Warning: The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist. Local memory would not be saved to a file.

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Warning: The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist. Local memory would not be saved to a file.

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[josephdgomez]

Just open the AutoGPT file in VScode and create a new file called "auto-gpt.json" and save it to the main folder

[josephdgomez]

Just open the AutoGPT file in VScode and create a new file called "auto-gpt.json" and save it to the main folder

If you still get errors after this just use "python -m autogpt --debug" in the command line

[draggingsurf]

[josephdgomez]

I had to run it a couple of times before it fixed all the errors. Try running it again

[wadewilliams]

The failed response after 5 retries is potentially due to you not paying platform.openai.com for API access. they'll give you the API key before you set up billing.

[DrReefer]

Just open the AutoGPT file in VScode and create a new file called "auto-gpt.json" and save it to the main folder

can this be a .txt file?

[josephdgomez]

nope, it's gotta be a .json file

[DrReefer]

okay so I went into .devcontainer file, copied devcontainer.json then pasted in autogpt file, opened it in text file, deleted everything and renamed it auto-gpt.json and I still get this error Warning: The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist. Local memory would not be saved to a file. Please set your OpenAI API key in .env or as an environment variable. You can get your key from https://beta.openai.com/account/api-keys

[GodSparing]

Just open the AutoGPT file in VScode and create a new file called "auto-gpt.json" and save it to the main folder

When you said open the AutoGPT file in VScode, which file did you mean? Also I don't have auto-gpt.json file here.

[GodSparing]

okay so I went into .devcontainer file, copied devcontainer.json then pasted in autogpt file, opened it in text file, deleted everything and renamed it auto-gpt.json and I still get this error Warning: The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist. Local memory would not be saved to a file. Please set your OpenAI API key in .env or as an environment variable. You can get your key from https://beta.openai.com/account/api-keys

It was the same for me.

[draggingsurf]

just create a new file name auto-gpt.json in main folder

[DrReefer]

just create a new file name auto-gpt.json in main folder Ok, did that now when I try

[DrReefer]

just create a new file name auto-gpt.json in main folder

Does this look right to you?

[GrantEagles]

just create a new file name auto-gpt.json in main folder Ok, did that now when I try

I have the same issue is there a fix?

[DrReefer]

just create a new file name auto-gpt.json in main folder Ok, did that now when I try

I have the same issue is there a fix?

I haven't found one

[Qoyyuum]

@GrantEagles @DrReefer you need to get your API keys and set them up in the .env file. The .env file should be copied and pasted from .env.template file.

Instructions on which API key obtained from where are in the README.md (Step 5 under Installation)

[DrReefer]

@GrantEagles @DrReefer you need to get your API keys and set them up in the .env file. The .env file should be copied and pasted from .env.template file.

Instructions on which API key obtained from where are in the README.md (Step 5 under Installation)

When I cloned, it doesn't have .env.template only has .env

[Qoyyuum]

@DrReefer please check the repo. There is a .env.template file. Or please re git clone the repo again.

[jaydubya818]

@DrReefer - please let me know if you found a solution. I followed the same steps as you and received the same error.

[tinjiao]

@DrReefer - please let me know if you found a solution. I followed the same steps as you and received the same error.

Hey, make sure the .env file is not a text file. I've was able to get it to work.

[emml-ameyaw-kofi]

"make sure the .env file is not a text file. I've was able to get it to work." kinda works but The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist.

C:\AutoGPT\Auto-GPT>python -m autogpt Warning: The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist. Local memory would not be saved to a file. Welcome to Auto-GPT! Enter the name of your AI and its role below. Entering nothing will load defaults. Name your AI: For example, 'Entrepreneur-GPT' AI Name:

[jhondoedj]

Can some one please confirm if paying the open AI API solved this issue?

[Irongate2G]

I've had the same issue, I think it comes down to the fact that it can't find an outer bracket somewhere, even after you have the .json file. I'm probably wrong though.

[tinjiao]

"make sure the .env file is not a text file. I've was able to get it to work." kinda works but The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist.

C:\AutoGPT\Auto-GPT>python -m autogpt Warning: The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist. Local memory would not be saved to a file. Welcome to Auto-GPT! Enter the name of your AI and its role below. Entering nothing will load defaults. Name your AI: For example, 'Entrepreneur-GPT' AI Name:

Create a blank file and name it auto-gpt.json it worked smoothly afterwards.

also you need to setup billing for Chatgpt api or it’s not going to work.

[jhondoedj]

Can some one please confirm if paying the open AI API solved this issue?

Well, I setup my billing and still getting the same message, the .env is a env file type not a text or template as my mac was taking it, and the API key is there so not sure what else to try. has anyone got this working on mac?

[aggelos-michael-papadopoulos]

how to setup billing for Chatgpt api?

[jhondoedj]

how to setup billing for Chatgpt api? @aggelos-michael-papadopoulos

You should see it as setup payment method or something like that

[jhondoedj]

Can some one please confirm if paying the open AI API solved this issue?

