Skip to content

chatgpt.md

Latest commit

 

History

History
43 lines (29 loc) · 1.67 KB

chatgpt.md

File metadata and controls

43 lines (29 loc) · 1.67 KB

ChatGPT

Control the ChatGPT macOS Desktop App directly from the terminal. OpenCLI supports two automation approaches for ChatGPT.

Approach 1: AppleScript (Default, No Setup)

The current built-in commands use native AppleScript automation — no extra launch flags needed.

Prerequisites

  1. Install the official ChatGPT Desktop App from OpenAI.
  2. Grant Accessibility permissions to your terminal app in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.

Commands

  • opencli chatgpt status: Check if the ChatGPT app is currently running.
  • opencli chatgpt new: Activate ChatGPT and press Cmd+N to start a new conversation.
  • opencli chatgpt send "message": Copy your message to clipboard, activate ChatGPT, paste, and submit.
  • opencli chatgpt read: Copy the last AI response via Cmd+Shift+C and return it as text.

Approach 2: CDP (Advanced, Electron Debug Mode)

ChatGPT Desktop is also an Electron app and can be launched with a remote debugging port:

/Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/MacOS/ChatGPT \
  --remote-debugging-port=9224
export OPENCLI_CDP_ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:9224"

The CDP approach enables future advanced commands like DOM inspection, model switching, and code extraction.

How It Works

  • AppleScript mode: Uses osascript and pbcopy/pbpaste for clipboard-based text transfer.
  • CDP mode: Connects via Chrome DevTools Protocol to the Electron renderer process.

Limitations

  • macOS only (AppleScript dependency)
  • AppleScript mode requires Accessibility permissions
  • read command copies the last response — earlier messages need manual scroll