diff --git a/agent/tsconfig.json b/agent/tsconfig.json
index e61ebc27ce4..a959a90103c 100644
--- a/agent/tsconfig.json
+++ b/agent/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
             "node"
         ]
     },
+    "ts-node": {
+        "experimentalSpecifierResolution": "node",
+        "transpileOnly": true,
+        "esm": true,
+    },
     "include": [
         "src"
     ]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fef7142766c..8006b831573 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
         "start": "pnpm --filter \"@ai16z/agent\" start --isRoot",
         "start:client": "pnpm --dir client start --isRoot",
         "start:debug": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development VERBOSE=true DEBUG=eliza:* pnpm --filter \"@ai16z/agent\" start --isRoot",
-        "dev": "turbo check-types dev --concurrency 25",
+        "dev": "bash ./scripts/dev.sh",
+        "dev:build": "turbo run build --filter=!eliza-docs",
         "lint": "bash ./scripts/lint.sh",
         "prettier-check": "npx prettier --check .",
         "prettier": "npx prettier --write .",
diff --git a/packages/adapter-sqljs/package.json b/packages/adapter-sqljs/package.json
index 568f56e1298..d1785e2e4d3 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-sqljs/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-sqljs/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/adapter-supabase/package.json b/packages/adapter-supabase/package.json
index 07dcb70df7c..5970a01bb2d 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-supabase/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-supabase/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/client-auto/package.json b/packages/client-auto/package.json
index a1e2b6877d4..04794b18adf 100644
--- a/packages/client-auto/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-auto/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/client-direct/package.json b/packages/client-direct/package.json
index b701166386e..7efb2e05d8d 100644
--- a/packages/client-direct/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-direct/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/client-discord/package.json b/packages/client-discord/package.json
index 5c1ded02753..d8cbd5f69e4 100644
--- a/packages/client-discord/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-discord/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "trustedDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/client-farcaster/package.json b/packages/client-farcaster/package.json
index 95e7a3d53d0..afb7429890d 100644
--- a/packages/client-farcaster/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-farcaster/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch"
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {}
 }
diff --git a/packages/client-github/package.json b/packages/client-github/package.json
index 6501680e727..107c2c20dd5 100644
--- a/packages/client-github/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-github/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/client-telegram/package.json b/packages/client-telegram/package.json
index 0e49a4f2f63..d9f9a58a703 100644
--- a/packages/client-telegram/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-telegram/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/client-twitter/package.json b/packages/client-twitter/package.json
index 4d71932b126..1f6fcdca33e 100644
--- a/packages/client-twitter/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-twitter/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-0g/package.json b/packages/plugin-0g/package.json
index 607d7aca091..32d76c3cd5f 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-0g/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-0g/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "test": "vitest"
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-bootstrap/package.json b/packages/plugin-bootstrap/package.json
index fff6728493e..56e660a40a4 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-bootstrap/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-bootstrap/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "devDependencies": {},
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-buttplug/package.json b/packages/plugin-buttplug/package.json
index 1292740a63f..e9f7ed891a0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-buttplug/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-buttplug/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "test-via-bun": "bun test/simulate.ts"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-coinbase/package.json b/packages/plugin-coinbase/package.json
index 5d5c8859c5e..c69f9f68a96 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-coinbase/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-coinbase/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-conflux/package.json b/packages/plugin-conflux/package.json
index c1bb22f059f..097250b9960 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-conflux/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-conflux/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch"
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch"
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-evm/package.json b/packages/plugin-evm/package.json
index 3654ad90039..0892ddc1263 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-evm/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-evm/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
         "viem": "2.21.53"
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts"
+        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
         "whatwg-url": "7.1.0"
diff --git a/packages/plugin-goat/package.json b/packages/plugin-goat/package.json
index 88c73c51040..af731b421aa 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-goat/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-goat/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         "viem": "^2.21.45"
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts"
+        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
         "whatwg-url": "7.1.0"
diff --git a/packages/plugin-icp/package.json b/packages/plugin-icp/package.json
index 39e3ff9c13b..0297ff820b4 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-icp/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-icp/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
         "@dfinity/principal": "2.1.3"
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts"
+        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/jest": "29.5.14",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-image-generation/package.json b/packages/plugin-image-generation/package.json
index b458d5c7fcb..9305c51be9c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-image-generation/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-image-generation/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "devDependencies": {},
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-node/package.json b/packages/plugin-node/package.json
index bc154661539..82c987e2e1a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-node/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix",
         "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js"
     },
diff --git a/packages/plugin-solana/package.json b/packages/plugin-solana/package.json
