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Code locally with ChatGPT & Claude — no API required
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Switch from ChatGPT to Claude with import memory feature
Mar 2026 · claude.com
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integrate chatGPT into your scripts or terminal work. Supports piping text, saving prompts, estimating costs, and some basic json/yaml extraction. I've added some elaborate examples on the readme of how to use it with pictures, that may provide a better overview.
2023 · github.com
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Push events and chat with Claude Code via Telegram & Discord
Mar 2026 · code.claude.com
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Hi HN, As a developer, I much prefer to write code than read other people’s code. But most projects I work on involve other developers so it’s hard to avoid. Often I find it really hard to quickly parse other people’s code so I thought maybe ChatGPT could help. ChatGPT does a really nice job of giving clear explanations when you paste in code and ask it to explain it. But the interface is a bit of a pain to use if you’re using it many times a day. It’s also hard to share explanations with co-workers. So I built whatdoesthiscodedo.com. Just paste your code and get your ChatGPT explanation and…
2023 · whatdoesthiscodedo.com
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Apr 2026 · github.com
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Introducing the Code ChatGPT Plugin - a new era of seamless interaction between ChatGPT and your codebase. This TypeScript Code Analyzer furnishes a suite of utilities to analyze TypeScript code, enabling ChatGPT to "talk" with YOUR code. Fetch a list of all the files in your project, list of every function in a TypeScript or JavaScript file, or even get the content of a specific function, all while staying in your conversation with ChatGPT. With accessible API endpoints, you can effortlessly navigate your codebase and ask ChatGPT anything you can think of about it. Say goodbye to the days…
2023 · github.com
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Hi HN, TL;DR Memex is a cross-platform desktop app for vibe coding. Think ChatGPT + Claude Code rolled into one. Why we built it: We love chat tools like Perplexity and ChatGPT. We also love coding agents, like in Cursor and Windsurf. We don’t like that web-based app builders are opinionated about tech stack and we can’t run them locally. So, we built Memex to be a chat tool + coding agent that supports any tech stack. What it can do today: Claude Code-like coding. Agentic web search / research. Pre-built templates (e.g. fullstack, iOS, python + modal, etc). Inline data analysis + viz.…
2025 · memex.tech
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Hey HN! I built Retain as the evolution of claude-reflect (github.com/BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect). The original problem: I use Claude Code/Codex daily for coding, plus claude.ai and ChatGPT occasionally. Every conversation contains decisions, corrections, and patterns I forget existed weeks later. I kept re-explaining the same preferences. claude-reflect was a CLI tool that extracted learnings from Claude Code sessions. Retain takes this further with a native macOS app that: - Aggregates conversations from Claude Code, claude.ai, ChatGPT, and Codex CLI - Instant full-text…
Jan 2026 · github.com
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I noticed there wasn't any and wrote a small wrapper around ChatGPT. I found myself using ChatGPT to code and generate documentation, but copy and paste is a bit difficult. Emacs integration makes it extensible with custom prompts and all, based on region selected.
2022
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Just to clarify the background a bit. This project wasn’t planned as a big standalone release at first. On January 16, Ollama added support for an Anthropic-compatible API, and I was curious how far this could be pushed in practice. I decided to try plugging local Ollama models directly into a Claude Code-style workflow and see if it would actually work end to end. Here is the release note from Ollama that made this possible: https://ollama.com/blog/claude Technically, what I do is pretty straightforward: - Detect which local models are available in Ollama. - When…
Jan 2026 · github.com
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I got frustrated with Claude's official platform limitations - conversations disappearing, no customization options, and clunky file handling. So I built my own interface over a weekend! GitHub: https://github.com/chihebnabil/claude-ui What it does: - Saves all conversations locally (SQLite + Drizzle ORM) - Lets you customize Claude's personality per chat - Handles file attachments properly + caching input tokens - Dark/light mode - No conversation limits - Markdown & code syntax highlighting Tech stack is pretty simple: - Nuxt 3 for the frontend - Anthropic's SDK…
2024 · github.com
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ChatGPT is excellent but you need to do a lot of copy and pasting for using it as a coding assistant. I created a simple plugin to give ChatGPT access to the web for documentation and also to the local file system.
2023 · github.com
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The problem: We're chatting with ChatGPT about our code, right? And we've got to manually piece together a context to feed the AI, especially when that token limit comes into play. ;) Here's where Smolex jumps in. It allows ChatGPT to pull up context directly from your codebase (it's a plugin that just runs on localhost), making our back-and-forths about code more like a conversation and less like a chore. I find it's a real lifesaver when writing new tests based on old ones. Smolex can provide ChatGPT with the existing tests for context. Heads up, though, this tool's super experimental -…
2023 · github.com
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Hey HN, I've made a Chrome extension called Artifacts for ChatGPT, which brings the Claude Artifacts feature to the official ChatGPT website.
2024 · github.com
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2022 · twitter.com
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VS Code and JetBrains have official Claude Code IDE integration, but Visual Studio doesn't. There's an open GitHub issue with a lot of +1s so I built it myself (check out the gif in the GitHub repo for a visual example). It implements the same protocol the official plugins use, so the Claude CLI connects to it automatically. You don't configure anything, just install the extension and click Launch. The main thing it adds over running Claude in a terminal is that edits open in Visual Studio's native diff viewer instead of auto-applying or prompting you in the terminal. You click Accept or…
Jun 2026 · github.com
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