AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin Tutorial, Use Cases & Prompts

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Do you want to learn more about the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin?

In this ChatGPT plugin tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin, how to install the plugin, and what the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin can do.

We are also going to explain what to do when this ChatGPT plugin is not working and anything else important that you need to know about the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin.

What can you do with the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin?

With the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin, you can interact with source code directly within ChatGPT. This plugin acts as an intelligent rubber ducky, allowing you to ask questions and get information about software projects at a given URL. Here are the use cases for this plugin:

1. Summarizing a software project: You can ask the plugin to provide a summary of a software project located at a specific URL.

2. Identifying the main functionality: The plugin can help you identify the main functionality of a software project by analyzing the code at a given URL.

3. Searching for a specific code construct: You can ask the plugin to search for a specific code construct within a software project at a given URL. It will provide you with the relevant information.

4. Understanding the purpose of a code construct: If you want to understand the purpose of a specific code construct in a software project, you can ask the plugin for an explanation.

5. Providing a brief overview of a file or folder path: The plugin can give you a brief overview of a file or folder path within a software project located at a specific URL.

6. Explaining the purpose of a file or folder path: You can ask the plugin to explain the purpose of a file or folder path in a software project at a given URL.

7. Searching for references to a specific query: If you want to find references to a specific query within a software project, the plugin can perform the search for you.

8. Identifying the main components: The plugin can help you identify the main components of a software project by analyzing the code at a given URL.

9. Locating a specific function: If you need to find a specific function within a software project, you can ask the plugin to locate it for you.

10. Understanding the role of a class: You can ask the plugin to explain the role of a class in a software project located at a specific URL.

These use cases demonstrate how the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin can assist you in exploring and understanding source code within ChatGPT.

How to use the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin?

Here is how to use the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin:

  1. Open the ChatGPT website
  2. Sign in to your ChatGPT account
  3. Make sure that you have enabled ChatGPT plugins in your account.
  4. Select GPT-4 model from the model selector.
  5. Click on the ChatGPT plugin icon
  6. Select Plugin store.
  7. Search for the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin
  8. Click on ‘Install’ to add the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin to your ChatGPT account.

Now, also make sure that if you want to use the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin, you have to use the GPT-4 model and you also have to enable the plugin. (currently, only 3 ChatGPT plugins can be enabled at the same time).

Now, all you have to do is use a AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin prompt to activate the plugin.

If you are not sure what plugin prompts you can use to activate the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin, make sure to check out our ChatGPT plugin database here.

Can’t install the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin

If you can’t install the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin, here is how to troubleshoot and find out why you can’t install and use this specific plugin.

1.Make sure you have upgraded to a GPT Plus subscription as ChatGPT plugins are currently only available for Plus subscribers

2. Next, you also have to make sure that the ChatGPT plugins are enabled in your ChatGPT account.

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3. It is possible that the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin is not available in the ChatGPT plugin store anymore temporarily because of some technical issues with the integration.

If you have already installed the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin but it still not generating the right response, check out the next section.

AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin not working – how to fix it?

If the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin is not working properly or you get error messages instead of a ChatGPT response, here are some ways to fix it.

  1. Click on the ‘Regenerate response’ button

Keep in mind that the ChatGPT plugin is still a beta feature, so bugs and other technical issues can occur frequently when you try to make any ChatGPT plugin work.

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However, in a lot of cases, the ‘Regenerate response’ button can help you fix a lot of errors.

  1. Check if you have selected the ChatGPT plugin mode

Once you have installed the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin, you also have to make sure you are using the Plugin mode in ChatGPT if you want to use the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin

Currently, the browsing mode and the plugin mode can’t be used at the same time as you can see on this screenshot:

ChatGPT plugin mode enabled

  1. Make sure you have enabled the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin

Once you have selected the plugin mode, also make sure you have enabled the ChatGPT plugin.

Keep in mind that only three ChatGPT plugins can be enabled at the same time.

  1. AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin giving me a bad response or output.

If you can’t get the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin to give you the desired output, the easiest method is to ask ChatGPT directly using the GPT-4 model how to get better responses from the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin.

  1. Check other reasons why ChatGPT is not working

It is also possible that there aren’t any issues with the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin, but ChatGPT has some technical issues in general. So as a best practice test, if ChatGPT is working without the plugin mode enabled.

If ChatGPT without the plugin mode enabled is not giving you a response as well, then most likely the bug is not related to the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin.

How to uninstall AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin?

If you no longer want to use the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin, here is how to uninstall it:

  1. Open and sign in to ChatGPT.
  2. Select GPT-4 model from the model selector.
  3. Click on the ChatGPT plugin icon
  4. Select Plugin store.
  5. Search for the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin
  6. Click on ‘Uninstall’ to remove the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin.

Official description of the AskYourCode ChatGPT Plugin in the plugin store

Ask your source code directly. The intelligent rubber ducky!

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