README.md

Project Description

This project is a WhatsApp bot that uses OpenAI's ChatGPT (GPT-4) to respond to user inputs.

Requirements

• Node.js (18.x)
• A recent version of npm
• An OpenAI Account
• A Whatsapp Account

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/noelzappy/chatgpt-whatsapp.git

cd chatgpt-whatsapp

2. Install depedencies

yarn install

3. Create .env file and update the update the OpenAI API keys and Organization ID

cp .env.example .env

 nano .env # opens the `.env` file for you to update the details

4. Start the Bot.

yarn start

5. Scan the QR Code with Whatsapp (Link a device)

6. Now you're ready to go :)

Usage

The bot will now respond to all messages you receive.

To use the bot in group chats, simply mention the bot's name or any of the prefixes listed below in your message.

  "gpt",
  "GPT",
  "gpt3",
  "GPT3",
  "gpt-3",
  "GPT-3",
  "bot",
  "Bot",
  "BOT",

To change the prefixes, update the array located inside src/configs/constants.ts

Example

What is the meaning of life?
bot What is the meaning of life?

The bot only responds to messages that are received by you, not sent. It will also work with group messages. The bot will respond to all private messages you receive and only messages taht contain any of the prefixes in group chats. To change the OpenAI model being used, update the OPENAI_MODEL variable in the config/constants.ts file.

Used libraries

• https://github.com/pedroslopez/whatsapp-web.js