MatrixGPT/README.md

# MatrixGPT

_Chatbots for Matrix._

This bot supports OpenAI, Anthropic, and locally hosted models that use an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. It can run multiple different models using
different triggers, such as `!c4` for GPT4 and `!ca` for Anthropic, all through the same bot.

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## Install

1. Install requirements:
    ```bash
    sudo apt install libolm-dev gcc python3-dev
    pip install -r requirements.txt
    ```
2. Copy `config.sample.yaml` to `config.yaml` and fill it out with the bot's Matrix authentication and your OpenAI and/or Anthropic API keys.
3. Start the bot with `python3 main.py`

[Pantalaimon](https://github.com/matrix-org/pantalaimon) is **required** for the bot to be able to talk in encrypted rooms.

I included a sample Systemd service (`matrixgpt.service`).



## Use

First, invite your bot to a room. Then you can start a chat by prefixing your message with your trigger (for example, `!c hello!`). The bot will create a thread when it replies. You don't need to use the trigger in the thread.

Use `!matrixgpt` to view the bot's help. The bot also responds to `!bots`.

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- Don't try to use two bots in the same thread.
- You can DM a bot for a private chat. Don't use the trigger prefix in a DM.
- The bot will move its read marker when a new message is sent in the room.

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The bot can give helpful reactions:

- 🚫 means permission denied (not allowed to chat with the bot).
- 🕒 means the API timed out.
- ❌ means the bot encountered an exception.
- ❌ 🔐 means there was a decryption failure.