diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
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--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ assignees: ''
 **Describe the bug**
 A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 
-**To Reproduce**
-Steps to reproduce the behavior:
-1. Go to '...'
-2. Click on '....'
-3. Scroll down to '....'
-4. See error
+**Please describe your setup**
 
-**Expected behavior**
-A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
+-[ ] MemGPT version
+  - What is the output of `memgpt version`? (eg "0.2.4")
+-[ ] How did you install memgpt?
+  - `pip install pymemgpt`? `pip install pymemgpt-nightly`? `git clone`?
+-[ ] Describe your setup
+  - What's your OS (Windows/MacOS/Linux)?
+  - How are you running `memgpt`? (`cmd.exe`/Powershell/Anaconda Shell/Terminal)
 
 **Screenshots**
 If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
@@ -28,32 +28,12 @@ Add any other context about the problem here.
 
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-**How did you install MemGPT?**
-
-- From the official package? `pip install pymemgpt`
-- From source?
-  - With [poetry](https://github.com/cpacker/MemGPT#development)?
-  - With `git clone git@github.com:cpacker/MemGPT.git` and `pip install -r requirements.txt`?
-
-**Your setup (please complete the following information)**
-
-- Your OS (Linux, MacOS, Windows)
-- Where you're trying to run MemGPT from
-  - Terminal? PowerShell? cmd.exe?
-- Your python version (run `python --version`)
--  If you installed with `pip install pymemgpt`:
-  - `pymemgpt` version (run `pip list | grep pymemgpt`)
-- If you installed from source:
-  - Your current git commit (run `git describe --tags`)
+If you're not using OpenAI, please provide additional information on your local LLM setup:
 
 **Local LLM details**
 
 If you are trying to run MemGPT with local LLMs, please provide the following information:
 
-- The exact model you're trying to use (link to the HuggingFace page you downloaded it from)
-  - We need the EXACT model name, including quantization scheme, e.g.: `dolphin-2.1-mistral-7b.Q6_K.gguf` (not just `dolphin-2.1-mistral`)
-- The local LLM backend you are using (web UI? LM Studio?)
-- Your hardware for the local LLM backend (local computer? operating system? remote RunPod?)
-- Your hardware for the MemGPT command (same computer as the local LLM backend?)
-- The full output (or as much as possible) of where the LLM is failing
-  - If you can include screenshots, even better!
+-[ ] The exact model you're trying to use (e.g. `dolphin-2.1-mistral-7b.Q6_K.gguf`)
+-[ ] The local LLM backend you are using (web UI? LM Studio?)
+-[ ] Your hardware for the local LLM backend (local computer? operating system? remote RunPod?)