CLI Quick Setup

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Kevin Jayne edited this page Apr 1, 2023 · 3 revisions

Prerequisites

Some familiarity with your system's CLI terminal
Golang installed and available on your system

Step-By-Step

1. Get an OpenAI API Key

Create an account with OpenAI
Login and head to your User Settings Page
Create a new API key and copy it

2. Install Ponder

go install github.com/seemywingz/ponder

3. Set Environment Variables

In a CLI terminal, export your API Key
- export OPENAI_API_KEY="REPLACE WITH YOUR API KEY"
- Make sure to use your actual API key

4. Ponder Something Interesting

In the same terminal instance, give a prompt to ponder
- ponder chat -p "something interesting"