Well, I setup my billing and still getting the same message, the .env is an env file type, not a text or template as my Mac was taking it, and the API key is there so not sure what else to try. anyone got this working on mac?

I have finally got it, in my case, the issue was that the Mac file extension was for some reason taking the .env as an Adobe Illustrator file type, I removed that file type from the file info and then it worked.

[shenqingwangyixuan]

我也用的是mac

[Ser0cu]

Can some one please confirm if paying the open AI API solved this issue?

Well, I setup my billing and still getting the same message, the .env is an env file type, not a text or template as my Mac was taking it, and the API key is there so not sure what else to try. anyone got this working on mac?

I have finally got it, in my case, the issue was that the Mac file extension was for some reason taking the .env as an Adobe Illustrator file type, I removed that file type from the file info and then it worked.

Yes! this worked for me as well :)

[PaulChunTHEREALONE]

谁能教教老子

[laphlaw]

I get this when I run it in a docker container

[PaulChunTHEREALONE]

谁能教教老子

I HAVE RESOVE IT! JUST INTALLING 'tweepy' for troubleshooting.

[whiplashinc]

If it's Windows go to view > tick the File name extensions box and you will be able to see the .env.template rename that and you will be good to go, no need for billing and all for me.

[DestinyLO]

If it's Windows go to view > tick the File name extensions box and you will be able to see the .env.template rename that and you will be good to go, no need for billing and all for me.

Also I have created the file called "auto-gpt.json", but after I execute the

script python -m autogpt

It still prompted the message below.

Please set your OpenAI API key in .env or as an environment variable. You can get your key from https://beta.openai.com/account/api-keys

What does it mean "rename that" you mentioned above. Thanks.

[thesupplier]

I solved API issue by copying in cmd(windows)

set OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

worked fine after

[themindfuldude]

I had the same error and fixed it thanks community!

I just created the auto-gpt.json file saved it, ran python -m autogpt and it worked!

ORIGINAL ERROR Warning: The file 'auto-gpt.json' does not exist. Local memory would not be saved to a file. Welcome to Auto-GPT! Enter the name of your AI and its role below. Entering nothing will load defaults. Name your AI: For example, 'Entrepreneur-GPT' AI Name:

[patrick-kiwi]

did you try updating the requirements... pip install -r requirements.txt

[xSaintLuckyx]

I solved mine by changing the .env extension. Windows hid my extension so I changed it open folder>view> tick show extension and only then I could delete the .template behind the .env and run autogpt successfully

[pcmarts]

I solved API issue by copying in cmd(windows)

set OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

worked fine after

This along with creating a dummy file worked for me. Thanks all!

[elearni]

I solved mine by changing the .env extension. Windows hid my extension so I changed it open folder>view> tick show extension and only then I could delete the .template behind the .env and run autogpt successfully

Which folder you open? Because I can't find the place to change the .env

[OrerezTAU]

Can some one please confirm if paying the open AI API solved this issue?

Well, I setup my billing and still getting the same message, the .env is an env file type, not a text or template as my Mac was taking it, and the API key is there so not sure what else to try. anyone got this working on mac?

I have finally got it, in my case, the issue was that the Mac file extension was for some reason taking the .env as an Adobe Illustrator file type, I removed that file type from the file info and then it worked.

Had something similar as well. For some reason my Mac thought the env extension is env.template. when I changed it to just env through the get info, it solved the problem

[qusarstar]

I used to have these problems too, but later resolved them. Here's what I did:

First, check if there is a .env file. If not, please open a notepad and copy the contents from the .env.template file. Remember to replace "your-openai-api-key" with your own OpenAI API Key.

Next, check if there is an auto-gpt.json file. If not, please open a notepad and save it with the file extension changed to auto-gpt.json, and it should work!

[lalaland231]

I did everything as your instruction, but it still have this when I run< python -m autogpt>

C:\Users\94027\Auto-GPT-0.2.1>python -m autogpt Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 198, in _run_module_as_main File "", line 88, in _run_code File "C:\Users\94027\Auto-GPT-0.2.1\autogpt__main__.py", line 3, in from colorama import Fore ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'colorama'

[unclezhang0309]

You just need to rename the original ".env.template" file to ".env", replace it with your key. Then create a new file called "auto-gpt.json" in the root directory, as shown in the image below:

Then run the command in the terminal： python -m autogpt

Finally, it succeeded!

[lalaland231]

python -m autogpt

I did everything, but it's still give me this. and I also tried python -m autogpt --debug and not working.

[PaulChunTHEREALONE]

hey bro,you should install the 'tweepy' on python

[FREQ-EE]

Quick fix for me was to rename auto-gpt.json to AutoGpt.json

[unclezhang0309]

Python -m AutoGPT

我做了一切，但它仍然给了我这个。我也尝试了python -m autogpt --debug并且不起作用。

It looks like you're missing some dependencies. You should run this command in the root directory: pip install -r requirements.txt

[lalaland231]

Quick fix for me was to rename auto-gpt.json to AutoGpt.json

I fixed it, not working