Add alice-ai extension

[wojciechkrol]

Description

Alice AI is a daily productivity tool that uses your selection to execute actions using OpenAI's GPT models. It allows you to easily browse your actions, execute them, and go back to your result history. You can also add your own actions, create quicklinks to them, and back them up.

Screencast

https://github.com/raycast/extensions/assets/14108143/b28702da-b98f-4e4c-a6c9-36a6f634e5b9

Checklist

• [x] I read the extension guidelines
• [x] I read the documentation about publishing
• [x] I ran npm run build and tested this distribution build in Raycast
• [x] I checked that files in the assets folder are used by the extension itself
• [x] I checked that assets used by the README are placed outside of the metadata folder

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[wojciechkrol]

In the last few days, I made a few corrections to the extension. I think it's ready for review now :)

[pernielsentikaer]

Thanks for your contribution 🔥

What's the difference between the and extensions like https://www.raycast.com/hakob_nersesian/grammari-x or https://www.raycast.com/alanzchen/chatgpt-quick-actions 🙂

[wojciechkrol]

Hi @pernielsentikaer,

Thank you for reviewing my Pull Request. The significant difference between the extensions you mentioned is the configuration and flexibility in operation. Alice AI allows for creating custom actions useful in daily work. GrammariX focuses on text improvement, while ChatGPT Quick Actions, I must admit I tried using it but was annoyed by the inability to create custom actions (only predefined ones are available). Additionally, in my solution, I provide the ability to create QuickLink actions so they can be called directly from the main Raycast window. Alice primarily focuses on input from selection - the idea is to quickly process the selected text with a chosen action.

Rewriting text, summarizing a selected article, or translating from one language to another are just a few possibilities. I often create actions specialized in a particular topic, and the fact that I can quickly call them from within Raycast is a huge advantage.

[pernielsentikaer]

What about enhancing the current one (ChatGPT Quick Actions) with the missing features so we don't end up with a lot of extensions with the same purpose?

[wojciechkrol]

The current extension operates on completely different assumptions, and improving it would necessitate a brand-new codebase, essentially mirroring what I am proposing. Furthermore, I am hesitant to disrupt the creator's vision, as they may not be in agreement with my suggestions. Another concern is the level of control over the extension. By working on this project independently, I have complete authority over its development, enabling me to introduce new features and address bugs without being dependent on the author's approval.

[pernielsentikaer]

Can you look into this error which crashes Raycast, do you think you can handle it gracefully?

I want to give ti a spin so I can compare it 🙂

[wojciechkrol]

Hello @pernielsentikaer,

Whoops, I forgot that error handling in communication would be useful :) Thank you.

The fix has already been implemented.

[pernielsentikaer]

Instead of always showing the hand as icon, maybe do something dynamic like I did here

You can check https://www.raycast.com/pernielsentikaer/remember-the-date 🙂

[wojciechkrol]

That's a good idea 👍🏻

[wojciechkrol]

@pernielsentikaer added colors and different icons to the list, and I made some improvements to the initial version of the extension. I also included a "favorites" feature, which I had added for myself a few days ago.

I didn't add any migrations, so please clear the Local Storage extension.

[pernielsentikaer]

That's awesome. Would it make sense to add the possibility to sort favorites while we're in the initial state too?

[wojciechkrol]

That's awesome. Would it make sense to add the possibility to sort favorites while we're in the initial state too?

What do you mean? All actions are sorted by action name by default. Actions added to favorites are separated in the "Favorites" section at the top of the list and sorted in the same way. Other actions are in the "Actions" section, below "Favorites".

Initially, there are no favorite actions defined.

[wojciechkrol]

@pernielsentikaer, thank you for the suggestions and cooperation!

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Published to the Raycast Store: https://raycast.com/quiknull/alice-ai

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