# 0xacx/chatGPT-shell-cli

Simple shell script to use OpenAI's ChatGPT and DALL-E from the terminal. No Python or JS required.

Repository: https://github.com/0xacx/chatGPT-shell-cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chatgpt-shell-cli
Homepage: https://gptshell-jlyvxmvbl-acx00.vercel.app
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chatbot, chatgpt, chatgpt-api, chatgpt-api-wrapper, terminal, shell, shell-script, bash, zsh, cli, dall-e, dalle2, image-generation, dalle
Last push: 2024-06-19T12:46:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 97
- inputs: {"age_days": 1358, "days_push": 805, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1238, forks 165 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.527973+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight shell script that lets you chat with OpenAI's ChatGPT models and generate DALL-E images directly from the terminal, requiring only curl and jq. It supports chat context, pipe mode, script parameters, model listing, and running generated commands.

## Use cases
- chat with chatgpt from the terminal
- generate images from text prompts with dall-e
- pipe questions to gpt in shell scripts
- generate and run terminal commands with ai
- keep chat context in a terminal session
- list available openai models

## When to choose
- you want a dependency-free bash/zsh way to use OpenAI's API
- you prefer terminal workflows over web chat interfaces
- you need to script GPT queries in shell pipelines
- you want image generation without installing Python or Node

## When to avoid
- you need streaming responses or advanced agent features
- you want a GUI or web interface
- you use non-OpenAI LLM providers exclusively
- you need rich markdown rendering of responses

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: chatbot, llm-inference, cli, image-processing
- domain: artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: openai, chatgpt, dall-e, shell-script, bash, zsh, terminal, image-generation, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- 0xacx/chatGPT-shell-cli (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.527973+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:10:00.365092+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0xacx/chatGPT-shell-cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.527973+00:00, sha d6b6ca7625a2)
  - homepage: https://gptshell-jlyvxmvbl-acx00.vercel.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:42.584741+00:00, sha 4cc615749130)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.