ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin Tutorial, Use Cases & Prompts

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

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

What can you do with the ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin?

The ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin allows ChatGPT to search code on GitHub repositories based on a query. With this plugin, you can perform various tasks related to code search and exploration on GitHub. Here are the use cases provided:

1. Searching for code snippets in a specific language on GitHub: You can search for specific code snippets written in a particular programming language.

2. Finding the most starred repositories that use a specific language on GitHub: This use case enables you to discover the most popular repositories written in a specific programming language based on the number of stars they have received.

3. Searching for the definition of a function in a specific repository on GitHub: You can search for the definition or implementation of a particular function within a specific repository.

4. Finding the most forked repositories that use a specific language on GitHub: This use case allows you to identify the repositories that have been forked the most in a specific programming language.

5. Searching for the implementation of an algorithm in a specific language on GitHub: You can search for the implementation of a specific algorithm written in a particular programming language.

6. Finding the most recent commits in a specific repository on GitHub: This use case helps you find the most recent commits made to a specific repository.

7. Searching for the usage of a function in a specific repository on GitHub: You can search for the usage examples or references to a specific function within a particular repository.

8. Finding the most popular open-source projects that use a specific language on GitHub: This use case allows you to discover the most popular open-source projects written in a specific programming language.

9. Searching for a specific file in a specific repository on GitHub: You can search for a specific file within a particular repository.

10. Finding the most recent issues in a specific repository on GitHub: This use case helps you find the most recent issues reported or discussed within a specific repository.

By utilizing the ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin, ChatGPT can assist users in exploring code on GitHub and retrieving relevant information based on their queries.

How to use the ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin?

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

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

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

Can’t install the ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin

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

ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin not working – how to fix it?

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

If you can’t get the ChatWithGit 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 ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin.

  1. Check other reasons why ChatGPT is not working

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

How to uninstall ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin?

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

Official description of the ChatWithGit ChatGPT Plugin in the plugin store

Search code on GitHub repositories based on a query.

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