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This morning I was hacking the new ChatGPT API and found something super interesting: there are over 80 secret plugins that can be revealed by removing a specific parameter from an API call. The secret plugins include a "DAN plugin", "Crypto Prices Plugin", and many more.

12K likes266 repliesPosted Mar 24, 2023

View the original on X Written by Joseph Thacker. Captured Sep 4, 2026.

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Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
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Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal
Written for: Engineers and technical teams

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