diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index 9d0490a..4ee3b10 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "minecraft_version": "1.20.4",
-    "host": "localhost",
+    "host": "127.0.0.1",
     "port": 55916,
     "auth": "offline",
     "allow_insecure_coding": false
diff --git a/src/agent/commands/actions.js b/src/agent/commands/actions.js
index f409211..12ccacb 100644
--- a/src/agent/commands/actions.js
+++ b/src/agent/commands/actions.js
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ export const actionsList = [
             'quantity': '(number) The quantity of the goal to set. Default is 1.'
         },
         perform: async function (agent, name=null, quantity=1) {
-            if (!agent.npc.data) return 'NPC module is not loaded.';
             await agent.npc.setGoal(name, quantity);
+            agent.bot.emit('idle');  // to trigger the goal
             return 'Set goal: ' + agent.npc.data.curr_goal.name;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/agent/commands/queries.js b/src/agent/commands/queries.js
index 99f5fa9..aa60b0b 100644
--- a/src/agent/commands/queries.js
+++ b/src/agent/commands/queries.js
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ export const queryList = [
             let pos = bot.entity.position;
             // display position to 2 decimal places
             res += `\n- Position: x: ${pos.x.toFixed(2)}, y: ${pos.y.toFixed(2)}, z: ${pos.z.toFixed(2)}`;
+            res += `\n- Gamemode: ${bot.game.gameMode}`;
             res += `\n- Health: ${Math.round(bot.health)} / 20`;
             res += `\n- Hunger: ${Math.round(bot.food)} / 20`;
             res += `\n- Biome: ${world.getBiomeName(bot)}`;
-            let weather = "clear";
+            let weather = "Clear";
             if (bot.rainState > 0)
                 weather = "Rain";
             if (bot.thunderState > 0)
@@ -57,9 +58,12 @@ export const queryList = [
                 if (inventory[item] && inventory[item] > 0)
                     res += `\n- ${item}: ${inventory[item]}`;
             }
-            if (res == 'INVENTORY') {
+            if (res === 'INVENTORY') {
                 res += ': none';
             }
+            else if (agent.bot.game.gameMode === 'creative') {
+                res += '\n(You have infinite items in creative mode)';
+            }
             return pad(res);
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/agent/library/skills.js b/src/agent/library/skills.js
index 4889357..56f31f1 100644
--- a/src/agent/library/skills.js
+++ b/src/agent/library/skills.js
@@ -463,11 +463,13 @@ export async function breakBlockAt(bot, x, y, z) {
             bot.pathfinder.setMovements(movements);
             await bot.pathfinder.goto(new pf.goals.GoalNear(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z, 4));
         }
-        await bot.tool.equipForBlock(block);
-        const itemId = bot.heldItem ? bot.heldItem.type : null
-        if (!block.canHarvest(itemId)) {
-            log(bot, `Don't have right tools to break ${block.name}.`);
-            return false;
+        if (bot.gameMode !== 'creative') {
+            await bot.tool.equipForBlock(block);
+            const itemId = bot.heldItem ? bot.heldItem.type : null
+            if (!block.canHarvest(itemId)) {
+                log(bot, `Don't have right tools to break ${block.name}.`);
+                return false;
+            }
         }
         await bot.dig(block, true);
         log(bot, `Broke ${block.name} at x:${x.toFixed(1)}, y:${y.toFixed(1)}, z:${z.toFixed(1)}.`);
diff --git a/src/agent/npc/controller.js b/src/agent/npc/controller.js
index 7636dcc..d65107c 100644
--- a/src/agent/npc/controller.js
+++ b/src/agent/npc/controller.js
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ export class NPCContoller {
     }
 
     init() {
-        if (this.data === null) return;
-
         for (let file of readdirSync('src/agent/npc/construction')) {
             if (file.endsWith('.json')) {
                 try {
@@ -68,6 +66,7 @@ export class NPCContoller {
         }
 
         this.agent.bot.on('idle', async () => {
+            if (this.data.goals.length === 0 && !this.data.curr_goal) return;
             // Wait a while for inputs before acting independently
             await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
             if (!this.agent.isIdle()) return;
@@ -81,12 +80,15 @@ export class NPCContoller {
     }
 
     async setGoal(name=null, quantity=1) {
+        this.data.curr_goal = null;
         this.last_goals = {};
         if (name) {
             this.data.curr_goal = {name: name, quantity: quantity};
             return;
         }
-        
+
+        if (!this.data.do_set_goal) return;
+
         let past_goals = {...this.last_goals};
         for (let goal in this.data.goals) {
             if (past_goals[goal.name] === undefined) past_goals[goal.name] = true;
diff --git a/src/agent/npc/data.js b/src/agent/npc/data.js
index b590d15..b5de0eb 100644
--- a/src/agent/npc/data.js
+++ b/src/agent/npc/data.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ export class NPCData {
         this.curr_goal = null;
         this.built = {};
         this.home = null;
-        this.do_routine = true;
-        this.do_set_goal = true;
+        this.do_routine = false;
+        this.do_set_goal = false;
     }
 
     toObject() {
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export class NPCData {
     }
 
     static fromObject(obj) {
-        if (!obj) return null;
         let npc = new NPCData();
+        if (!obj) return npc;
         if (obj.goals) {
             npc.goals = [];
             for (let goal of obj.goals) {
diff --git a/src/models/local.js b/src/models/local.js
index f56c043..dd3af34 100644
--- a/src/models/local.js
+++ b/src/models/local.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export class Local {
     constructor(model_name, url) {
         this.model_name = model_name;
-        this.url = url || 'http://localhost:11434';
+        this.url = url || 'http://127.0.0.1:11434';
         this.chat_endpoint = '/api/chat';
         this.embedding_endpoint = '/api/embeddings';
     }