From eff83ec4c7d510517d6de931af363f28fc496b4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Monil Patel <monilpat@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:35:45 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] on default don't update pnpm lockfile

---
 .npmrc                  |  1 +
 docs/docs/quickstart.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 package.json            |  3 ---
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index d67f3748837..0f6a4a767d1 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node-linker=hoisted
+frozen-lockfile=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/docs/quickstart.md
index 206e1486025..ff29978f680 100644
--- a/docs/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ Before getting started with Eliza, ensure you have:
    pnpm install
    ```
 
+   # Quickstart Guide Update
+
+**Important Note on pnpm Lockfile Management**
+
+By default, the `pnpm` lockfile will not be updated during installations based off of .npmrc frozen-lockfile=true. To update the lockfile, you need to run the command:
+
+```bash
+pnpm i --no-frozen-lockfile
+```
+
+Please only use this command when you are bumping the version of a package or adding a new package to your package.json. This practice helps maintain consistency in your project's dependencies and prevents unintended changes to the lockfile.
+
    Build the local libraries
 
    ```bash
@@ -289,6 +301,8 @@ pnpm start --characters="characters/trump.character.json,characters/tate.charact
    pnpm i
    ```
 
+
+
 ## Next Steps
 
 Once you have your agent running, explore:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fab48aee289..cb2da2b438a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "eliza",
     "scripts": {
-        "install": "pnpm i --frozen-lockfile",
-        "i": "pnpm i --frozen-lockfile",
-        "update": "pnpm i",
         "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
         "build": "turbo run build --filter=!eliza-docs",
         "build-docker": "turbo run build",