Datasette ChatGPT plugin AI: datasette-chatgpt-plugin - a plugin for Datasette

What is datasette-chatgpt-plugin?

datasette-chatgpt-plugin is a plugin for Datasette that turns a Datasette instance into a ChatGPT plugin, allowing users to ask questions of their data using ChatGPT.

Features of datasette-chatgpt-plugin

• Allows users to ask questions of their data using ChatGPT
• Exposes a single database, the first database attached to the instance
• Can be installed on a deployed instance or using datasette publish
• Supports the new ChatGPT plugins system
• Can be used to show a list of tables or show the first 10 rows of a table

How to use datasette-chatgpt-plugin

1. Install the plugin in the same environment as Datasette using datasette install datasette-chatgpt-plugin

2. If using datasette publish, add --install datasette-chatgpt-plugin to the command

3. Once installed, click Plugins -> Plugin store -> Install an unverified plugin and enter the URL of your Datasette instance

4. Alternatively, use Develop my own plugin -> My manifest is ready and paste in your URL

5. ChatGPT will discover the plugin by hitting the /.well-known/ai-plugin.json endpoint

6. Ask questions of your data, such as "Show a list of tables" or "Show the first 10 rows of the mytable table"

Development of datasette-chatgpt-plugin

• To set up the plugin locally, checkout the code and create a new virtual environment
• Install dependencies and test dependencies using pip install -e '.[test]'
• Run tests using pytest

Important Notes

• ⚠️ Warning: ChatGPT can still hallucinate results using this plugin! See this issue for more details of this problem.
• This plugin currently only supports a single database, the first database attached to the instance.