chatgpt-retrieval-plugin

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The ChatGPT Retrieval Plugin lets you easily find personal or work documents by asking questions in natural language.

  • .dockerignore
  • .env.example
  • .gitignore
  • Dockerfile
  • LICENSE
  • Makefile
  • poetry.lock
  • pyproject.toml
  • README.md

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/openai/chatgpt-retrieval-plugin

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd chatgpt-retrieval-plugin

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Python 3 Python is required to use pip.
pip install poetry

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Docker

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker build -t chatgpt-retrieval-plugin .

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

docker run -p 8080:80 chatgpt-retrieval-plugin

Runs the built image as an actual container.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

4. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
pip install poetry

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

poetry env use python3.10

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

poetry shell

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

poetry install

Installs the libraries listed in pyproject.toml.

poetry run start

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

5. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.
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