diff --git a/packages/core/elizaConfig.example.yaml b/packages/core/elizaConfig.example.yaml
index 8c582244b79..f20259e63f8 100644
--- a/packages/core/elizaConfig.example.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/elizaConfig.example.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Load custom actions from the actions directory
 
-# Close this into a elizaConfig.yaml file that is ignored by git
+# Clone this into a elizaConfig.yaml file that is ignored by git
 
 # Paths are relative to the core/src directory
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/defaultCharacter.ts b/packages/core/src/core/defaultCharacter.ts
index 3c811871d8b..9638c37c20b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/defaultCharacter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/defaultCharacter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Character, ModelProvider } from "./types.ts";
+import { Character, ModelProvider, Clients } from "./types.ts";
 
 export const defaultCharacter: Character = {
     name: "Eliza",
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ export const defaultCharacter: Character = {
     clients: [],
     modelProvider: ModelProvider.LLAMALOCAL,
     settings: {
-        secrets: {},
+        secrets: {
+        },
         voice: {
             model: "en_US-hfc_female-medium",
         },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/services/OllamaService.ts b/packages/core/src/services/OllamaService.ts
index 524c3471343..e031f6d3207 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/services/OllamaService.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/services/OllamaService.ts
@@ -35,16 +35,21 @@ class OllamaService {
   private isProcessing: boolean = false;
 
   private constructor() {
-    debug('Constructing OllamaService');
-    dotenv.config();
-    this.modelName = process.env.OLLAMA_MODEL || 'llama3.2';
-    this.openai = new OpenAI({
-      baseURL: process.env.OLLAMA_SERVER_URL || 'http://localhost:11434/v1',
-      apiKey: 'ollama',
-      dangerouslyAllowBrowser: true
-    });
-    debug(`Using model: ${this.modelName}`);
-    debug('OpenAI client initialized');
+    try {
+      debug('Constructing OllamaService');
+      dotenv.config();
+      this.modelName = process.env.OLLAMA_MODEL || 'llama3.2';
+      this.openai = new OpenAI({
+        baseURL: process.env.OLLAMA_SERVER_URL || 'http://localhost:11434/v1',
+        apiKey: 'ollama',
+        dangerouslyAllowBrowser: true
+      });
+      debug(`Using model: ${this.modelName}`);
+      debug('OpenAI client initialized');
+    } catch (error) {
+      debug('Failed to initialize OllamaService:', error);
+      throw new Error(`Failed to initialize Ollama service: ${error}`);
+    }
   }
 
   public static getInstance(): OllamaService {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/services/llama.ts b/packages/core/src/services/llama.ts
index e213ec300ac..853cce07db6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/services/llama.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/services/llama.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ class LlamaService implements ILlamaService {
     private delegate: ILlamaService;
   
     private constructor() {
-      const provider = settings.LOCAL_LLAMA_PROVIDER;
+      const provider = process.env.LOCAL_LLAMA_PROVIDER;
       console.log("provider: ", provider)
       if (provider === ModelProvider.OLLAMA) {
+        console.log("running ollama")
         this.delegate = OllamaService.getInstance();
       } else {
+        console.log("running llama-cpp")
         this.delegate = LlamaCppService.getInstance();
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
index 84cf46532cd..12307c9f236 100644
--- a/packages/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
     },
     "include": ["src/**/*"],
     "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "src/**/*.d.ts", "types/**/*.test.ts"]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/plugin-image-generation/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugin-image-generation/tsconfig.json
index eaa78145aa3..ddce25b9a91 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-image-generation/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-image-generation/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 {
     "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "outDir": "dist",
-        "rootDir": "./src"
+      "outDir": "dist",
+      "rootDir": ".",
+      "module": "ESNext",
+      "moduleResolution": "Bundler",
+      "types": ["node"]
     },
-    "include": ["src"]
-}
+    "include": ["src"],
+    "references": [
+      { "path": "../core" }
+    ]
+  }
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8e52635862d..8bb1eadc858 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ importers:
         version: 0.0.13
       ai:
         specifier: ^3.4.23
-        version: 3.4.33(openai@4.69.0(encoding@0.1.13)(zod@3.23.8))(react@18.2.0)(sswr@2.1.0(svelte@5.1.11))(svelte@5.1.11)(vue@3.5.12(typescript@5.6.3))(zod@3.23.8)
+        version: 3.4.33(openai@4.69.0(encoding@0.1.13)(zod@3.23.8))(react@18.2.0)(sswr@2.1.0(svelte@5.1.12))(svelte@5.1.12)(vue@3.5.12(typescript@5.6.3))(zod@3.23.8)
       alawmulaw:
         specifier: 6.0.0
         version: 6.0.0
@@ -5110,8 +5110,8 @@ packages:
   cross-fetch@4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-e4a5N8lVvuLgAWgnCrLr2PP0YyDOTHa9H/Rj54dirp61qXnNq46m82bRhNqIA5VccJtWBvPTFRV3TtvHUKPB1g==}
 