index ecf43d2816e..d2119b81099 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-solana/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-solana/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "devDependencies": {},
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix",
         "test": "vitest run"
     },
diff --git a/packages/plugin-starknet/package.json b/packages/plugin-starknet/package.json
index 0ceedafc94a..8a1ce10f94d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-starknet/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-starknet/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "devDependencies": {},
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "test": "vitest run",
         "test:watch": "vitest",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
diff --git a/packages/plugin-tee/package.json b/packages/plugin-tee/package.json
index b94711a69da..bd7193f05ff 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-tee/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-tee/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch"
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
         "whatwg-url": "7.1.0"
diff --git a/packages/plugin-trustdb/package.json b/packages/plugin-trustdb/package.json
index 7e1870cfb31..d1a1da681bf 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-trustdb/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-trustdb/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     },
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "test": "vitest run",
         "test:watch": "vitest",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
diff --git a/packages/plugin-video-generation/package.json b/packages/plugin-video-generation/package.json
index fd0048175e0..7a1f75f02b1 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-video-generation/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-video-generation/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "devDependencies": {},
     "scripts": {
         "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
-        "dev": "tsup --watch",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-web-search/package.json b/packages/plugin-web-search/package.json
index c62cb487d0b..843583bfe51 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-web-search/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-web-search/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
         "tsup": "8.3.5"
     },
     "scripts": {
-        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts"
+        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {
         "whatwg-url": "7.1.0"
diff --git a/packages/plugin-whatsapp/package.json b/packages/plugin-whatsapp/package.json
index 61aef5448e0..d0322ca8573 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-whatsapp/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-whatsapp/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
     "main": "dist/index.js",
     "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
     "scripts": {
-        "build": "tsc",
+        "build": "tsup --format esm --dts",
+        "dev": "tsup --format esm --dts --watch",
         "test": "jest",
         "lint": "eslint . --fix"
     },
diff --git a/packages/plugin-whatsapp/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugin-whatsapp/tsconfig.json
index 060b2973f03..f21178232b8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-whatsapp/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-whatsapp/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 {
+    "extends": "../core/tsconfig.json",
     "compilerOptions": {
-        "target": "es2018",
-        "module": "commonjs",
-        "declaration": true,
         "outDir": "./dist",
-        "strict": true,
-        "esModuleInterop": true,
-        "skipLibCheck": true,
-        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-        "moduleResolution": "node",
-        "resolveJsonModule": true,
+        "rootDir": "src",
         "baseUrl": ".",
         "types": [
             "node",
@@ -17,7 +10,7 @@
         ]
     },
     "include": [
-        "src/**/*"
+        "src/**/*.ts"
     ],
     "exclude": [
         "node_modules",
diff --git a/scripts/dev.sh b/scripts/dev.sh
index c8c83490cce..f474900905d 100644
--- a/scripts/dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,73 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
 echo "Passing arguments: $*"
-npx concurrently --raw \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/core dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir client dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/client-telegram dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/client-discord dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/client-twitter dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/client-direct dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/plugin-bootstrap dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/plugin-node dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/adapter-sqlite dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/adapter-postgres dev -- $*" \
-  "pnpm --dir packages/plugin-buttplug dev -- $*" \
-  "node -e \"setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 5000)\" && pnpm --dir agent dev -- $*"
\ No newline at end of file
+
+# Base packages directory
+PACKAGES_DIR="./packages"
+
+# Check if the packages directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$PACKAGES_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "Error: Directory $PACKAGES_DIR does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Function to check if an item is in an array
+is_in_array() {
+  local item="$1"
+  shift
+  for element; do
+    if [[ "$element" == "$item" ]]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+# Initialize an array to hold package-specific commands
+COMMANDS=()
+
+# Ensure "core" package runs first
+if [ -d "$PACKAGES_DIR/core" ]; then
+  COMMANDS+=("pnpm --dir $PACKAGES_DIR/core dev -- $*")
+else
+  echo "Warning: 'core' package not found in $PACKAGES_DIR."
+fi
+
+# List of folders to exclude
+EXCLUDED_FOLDERS=("create-eliza-app" "debug_audio" "content_cache")
+
+# Iterate over all other subdirectories in the packages folder
+for PACKAGE in "$PACKAGES_DIR"/*; do
+  PACKAGE_NAME=$(basename "$PACKAGE")
+
+  # Skip excluded folders and "core"
+  if [ -d "$PACKAGE" ] && ! is_in_array "$PACKAGE_NAME" "${EXCLUDED_FOLDERS[@]}" && [ "$PACKAGE_NAME" != "core" ]; then
+    COMMANDS+=("pnpm --dir $PACKAGE dev -- $*")
+  fi
+done
+
+# Add specific commands for other directories or cases
+if [ -d "./client" ]; then
+  COMMANDS+=("pnpm --dir client dev -- $*")
+else
+  echo "Warning: 'client' directory not found."
+fi
+
+if [ -d "./agent" ]; then
+  COMMANDS+=("node -e \"setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 5000)\" && pnpm --dir agent dev -- $*")
+else
+  echo "Warning: 'agent' directory not found."
+fi
+
+# Run build command first
+if ! pnpm dev:build; then
+  echo "Build failed. Exiting."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Run all commands concurrently
+if [ ${#COMMANDS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+  npx concurrently --raw "${COMMANDS[@]}"
+else
+  echo "No valid packages to run."
+fi