gpt-shell-4o-mini 1.2.2

A simple, lightweight CLI to use OpenAI's ChatGPT and DALL-E from the terminal.

original work

https://github.com/0xacx/chatGPT-shell-cli

I translated it to python, and added some features, Few things was not working for me, also updated to gpt 4o-mini

** greate work from the original authour **

GPT-shell-4o-mini

A simple, lightweight Python CLI to use OpenAI's ChatGPT and DALL-E from the terminal.

Features ✨

🌍 Cross-Platform Support

• Windows 10/11 - Full support with automatic environment variable setup
• macOS - Works seamlessly on all versions
• Linux - Supports all major distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, Arch, etc.)

🧠 Smart Terminal Context

• User Profile - Remembers your OS, username, and distribution
• Terminal Session Info - Sends current working directory, shell type, and environment to ChatGPT
• Intelligent Responses - ChatGPT sees your context and environment for better assistance

🚀 Easy Setup

• First-run wizard - Automatic API key setup and verification
• Python Package - Installable via pip for easy management
• Cross-platform - Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7+ (usually pre-installed)
• An OpenAI API key - Get one free at OpenAI

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Installation

Installation

Pip Installation (Recommended for all platforms):

pip install gpt-shell-4o-mini

After installation, run gpt to start the setup wizard:

gpt

The wizard will:

• Prompt for your OpenAI API key
• Verify the key with OpenAI
• Save it securely in your os environment
• Create your user profile
• Files Will be created at your home directory as chatgpt_py**

Uninstallation

IMPORTANT: Command Order Matters

Always run gpt-remove BEFORE pip uninstall - the gpt-remove command is part of the package and will be removed by pip uninstall.

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Method 1: Complete Uninstall (Recommended)

gpt-remove

What gpt-remove does:

• Interactive confirmation - asks before proceeding
• Removes configuration files - deletes ~/.chatgpt_py_* files
• Cleans environment variables - removes OPENAI_KEY from shell profiles
• Uninstalls Python package - runs pip uninstall gpt-shell-4o-mini automatically
• Shows progress - detailed feedback throughout the process

Result: Complete removal of all traces of the package

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Method 2: Basic Package Removal

pip uninstall gpt-shell-4o-mini

What pip uninstall does:

• Removes Python package - deletes package from site-packages
• Removes commands - deletes gpt, chatgpt, and gpt-remove commands
• Leaves configuration files - ~/.chatgpt_py_* files remain
• Leaves environment variables - OPENAI_KEY in shell profiles remains

Result: Package removed but manual cleanup required

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Method 3: Manual Cleanup After Basic Uninstall

If you already ran pip uninstall and need to clean up:

# Download and run the uninstall module
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wkdkavishka/GPT-shell-4o-mini/main/chatgpt/uninstall.py
python uninstall.py

What this does:

• Removes configuration files - cleans up ~/.chatgpt_py_* files
• Cleans environment variables - removes OPENAI_KEY from shell profiles
• Cannot uninstall package - package already removed

Result: Configuration cleanup only

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Manual Cleanup Required After pip uninstall

If you used pip uninstall without gpt-remove, manually remove:

• Chat history: ~/.chatgpt_py_history
• Custom system prompt: ~/.chatgpt_py_sys_prompt
• User profile: ~/.chatgpt_py_info
• Environment variables: OPENAI_KEY from shell profiles (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.)

Usage

Command Line Options

gpt [OPTIONS]

Basic Options

• -h, --help - Show help message and exit
• -p, --prompt PROMPT - Provide prompt directly instead of starting chat
• --prompt-from-file FILE - Provide prompt from a file
• -l, --list - List available OpenAI models

Model & Response Options

• -m, --model MODEL - Model to use (default: gpt-4o-mini)
• -t, --temperature TEMPERATURE - Sampling temperature (default: 0.7)
• --max-tokens MAX_TOKENS - Max tokens for completion (default: 1024)
• -s, --size SIZE - Image size for DALL-E (default: 512x512)

System Prompt Management

• -i, --init-prompt PROMPT - Provide initial system prompt (overrides default)
• --init-prompt-from-file FILE - Provide initial system prompt from file
• --sys-prompt PROMPT - Set or update custom system prompt (saved to ~/.chatgpt_py_sys_prompt)
• --get-sys-prompt - Show current custom system prompt
• --reset-sys-prompt - Remove custom system prompt and use default

Debug Options

• --debug - Print debug information including context sent to AI

Usage Examples

Interactive Chat Mode

gpt
# Starts interactive chat with ChatGPT

Single Prompt Mode

gpt -p "What is the regex to match an email address?"
gpt --prompt "Translate to French: Hello World!"

Pipe Mode

echo "What is the command to get all pdf files created yesterday?" | gpt
ls -la | gpt -p "Explain these file permissions"

File Input

gpt --prompt-from-file my_prompt.txt
gpt --init-prompt-from-file custom_system_prompt.txt

Model Configuration

gpt --model gpt-4 --temperature 0.9 --max-tokens 2000
gpt -m gpt-4o -t 0.5

System Prompt Management

# Set custom system prompt
gpt --sys-prompt "You are a helpful Python programmer. Always provide code examples."

# View current system prompt
gpt --get-sys-prompt

# Reset to default
gpt --reset-sys-prompt

# Use temporary system prompt
gpt -i "You are a chef. Provide cooking advice." -p "How do I make pasta?"

Debug Mode

gpt --debug -p "Why is my script not working?"
gpt --debug  # Starts interactive chat with debug info

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🧠 Terminal Context Feature

How It Works

GPT-shell-4o-mini automatically sends contextual information with every prompt:

User Profile (~/.chatgpt_py_info):

• Your username
• Operating system and version
• Linux distribution (if applicable)

Terminal Session (captured in real-time):

• Current working directory
• Shell type (bash, zsh, PowerShell, etc.)
• Environment information

Example

When you run gpt, ChatGPT sees:

[Static Profile: User: john | OS: Linux | Distro: Ubuntu 22.04]
[Terminal Session (Shell: bash | CWD: /home/john/project):
]

You: How do I fix this Python error?

ChatGPT response will be context-aware:

"I see you're working in the /home/john/project directory on Ubuntu..."

Debug Mode

Use --debug to see exactly what context is sent to ChatGPT:

gpt --debug -p "Help me debug this issue"

This will show:

• The full user profile
• Terminal session information
• Complete message history being sent
• Model parameters being used

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Support

For issues, questions, or contributions, please visit the
GitHub Repository

Interactive Commands

During interactive chat mode, you can use these special commands:

• image: Generate images - Start a prompt with image: followed by description
  • Example: image: a cute cat sitting on a laptop
• history View your chat history
• models List available OpenAI models
• model: Get details on a specific model - Start with model: followed by model ID
  • Example: model: gpt-4o-mini
• command: Generate and execute commands - Start with command: followed by description
  • Example: command: list all files larger than 100MB in current directory
• exit, quit, q Exit the chat

Image Generation

# In interactive mode
image: a beautiful sunset over mountains

# With specific size
gpt -s "1024x1024" -p "image: futuristic cityscape"

Available image sizes: 256x256, 512x512, 1024x1024, 1792x1024, 1024x1792, 2048x2048, 4096x4096

Command Generation

# In interactive mode
command: find all Python files with syntax errors

# As single prompt
gpt -p "command: compress all log files older than 30 days"

⚠️ Safety Warning: Generated commands are checked for dangerous patterns. You'll be asked to confirm before execution.