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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "ptero-ai-ptero--self-host-and-contribute-to-ptero",
 "repo": "Ptero-ai/Ptero",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/Ptero-ai/Ptero",
 "repo_slug": "ptero-ai-ptero",
 "title": "Inspect, self-host, and contribute to Ptero's code",
 "page_title": "How to inspect, self-host, and contribute to Ptero's code with Ptero",
 "summary": "Read the GPL v2 source, run your own copy, and submit a pull request following the project style.",
 "who": "A developer who wants to audit how a free multi-model chat works or who wants to contribute fixes under an open license.",
 "problem": "A closed hosted chat gives no way to confirm how prompts and data are handled or to change the behavior.",
 "outcome": "The developer has read the code, understands the PHP and JavaScript split, and has a tested change ready for a pull request.",
 "steps": [
  "Open the repository at https://github.com/Ptero-ai/Ptero and read the LICENSE file, which is GPL v2 or later.",
  "Clone the repository with your own Git client and review the PHP WordPress integration and the JavaScript frontend.",
  "Install the code into a local WordPress test site, since the README describes a WordPress plugin, and activate it. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Check the issues list for items labeled `good-first-issue`.",
  "Open a pull request that follows the project's code style, as the README asks."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the Ptero repo (Ptero-ai/Ptero), clone the code, locate the plugin files that handle the chat interface, and summarize <focus area> in a short report. Expected output: a list of files with one sentence on each. Verify that the file paths you cite exist in the cloned repository.",
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  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "60 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README does not document a local build or test setup, so the local install step is an inference and may need adjustment.",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "php",
 "requirements": [
  "A web browser with internet access to reach https://ptero.pro",
  "Admin access to a WordPress site, for the plugin route only",
  "Git or a browser to read the source, for the self-hosting and contributing routes"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.7,
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