---
name: consult-oracle
description: "Consult ChatGPT Pro via ChatGPT browser automation for problems that resist standard approaches. Use when stuck on a very hard problem, when standard approaches have failed, when multiple debugging attempts haven't worked, or when the user says \"ask the oracle\", \"consult oracle\", \"consult chatgpt\", \"I'm completely stuck\", \"I've tried everything\", or \"nothing is working\"."
---
# Consult Oracle
Consult ChatGPT Pro via ChatGPT browser automation for problems that resist standard approaches.
## Configuration
The oracle reads from `~/.turbo/config.json`:
```json
{
"oracle": {
"chatgptUrl": "https://chatgpt.com/",
"chromeProfile": "Default"
}
}
```
| Key | Purpose | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `chatgptUrl` | ChatGPT URL (e.g., a custom GPT project URL) | `https://chatgpt.com/` |
| `chromeProfile` | Chrome profile directory name | `Default` |
## Step 1: Identify Key Files
Find the 2-5 files most relevant to the problem.
## Step 2: Formulate the Question
Write a clear, specific problem description. Include what has already been tried and why it failed. Open with a short project briefing (stack, services, build steps). The more context, the better the response.
## Step 3: Run the Oracle
Run via the Bash tool (`timeout: 600000`, do not set `run_in_background`). The script loads `chatgptUrl` and `chromeProfile` from `~/.turbo/config.json` automatically and reuses the signed-in ChatGPT session from that Chrome profile. Generate a random tag and persist the response:
```bash
ORACLE_TAG=$(head -c 4 /dev/urandom | xxd -p) && mkdir -p .turbo/oracle
python3 scripts/run_oracle.py --prompt "<problem description>" --file <relevant files...> --write-output ".turbo/oracle/$ORACLE_TAG.txt"
```
If the run fails, retry the command once — same prompt, attachments, profile, and timeout — when the failure looks transient, such as a browser challenge or automation error while the signed-in session is otherwise healthy. Report an authentication, browser-challenge, or permission blocker only after the retry reproduces it, and cite the failing output. Do not broaden permissions when the current context already has the access the run needs.
## Step 4: Follow Up
Resume the same ChatGPT conversation with `--followup` and the session slug. The prior turn's attached files and context persist, so re-attaching the full diff each turn is unnecessary. Run via the Bash tool with the same settings as Step 3 (`timeout: 600000`, do not set `run_in_background`):
```bash
python3 scripts/run_oracle.py --followup "<session-slug>" --prompt "<follow-up>" --write-output ".turbo/oracle/$ORACLE_TAG.txt"
```
Find the slug with `python3 scripts/run_oracle.py status` (the Slug column; follow-ups nest under their parent session) or from the directory names under `~/.oracle/sessions/`.
Reuse the chat for a multi-turn review of the same code; start a fresh session (Step 3) for an unrelated question. Cap at 5 turns to prevent runaway conversations.
When the reviewed code changed since the prior turn, re-attach the changed files (`--file <paths>`) or a fresh diff, or state what changed. Otherwise the model reasons from the earlier attachments and flags already-fixed issues as live contradictions.
## Step 5: Synthesize
Read the response from `.turbo/oracle/$ORACLE_TAG.txt`. Summarize the key insights from the consultation. Cross-reference suggestions with official docs and peer open-source implementations before applying. Oracle suggestions are starting points, not guaranteed solutions.