ChatAsk

Query ChatGPT or Claude (Sonnet) from command line. Implemented in Python, using only standard libraries.

First get your own API key from https://platform.openai.com/ or https://www.anthropic.com/api

Installation

Create file called ~/.ask for the settings:

{
    "OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-xxx",
    "STABILITY_API_KEY": "sk-xxx",
    "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-xxx",
    "model": "gpt-4o"
}

Create an alias that points to the main python file:

alias ask="$(pwd)/ask.py"

Usage

# let's start with an easy task
ask what is the meaning of life

# maybe gpt-4 knows?
ask -m4 what is the meaning of life

# write unit tests for code
ask test 'const adder = (a: number, b: number) => a + b'

# write unit tests for a file:
ask test <example.py

# explain code
ask explaincode 'const adder = (a: number, b: number) => a + b'

# use temperature=0 for coding tasks
ask -t0 convert to typescript <example.py

During an interactive session, up to two of your previous prompts and ChatGPT answers are sent as context.

Alternatives

The purpose of this project is to be a minimal starting point for working with ChatGPT (or GPT-4). You can fork it and extend it to suit your own workflow.

If you're looking for a more feature-complete CLI tool, consider using one of the following:

• https://github.com/sigoden/aichat -- Rust
• https://github.com/npiv/chatblade -- Python
• https://github.com/marcolardera/chatgpt-cli -- Python
• https://github.com/clevercli/clevercli -- Node & Typescript
• https://github.com/Nemoden/gogpt -- Go