dall-e-shell

An Emacs shell for OpenAI’s DALL-E

For related packages, see:

• chatgpt-shell: An Emacs shell for OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
• ob-chatgpt-shell: Evaluate ChatGPT shell blocks in Emacs org babel blocks.
• ob-dall-e-shell: Evaluate DALL-E shell blocks in Emacs org babel blocks.
• shell-maker: Create Emacs shells backed by either local or cloud services.

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Install

• Load (require 'dall-e-shell)

MELPA

If using use-package, you can install with :ensure t.

(use-package dall-e-shell
  :ensure t
  :custom
  ((dall-e-shell-openai-key
    (lambda ()
      (auth-source-pass-get 'secret "openai-key")))))

Set OpenAI key

You’ll first need to get a key from OpenAI.

As function

;; if you are using the "pass" password manager
(setq dall-e-shell-openai-key
      (lambda ()
        ;; (auth-source-pass-get 'secret "openai-key") ; alternative using pass support in auth-sources
        (nth 0 (process-lines "pass" "show" "openai-key"))))

;; or if using auth-sources, e.g., so the file ~/.authinfo has this line:
;;  machine api.openai.com password OPENAI_KEY
(setq dall-e-shell-openai-key
      (auth-source-pick-first-password :host "api.openai.com"))

;; or same as previous but lazy loaded (prevents unexpected passphrase prompt)
(setq dall-e-shell-openai-key
      (lambda ()
        (auth-source-pick-first-password :host "api.openai.com")))

Manually

M-x set-variable dall-e-shell-openai-key

As variable

(setq dall-e-shell-openai-key "my key")

As an ENV variable

(setq dall-e-shell-openai-key (getenv "OPENAI_API_KEY"))

Launch

Launch with M-x dall-e-shell.

Note: M-x =dall-e-shell keeps a single shell around, refocusing if needed. To launch multiple shells, use C-u M-x dall-e-shell.

Clear buffer

Type clear as a prompt.

DALL-E(v3)>  clear

Alternatively, use either M-x dall-e-shell-clear-buffer or M-x comint-clear-buffer.

Customizations

Custom variable	Description
dall-e-shell-welcome-function	Function returning welcome message or nil for no message.
dall-e-shell-openai-key	OpenAI key as a string or a function that loads and returns it.
dall-e-shell-image-size	The default size of the requested image as a string.
dall-e-shell-read-string-function	Function to read strings from user.
dall-e-shell-request-timeout	How long to wait for a request to time out.
dall-e-shell-model-version	The used DALL-E OpenAI model. For Dall-E 3, use “dall-e-3”.
dall-e-shell-display-function	Function to display the shell. Set to `display-buffer’ or custom function.
dall-e-shell-model-versions	The list of Dall-E OpenAI models to swap from.
dall-e-shell-additional-curl-options	Additional options for `curl’ command.
dall-e-shell-image-output-directory	Output directory for the generated image.
dall-e-shell-image-quality	Image quality: `standard’ or `hd’ (DALL-E 3 only feature).

Commands

C-<up> or M-p	dall-e-shell-previous-input	Cycle backwards through input history, saving input.
	dall-e-shell	Start a DALL-E shell.
	dall-e-shell-insert-image-from-region-description	Generate and insert an image using current region as description.
	dall-e-shell-interrupt	Interrupt `dall-e-shell’ from any buffer.
S-<return>	dall-e-shell-newline	Insert a newline, and move to left margin of the new line.
RET	dall-e-shell-submit	Submit current input.
C-x C-s	dall-e-shell-save-session-transcript	Save shell transcript to file.
C-c C-v	dall-e-shell-swap-model-version	Swap model version from `dall-e-shell-model-versions’.
	dall-e-shell-mode	Major mode for DALL-E shell.
C-<down> or M-n	dall-e-shell-next-input	Cycle forwards through input history.
M-r	dall-e-shell-search-history	Search previous input history.
	dall-e-shell-rename-buffer	Rename current shell buffer.

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