- Temporary local Chat Mode
- Supports a variety of OpenAI models and web-search
- Supports Claude models and web-search
- Convert responses to HTML or VOICE
- Maintains a log of reponses
- Simple GUI
- Renders HTML from Markdown
- Choose from many themes and colors
- Pop-up Prompt Manager | Options Manager
see https://platform.openai.com for OpenAI model information
see https://www.anthropic.com for information on Claude models
requires several modules
anthropic==0.84.0
openai==2.28.0
google-genai==1.68.0
ollama==0.6.1
Markdown==3.10.2
ttkbootstrap==1.14.2
groq==1.1.2
Uses Python and tkinter
python3
python3-tk
aditional requirements:
text editor
VNC media player
Internet and Internet browser
Tested on Windows and Linux
Use pip to install any missing python modules
needed for API access. Consult the vendor for
the correct pip... syntax.
Also you will need API keys from each vendor.
The vendors offer both free and paid tiers.
Here are the vendors, websites, and key labels to use:
| Vendor | Website | ENVariable |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | https://platform.openai.com | OPENAI_API_KEY |
| Anthropic | https://claude.ai/settings | CLDKEY |
| https://aistudio.google.com | api_key | |
| Ollama | https://ollama.com/settings | OLLAMA_API_KEY |
| groq | https://console.groq.com/keys | GROQ_KEY |
| Deepseek | https://platform.deepseek.com | DSEEK1 |
Windows and Linux have various way to set these variables.
If you plan to use Voice reading of responses, you will need to install VLC media player.
Use Ctrl-Shift-S to play back the reponses.
Each play-back is saved in a separate file in the application directory.
The options.ini file contains all of the options settings.
There is a GUI that handles options but can use a text editor also.
- New
Begins a new conversation
To change the system instructions message for the current session,
type instruct You are a .......... assistant
into the Prompt Area first, and then click "New".
- View
Displays the log file you named in Options.
- Text
Opens the current response or selection in your text editor
Set up the name of your text editor in options.
- Html
Converts the current response or selection to HTML and opens it in your default browser.
- Options
launches the Options editing program
- Submit Query
Submits prompt to the current AI Model
Ctrl-G and Ctrl-Enter do that too.
- Web
Toggle the "web-search" tool
NOTE: works with most OpenAI models,
Claude Sonnet, Claude Opus, and groq/compound
- Select temporary Model
Select from models listed in
models.dattext file
Selecting a different model forces a new conversationOn startup the "default" model is always selected
The default model is set in options (options.ini)
- Close
Exit the program. Ctrl-q exits the program without confirmation.
Right-Click in the prompt or response area to get a bunch of useful choices.
At startup, if a previous conversation is detected the user is prompted to either continue or start a new conversation. So closing the app does not terminate a conversation. To start a new conversatioin while the app is running use the 'New' button. Multiple conversations are not preserved anywhere, but will remain in the log until it is purged.
| key | action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl-H | This HotKey help |
| Ctrl-Q | Close Program No Prompt |
| Ctrl-Shift-D | Delete Log File |
| Ctrl-Shift-S | Speak the Currrent Text |
| Ctrl-G | Submit Query (Button) |
| Ctrl-Enter | Submit Query (Button) |
| Ctrl-F | Find text |
| Ctrl-N | Find next text |
| Ctrl-J | Open Selected URL |
| Ctrl-R | Clear Prompt Area |
| Alt-P | Open Prompt Manager (or right-click) |
The prompts directory is for storing custom prompt text.
Prompt files must begin with "prompt" and be followed by non-space characters, like prompt1 or promptX.
You can easily edit your prompt?.md files with a text editor.
In addition, a Prompts Viewer presents named prompts that are created and modified in a file
called prompts.txt. Access the viewer with Alt-P or with the Right-Click drop-down.
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