Building a ChatGPT Plugin for Medium

Welcome to the technical exploration of ChatGPT plugins! This article, published on Medium Engineering, delves into the capabilities and proof of concept behind these plugins. OpenAI has recently introduced plugins for ChatGPT to facilitate access to up-to-date internet content.

Prior to the introduction of plugins, ChatGPT had limited access to the internet as it had been trained on a 2021 dataset. This limitation is overcome by the integration of plugins, allowing platforms like Medium to expose their content to ChatGPT. Now, ChatGPT can retrieve specific pieces of content by triggering the appropriate API, thanks to user prompts and installed plugins.

Currently, Chat GPT plugin support is in private alpha, with exclusive access granted to Medium for exploring the possibilities of making their content retrievable by ChatGPT. This article serves as a guide on how to build a ChatGPT plugin using the well-known/ai-plugin.json file.

The ai-plugin.json file provides essential information to help ChatGPT understand that your domain supports plugins. It also links the appropriate description, icons, and links for end-users when they install the plugin. Additionally, the article explains how the OpenAPI YAML file exposes the schema, which ChatGPT utilizes to comprehend the API.

If you're interested in implementing this yourself, the article demonstrates how the MediumGPT service, written in Go, can be employed to convert hardcoded GraphQL queries into REST APIs. The focus of this article is purely on the technical aspects of building a ChatGPT plugin and showcasing its functionality.