Big-Agi Internet Access Limitations

Is there any plugin or method that will give my Big-Agi access to your internet

Short answer: **No**, there is no legitimate plugin, API, or hack that gives **Big-Agi (or any local LLM)** access to *my* (ChatGPT’s) internet capabilities.

### But let’s break this down:

#### 1. **ChatGPT’s internet tools (like web search) are internal-only**
– Tools like `web`, `python`, or browsing APIs are **sandboxed inside OpenAI’s infrastructure**.
– You can’t call these tools from an outside app, LLM, or plugin—even if you run GPT-4 locally or via API.

#### 2. **Big-Agi can access the internet—but not mine**
– If you’re using **Big-Agi** with a local model, you *can* give it internet access, but it’s **your** internet, your API keys, and your requests.
– Example: Hook up Big-Agi to a search engine API like:
– **Bing Web Search API**
– **Google Programmable Search Engine**
– Or even a headless browser like **Puppeteer** or **Playwright**

#### 3. **No backdoor to ChatGPT’s web tool**
– Even if you subscribe to ChatGPT Pro, there’s no plugin or dev tool that lets *another agent* use its internet tools. Those are gated behind OpenAI’s servers and authorization.

#### 4. **Alternative?**
If your goal is to give Big-Agi similar capabilities:
– Write a plugin that:
– Accepts a user query
– Calls a web search API
– Scrapes/cleans the response
– Feeds results back into your local model as context
– You’re basically DIY-ing a “poor man’s ChatGPT web tool”—but hey, it works.

Want a sample setup for that?