AI Town (deployable generative-agent starter kit)
Source: https://github.com/a16z-infra/ai-town
Structured fields
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"checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
"usefulness": "MIT-licensed JS/TS starter kit for a virtual town of LLM characters with shared state and a simulation engine, configurable for OpenAI, Ollama and others; a practical descendant of the Generative Agents paper.",
"source_type": "repository",
"availability": "available",
"dependencies": [
"Convex backend",
"LLM provider or Ollama"
],
"source_owner": "a16z-infra (with Convex)",
"next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
"upstream_updated_at": "2026-08-26T00:34:11.000Z"
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] README: AI Town is a virtual town where AI characters live, chat and socialize; deployable starter kit inspired by the Generative Agents paper. · locator: README intro source
- [upstream_claim] README: the backend supports shared global state, transactions and a simulation engine; LLM of choice via Ollama, OpenAI, Together.ai. · locator: README overview source
- [sourced_fact] MIT license; last push 2026-08-26. · locator: LICENSE file source
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | MIT | permitted | permitted | permitted | unknown | MIT for repository code. Third-party services and model terms are separate. |