[MlMt] OpenAI API Key Bundle -

[John Cooper]

What's a Developer question? What a baffling message.

Regarding the pay-to-play email summarization, I'm trying hard to think 
of an email message that wouldn't be quicker just to read. I see that 
the summary of Henry's message (shown in Jim's link) is longer than the 
message itself. :/

info at techworkspro.com wrote (at 11:48 AM on Wednesday, June 25, 2025):

> That’s a Developer question.
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>
> Henry M. Seiden
>
> Techworks Pro
>
>
>> On Jun 25, 2025, at 14:40, Jim Bates via mailmate 
>> <mailmate at lists.freron.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 
>> Thanks for the question - yeah, running in MM and I’m enjoying it. 
>> I attached a link to a screenshot of your summarized email so you can 
>> see what the result looks like...
>>
>> This is a migration of a capability that I have used with NeoMutt for 
>> a while - jam the e-mail body into OpenAI and get a summarized 
>> response. I use it A LOT - frankly, it's used on almost all my 
>> e-mails - unless from my wife ;) (Well, mostly!)
>>
>> I created the OpenAI capability because it's a WHOLE LOT CHEAPER to 
>> purchase $20 (US) of OpenAI credits instead of paying a monthly, 
>> recurring $20 where I have to copy/paste to do the same thing. I also 
>> use a similar command line function to call OpenAI functions: 
>> Emulating ChatGPT for text queries. You can make a LOT of calls for 
>> very little $. You can ALSO change the OpenAI Model to suit your 
>> preference.
>>
>> I'd probably have to do a significant write up on all the technical 
>> requirements since I was initially thinking this would appeal to 
>> existing OpenAI API users.
>>
>> I'd prefer to create a set of docs for each of these steps in a 
>> repository of some sort; I'd be curious if this will reach the 
>> quality level to become part of the MM options. I think the 
>> documentation should/would be appropriate as part of the bundle 
>> distribution.
>>
>> Link to my desktop screenshot: 
>> https://user.fm/files/v2-f3e98528532bdb14506e31ae7a6efd7b/OpenAI%20Screenshot.png
>>
>> -
>> Jim Bates
>> (804) 690-9143 (Cell/Signal)
>>
>> On 25 Jun 2025, at 14:07, Henry Seiden wrote:
>>
>>> Sounds interesting. I’ll give it a go if there’s a chance of 
>>> success. I take it you have this running in MM and summarizing the 
>>> email messages. Are you satisfied with the result?
>>>
>>> Please explain a bit more about the install and key parts for 
>>> someone who hasn’t used Open AI installation for novices like me, 
>>> using Homebrew in Terminal or a link to the process as it relates to 
>>> MM - Homebrew, API references, calls, variables to add, etc.
>>>
>>> Respectfully,
>>>
>>> Henry Seiden
>>>
>>> Techworks Pro Co.
>>> E: info<at>techworkspro<dot>com
>>> W: http://techworkspro.com
>>>
>>> On 25 Jun 2025, at 12:36, Jim Bates via mailmate wrote:
>>>
>>>> Help with a BundleMailMate fans...
>>>> I have created a bundle, yes, my very first one...
>>>>
>>>> PurposeThis bundle allows you to use your personal OpenAPI API KEY 
>>>> to summarize the body of an e-mail.
>>>>
>>>> RequirementsHomebrewYou need to install 2 packages:
>>>>
>>>> w3mzenitybrew install w3m zenity
>>>>
>>>> Environment VariablesYou need to create a .openai
>>>>
>>>> in your home directoryAdd 2 variables:export 
>>>> OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-proj-<YOUR KEY HERE>m4A”
>>>>
>>>> export OPENAI_MODEL="gpt-4o"
>>>>
>>>> I was wondering a few things:Is there a way to host on the MailMate 
>>>> bundle site and allow updates/fixes?Is there a process to submit 
>>>> this as a MailMate bundle and get on the "Bundles List for 
>>>> 'others'"? (Not that I'm arrogant enough to suggest it at this 
>>>> point :) )-
>>>> Jim Bates
>>>> (804) 690-9143 (Cell/Signal)
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