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Use CodeGate with Open Interpreter

Open Interpreter lets LLMs run code locally through a ChatGPT-like interface in your terminal.

CodeGate works with OpenAI and OpenAI-compatible APIs through Open Interpreter.

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This guide assumes you have already installed Open Interpreter using their installation instructions.

Configure Open Interpreter to use CodeGate​

To configure Open Interpreter to send requests through CodeGate, run interpreter with the API base setting set to CodeGate's local API port, http://localhost:8989/openai.

By default, CodeGate connects to the OpenAI API. To use a different OpenAI-compatible endpoint, set the CODEGATE_OPENAI_URL configuration parameter when you run CodeGate.

interpreter --api_base http://localhost:8989/openai --api_key YOUR_API_KEY --model MODEL_NAME

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your OpenAI API key, and MODEL_NAME with your desired model, like openai/gpt-4o-mini.

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The --model parameter value must start with openai/ for CodeGate to properly handle the request.

Verify configuration​

To verify that you've successfully connected Open Interpreter to CodeGate, type codegate version into the Open Interpreter chat. You should receive a response like "CodeGate version 0.1.16".

Next steps​

Learn more about CodeGate's features and explore the dashboard.

Remove CodeGate​

If you decide to stop using CodeGate, follow these steps to remove it and revert your environment.

  1. Quit Open Interpreter (Ctrl+C) and re-run it without the API base parameter.

  2. Stop and remove the CodeGate container:

    docker stop codegate && docker rm codegate

  3. If you launched CodeGate with a persistent volume, delete it to remove the CodeGate database and other files:

    docker volume rm codegate_volume