(PowerShell) AI: Simple Conversation

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.2.0 or greater.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ai = New-Object Chilkat.Ai

# The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
# Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
$ai.Provider = "claude"

# Use your provider's API key.
$ai.ApiKey = "MY_API_KEY"

# Choose a model.
$ai.Model = "claude-opus-4-1-20250805"

# Create a new conversation to be maintained locally in memory.
# If the conversation is the first to be created, it is also automatically selected.
$systemMsg = "You are a helpful assistant"
$developerMsg = "Respond only with markdown"
$conversationName = "test_conversation"
$ai.NewConvo($conversationName,$systemMsg,$developerMsg)

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Make the first request...
# Add a text input.
$ai.InputAddText("Say Hello")

# Ask the AI for text output.
$success = $ai.Ask("text")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($ai.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Get the text response.
$sbResponse = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$ai.GetOutputTextSb($sbResponse)
$($sbResponse.GetAsString())
$("----")

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# The response is in markdown format.
# Also see Markdown to HTML Conversion Examples.
# -------------------------------------------------------------

# Sample output:

# # Hello! 👋
# ## Welcome!
# It's **great** to meet you. How can I *assist* you today?
# ---
# Feel free to ask me anything, and I'll respond in `markdown` format.

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Send the 2nd request in the conversation.
$ai.InputAddText("Thanks for saying Hello. Please give me a 2 sentence bit of wisdom from Confucious.")
$success = $ai.Ask("text")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($ai.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Get the text response.
$sbResponse.Clear()
$ai.GetOutputTextSb($sbResponse)
$($sbResponse.GetAsString())

# Sample output:

# ## Wisdom from Confucius
# > *"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."*
# These words remind us that **persistence** and **patience** are the keys to achieving even the most daunting goals. 🏔️

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Look at the conversation so far...
# 
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$ai.ExportConvo($conversationName,$json)
$json.EmitCompact = $false
$($json.Emit())

# Note: The conversation transcript format exported and imported by Chilkat is always the OpenAI format,
# regardless of the AI provider.  (Chilkat translates the format from OpenAI to whatever is needed by the actual AI provider being used.)

# {
#   "input": [
#     {
#       "role": "system",
#       "content": [
#         {
#           "type": "input_text",
#           "text": "You are a helpful assistant"
#         }
#       ]
#     },
#     {
#       "role": "developer",
#       "content": [
#         {
#           "type": "input_text",
#           "text": "Respond only with markdown"
#         }
#       ]
#     },
#     {
#       "role": "user",
#       "content": [
#         {
#           "type": "input_text",
#           "text": "Say Hello"
#         }
#       ]
#     },
#     {
#       "role": "assistant",
#       "content": [
#         {
#           "type": "output_text",
#           "text": "# Hello! 👋\n\n**Welcome!** It's *great* to meet you.\n\nHow can I assist you today?"
#         }
#       ]
#     },
#     {
#       "role": "user",
#       "content": [
#         {
#           "type": "input_text",
#           "text": "Thanks for saying Hello. Please give me a 2 sentence bit of wisdom from Confucious."
#         }
#       ]
#     },
#     {
#       "role": "assistant",
#       "content": [
#         {
#           "type": "output_text",
#           "text": "## Wisdom from Confucius\n\n> *\"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.\"*\n\nThese words remind us that **persistence** and **patience** are the keys to achieving even the most daunting goals. 🏔️"
#         }
#       ]
#     }
#   ]
# }