What is the GPT Generate Message step?

GPT Generate Message is a Workflow Action step that asks OpenAI’s ChatGPT to generate text based on a submitted prompt.

ChatGPT’s natural language processing model allows you to automate text creation within your workflow, then pass the text along to other action steps for use.

GPT Parameters

To generate a GPT message, you’ll need the following information:

• Your OpenAI API key. Learn how to create and export an OpenAI API key here.
• The GPT Model you want to use. Different GPT models may exhibit different behavior or output more relevant results.
• Your prompt, which can be entered manually or pulled from elsewhere in your workflow. A good prompt is descriptive: it outlines the result you want, the format of that result, and the context required to generate it.
• The maximum length of your response.
  • Specifically, you can set the maximum number of tokens (where one English character equals roughly four tokens) shared between your prompt and the GPT result.
  • The maximum length of your response therefore also depends on the length of your prompt.

You can optionally adjust GPT parameters such as:

• Temperature, which controls the randomness or creativity of the generated message.
• Top-P, which limits the generated message’s word selection to more likely candidates.
• Frequency Penalty, which limits how often a generated message can include repetitive language.
• Presence Penalty, which encourages a generated message with new words and ideas introduced throughout.

These parameters’ inputs are each a decimal number that can range from 0 to 1, where 0 generally creates more factual writing, and 1 generally creates more creative writing.

How do you add a GPT Generate Message step?

1. Navigate to the Dashboard, and click on Workflows > All Workflows.
2. Find and click on the workflow you want to edit, or Create a new workflow.
3. Click on + when hovering over a circle to add an Action.

4. Use the Find Action select box to click on Marketplace > OpenAI.
5. Add your OpenAI API Key.
6. Choose the GPT Model that will generate your message.
7. Add a prompt for the GPT model, either manually or from elsewhere in your workplace by clicking ‘+’.
   1. If you use a long prompt, adjust the Max Length higher to accommodate for that (since that parameter includes both the prompt and resulting message).
8. (Optional) In ‘Advanced Configuration’, adjust Temperature, Top-P, Frequency Penalty, and Presence Penalty to configure the writing tone and content of the generated message.
9. (Optional) In ‘Advanced Configuration’, click the Continue on error box if you want the workflow to continue running even if this step raises an error.
10. Close the step. You’ll have to Save and Publish the workflow to begin using it.

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