# AI Town (deployable generative-agent starter kit)

- id: src_01M569GAYRPXM4SP3S7QYK2ZAB
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T18 · tags: level:frontier, llm-npc, starter-kit, typescript
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:20:03.535Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569GAYRPXM4SP3S7QYK2ZAB

Source: https://github.com/a16z-infra/ai-town

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  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "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",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "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: https://github.com/a16z-infra/ai-town
- [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: https://github.com/a16z-infra/ai-town
- [sourced_fact] MIT license; last push 2026-08-26. · locator: LICENSE file · source: https://github.com/a16z-infra/ai-town/blob/main/LICENSE
- [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:
- code: license=MIT hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=permitted training=unknown · MIT for repository code. Third-party services and model terms are separate. · evidence: https://github.com/a16z-infra/ai-town/blob/main/LICENSE

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