FAQ

Is there any difference between downcity and city?

No. city is the short alias of the same binary.

Why does city task ... fail with connection errors?

task/chat/skill/asr/tts/service/plugin commands typically require a running daemon:

city agent start

${VAR} in downcity.json is not resolved. Why?

Make sure env vars are available in process env or project .env, then restart the agent.

How do I switch model quickly?

city model list
city config get model.primary

How can I check agent state?

city agent list --running
city service list
city plugin list
city memory status

I see deprecated eslint@8 and deprecated subdependencies during install. Is this critical?

Usually no. These warnings are typically from dev-tooling dependency chains and do not block runtime usage.

• deprecated eslint@8: your resolved tree still includes ESLint 8.x.
• glob@7, rimraf@3, inflight, etc.: usually transitive dependencies from upstream tools.

If you only run city, you can proceed. To reduce warnings:

1. Upgrade direct eslint dependency to 9.x.
2. Upgrade upstream tooling packages to newer major versions when available.