3.11.6

[kennytan41]

same error

[shakkernerd]

Hi @ntourne What is your OS ?

[CodingTux]

I am not able to reproduce this issue.

Tested in these environments
os: macOS 15.1.1
node: v22.11.0
pnpm: 9.14.3

it would be great if you can share more info :)

[ileana-pr]

Looks like missing dependency... try to clean and rebuild:

pnpm clean
pnpm install
pnpm build

pnpm add -w -D ts-node typescript @types/node

[ntourne]

@shakkernerd: Fixed, thanks!
I executed what @ileana-pr shared:

pnpm clean
pnpm install
pnpm build

pnpm add -w -D ts-node typescript @types/node