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Python package for easily interfacing with chat apps, with robust features and minimal code complexity.

21 mentions on Hacker News by 11 people: 4 stories, 17 comments · first 2023-06-08 · latest 2025-05-05

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  1. I was developing an open-source library for interfacing with LLMs agnostically ( https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat ) and although it still works, I haven't had the time to maintain it unfortunately. Nowadays for writing code to…
    comment by minimaxir · 2025-05-05 · in As an experienced LLM user, I don't use generative LLMs often
  2. …plus a function calling trick which allows you to get the improved result in a single API call: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/blob/main/examples...
    comment by minimaxir · 2023-12-17 · in Promptbase: All things prompt engineering
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    Efficient Coding Assistant with Simpleaichat
    story by tosh · 2023-12-15 · 0 comments
  4. …of its power). Here's a fun demo example which compares system prompts and structured data results: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/blob/main/examples...
    comment by minimaxir · 2023-12-15 · in Prompt engineering
  5. …asked those questions were greeted by a software author who lashed out at them. See for yourself: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/issues/91 https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/issues/92 One person who asked (rightfully,…
    comment by dangus · 2023-11-15 · in Please Don't Ask If an Open Source Project Is Dead
  6. …both the issues mentioned, people have been respectful and showing empathy to author's situation https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/issues/91 https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/issues/92
    comment by avinassh · 2023-11-15 · in Please Don't Ask If an Open Source Project Is Dead
  7. …structured data for better output control, lightly leveraging my Python package to reduce LoC: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/blob/main/examples...
    comment by minimaxir · 2023-09-08 · in We built an AI-powered Magic the Gathering card generator
  8. So what are the alternatives to LangChain that the HN crowd uses? I see two contenders: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/tree/main/simpleai... https://github.com/griptape-ai/griptape There is also the llm command line utility that…
    comment by zby · 2023-08-14 · in LangChain Agent Simulation – Multi-Player Dungeons and Dragons
  9. …"make it more efficient") works best, with system prompt engineering to result in less code output: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/blob/main/examples...
    comment by minimaxir · 2023-07-20 · in Custom instructions for ChatGPT
  10. …like a nice wrapper. I'm especially looking forward to playing with the structured data models bit: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/blob/main/examples... Well done, Max!
    comment by stavros · 2023-07-15 · in The Problem with LangChain
  11. …as cheap as possible, but still much more capable of modern AI tricks than most implementations" https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat Separately, in the article, typo expect->except here: "LangChain uses about the same amount of code…
    comment by Terretta · 2023-07-14 · in The Problem with LangChain
  12. …Also, the tools here are incredibly simple and easy to understand (very new) so looking at, say, https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/tree/main/simpleai... or https://github.com/smol-ai/developer and digging in to the prompts, what…
    comment by theptip · 2023-07-02 · in Stanford A.I. Courses
  13. I've spent a lot of time experimenting with schema: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/blob/main/examples...
    comment by minimaxir · 2023-06-19 · in Show HN: Python package for interfacing with ChatGPT with minimized complexity
  14. Ah, I see I've been ninja'd by about 17 hours: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/releases/tag/v0.2.... :-D
    comment by senko · 2023-06-19 · in Show HN: Python package for interfacing with ChatGPT with minimized complexity
  15. The project has an implementation for the function logic: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat#functions
    comment by H8crilA · 2023-06-19 · in Show HN: Python package for interfacing with ChatGPT with minimized complexity
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    Show HN: Python package for interfacing with ChatGPT with minimized complexity
    story by minimaxir · 2023-06-19 · 35 comments
  17. …my blog post on how to do it efficiently, but in practice it's just a simple, small prompt: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/blob/main/PROMPTS....
    comment by minimaxir · 2023-06-16 · in GPT-4 Can Use Tools Now–That’s a Big Deal
  18. …a demo of some system prompt engineering which resulted in better results for the older ChatGPT: https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat/blob/main/examples... Coincidentially, the new gpt-3.5-turbo-0613 model also has better system…
    comment by minimaxir · 2023-06-14 · in Native JSON Output from GPT-4
  19. …for it so perhaps it'll be more reliable. While developing a more-simple LangChain alternative ( https://github.com/minimaxir/simpleaichat ) I discovered a neat trick for allowing ChatGPT to select tools from a list reliably: put the list…
    comment by minimaxir · 2023-06-13 · in Function calling and other API updates
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    Simpleaichat: Python package for easily interfacing with chat apps
    story by saeedesmaili · 2023-06-10 · 0 comments
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    Show HN: I got fed up with LangChain so I made a simple alternative for AI apps
    story by minimaxir · 2023-06-08 · 2 comments