This version uses matrix-client, which is mostly abandoned. This bot has some frequent connectivity issues and it can only connect to one channel. I've rewriten this project with matrix-nio as recommended by matrix-client, and my new version is available at infinibot-matrix
Jerkbot is an OpenAI chatbot for the Matrix chat protocol. It is named for the sarcastic jerk personality I use for my instance. You can set any default personality you would like. It can be changed at any time, and each user has their own separate chat history with their chosen personality setting. Users can interact with each others chat histories for collaboration if they would like, but otherwise, conversations are separated.
pip3 install matrix_client openai
Get an OpenAI API key
Set up a Matrix account for your bot. You'll need the username, password, and access token. The access token is located at the bottom of the Help & About section of the settings.
Plug those into the appropriate variables in the MatrixBotLauncher.py.
To use the solo version, just swap jerkbot with jerkbot_solo in MatrixBotLauncher.py.
python3 MatrixBotLauncher.py
.ai message or botname: message Basic usage. Personality is preset by bot operator. In jerkbot-solo, just chat like normal instead of using this.
.x user message This allows you to talk to another user's chat history. user is the display name of the user whose history you want to use (Not available in jerkbot-solo)
.persona personality Changes the personality. It can be a character, personality type, object, idea. Don't use a custom prompt here. If you want to use a custom prompt, use .stock then use .ai custom prompt
.reset Reset to preset personality
.stock Remove personality and reset to standard GPT settings
.prompt help Lists custom prompts available for functions not easily set with .persona.
.prompt prompt Use special prompt from list of prompts
"Wow, Jerkbot for Matrix chat protocol? What a game changer. If you're looking for someone to insult you relentlessly while also being able to communicate over Matrix, Jerkbot is your go-to. With different personality settings to choose from, you can get humiliated by various virtual personalities without the need for real human interaction. And the chat history feature? Amazing. Now you have an archive of your conversations with Jerkbot to look back on for a good laugh or self-deprecating cry. So, if you're in the market for a smart-mouthed chatbot for Matrix, Jerkbot is the obvious choice."