-  cross-spawn@7.0.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-iRDPJKUPVEND7dHPO8rkbOnPpyDygcDFtWjpeWNCgy8WP2rXcxXL8TskReQl6OrB2G7+UJrags1q15Fudc7G6w==}
+  cross-spawn@7.0.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9KdyVPPtLHjPAD7tcuzSFs64UfHlLJt7U6qP4/bFVLyjLceyizj6s6jO6YBaV5d0G7g/9KnY/dOpLR4Rcg8YDg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
 
   crypto-hash@1.3.0:
@@ -10628,8 +10628,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ot0WnXS9fgdkgIcePe6RHNk1WA8+muPa6cSjeR3V8K27q9BB1rTE3R1p7Hv0z1ZyAc8s6Vvv8DIyWf681MAt0w==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
 
-  svelte@5.1.11:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-XpPcUBKCg2c+L0nDTkv0ekc8LOHMzN328MNOeAHt4sRcX5AROU9tkqwL35VvE6srt8RpmnzsXBGDwyRB5TSbuw==}
+  svelte@5.1.12:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-U9BwbSybb9QAKAHg4hl61hVBk97U2QjUKmZa5++QEGoi6Nml6x6cC9KmNT1XObGawToN3DdLpdCs/Z5Yl5IXjQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
   svg-parser@2.0.4:
@@ -11756,13 +11756,13 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - zod
 
-  '@ai-sdk/svelte@0.0.57(svelte@5.1.11)(zod@3.23.8)':
+  '@ai-sdk/svelte@0.0.57(svelte@5.1.12)(zod@3.23.8)':
     dependencies:
       '@ai-sdk/provider-utils': 1.0.22(zod@3.23.8)
       '@ai-sdk/ui-utils': 0.0.50(zod@3.23.8)
-      sswr: 2.1.0(svelte@5.1.11)
+      sswr: 2.1.0(svelte@5.1.12)
     optionalDependencies:
-      svelte: 5.1.11
+      svelte: 5.1.12
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - zod
 
@@ -16514,13 +16514,13 @@ snapshots:
       clean-stack: 2.2.0
       indent-string: 4.0.0
 
