Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin Tutorial, Use Cases & Prompts

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Do you want to learn more about the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin?

In this ChatGPT plugin tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin, how to install the plugin, and what the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin.

What can you do with the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin?

Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin is a ChatGPT plugin that allows ChatGPT to interact with code repositories, manage issues, and push code. With this plugin, you can perform the following tasks:

1. List all repositories for a user.
2. Create an issue in a repository for a user.
3. Get the README file for a repository of a user.
4. Search for code in a repository of a user.
5. List all forks of a repository for a user.
6. Get the details of an issue in a repository of a user.
7. Close an issue in a repository of a user.
8. List all pull requests in a repository of a user.
9. Get the details of a pull request in a repository of a user.
10. Merge a pull request in a repository of a user.

By leveraging the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin, you can seamlessly integrate ChatGPT with code repositories and perform various actions related to managing code and tracking issues.

How to use the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin?

Here is how to use the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin
  8. Click on ‘Install’ to add the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin to your ChatGPT account.

Now, also make sure that if you want to use the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin prompt to activate the plugin.

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

Can’t install the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin

If you can’t install the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin but it still not generating the right response, check out the next section.

Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin not working – how to fix it?

If the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin, you also have to make sure you are using the Plugin mode in ChatGPT if you want to use the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code 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. Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin giving me a bad response or output.

If you can’t get the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin.

  1. Check other reasons why ChatGPT is not working

It is also possible that there aren’t any issues with the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin.

How to uninstall Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin?

If you no longer want to use the Chat with Code 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 Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin
  6. Click on ‘Uninstall’ to remove the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin.

Official description of the Chat with Code ChatGPT Plugin in the plugin store

Interact with code repositories, manage issues, and push code.

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