-  ai@3.4.33(openai@4.69.0(encoding@0.1.13)(zod@3.23.8))(react@18.2.0)(sswr@2.1.0(svelte@5.1.11))(svelte@5.1.11)(vue@3.5.12(typescript@5.6.3))(zod@3.23.8):
+  ai@3.4.33(openai@4.69.0(encoding@0.1.13)(zod@3.23.8))(react@18.2.0)(sswr@2.1.0(svelte@5.1.12))(svelte@5.1.12)(vue@3.5.12(typescript@5.6.3))(zod@3.23.8):
     dependencies:
       '@ai-sdk/provider': 0.0.26
       '@ai-sdk/provider-utils': 1.0.22(zod@3.23.8)
       '@ai-sdk/react': 0.0.70(react@18.2.0)(zod@3.23.8)
       '@ai-sdk/solid': 0.0.54(zod@3.23.8)
-      '@ai-sdk/svelte': 0.0.57(svelte@5.1.11)(zod@3.23.8)
+      '@ai-sdk/svelte': 0.0.57(svelte@5.1.12)(zod@3.23.8)
       '@ai-sdk/ui-utils': 0.0.50(zod@3.23.8)
       '@ai-sdk/vue': 0.0.59(vue@3.5.12(typescript@5.6.3))(zod@3.23.8)
       '@opentelemetry/api': 1.9.0
@@ -16532,8 +16532,8 @@ snapshots:
     optionalDependencies:
       openai: 4.69.0(encoding@0.1.13)(zod@3.23.8)
       react: 18.2.0
-      sswr: 2.1.0(svelte@5.1.11)
-      svelte: 5.1.11
+      sswr: 2.1.0(svelte@5.1.12)
+      svelte: 5.1.12
       zod: 3.23.8
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - solid-js
@@ -17691,7 +17691,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   cross-env@7.0.3:
     dependencies:
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.4
 
   cross-fetch@3.1.5(encoding@0.1.13):
     dependencies:
@@ -17711,7 +17711,7 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - encoding
 
-  cross-spawn@7.0.3:
+  cross-spawn@7.0.4:
     dependencies:
       path-key: 3.1.1
       shebang-command: 2.0.0
@@ -18590,7 +18590,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/json-schema': 7.0.15
       ajv: 6.12.6
       chalk: 4.1.2
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.4
       debug: 4.3.7(supports-color@5.5.0)
       escape-string-regexp: 4.0.0
       eslint-scope: 8.2.0
@@ -18727,7 +18727,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   execa@5.0.0:
     dependencies:
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.4
       get-stream: 6.0.0
       human-signals: 2.1.0
       is-stream: 2.0.0
@@ -18739,7 +18739,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   execa@5.1.1:
     dependencies:
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.4
       get-stream: 6.0.1
       human-signals: 2.1.0
       is-stream: 2.0.1
@@ -18751,7 +18751,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   execa@8.0.1:
     dependencies:
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.4
       get-stream: 8.0.1
       human-signals: 5.0.0
       is-stream: 3.0.0
@@ -18831,7 +18831,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   extract-zip@2.0.1:
     dependencies:
-      debug: 4.3.7(supports-color@5.5.0)
+      debug: 4.3.4
       get-stream: 5.2.0
       yauzl: 2.10.0
     optionalDependencies:
@@ -19025,7 +19025,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   foreground-child@3.3.0:
     dependencies:
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.4
       signal-exit: 4.1.0
 
   forever-agent@0.6.1: {}
@@ -21963,7 +21963,7 @@ snapshots:
       chmodrp: 1.0.2
       cmake-js: 7.3.0
       cross-env: 7.0.3
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.4
       env-var: 7.5.0
       filenamify: 6.0.0
       fs-extra: 11.2.0
@@ -23359,7 +23359,7 @@ snapshots:
       address: 1.2.2
       browserslist: 4.24.2
       chalk: 4.1.2
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.4
       detect-port-alt: 1.1.6
       escape-string-regexp: 4.0.0
       filesize: 8.0.7
@@ -24398,9 +24398,9 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       minipass: 7.1.2
 
-  sswr@2.1.0(svelte@5.1.11):
+  sswr@2.1.0(svelte@5.1.12):
     dependencies:
-      svelte: 5.1.11
+      svelte: 5.1.12
       swrev: 4.0.0
 
   stack-utils@2.0.6:
@@ -24574,7 +24574,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   supports-preserve-symlinks-flag@1.0.0: {}
 
-  svelte@5.1.11:
+  svelte@5.1.12:
     dependencies:
       '@ampproject/remapping': 2.3.0
       '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.5.0