ChatGPT Plugin

Ask Shorty

Cited answers from NEC 2026

Brand: Kaizumi

Category: Operations
Primary Subcategory: Expert Answers & Professional Services

Integration details

Description

Ask Shorty answers electrical code questions from the 2026 National Electrical Code. Each claim names the section it came from, and Shorty checks every section against the 2026 code text. Cited sections collect in a side panel so you can look them up in your code book or show the inspector. Run 16 field calculators, from voltage drop and box fill to conduit bending, and see each result with the sections it applies. Open the Ask Shorty app from the sidebar for calculators and exam prep with practice questions and chapter tests for all 9 NEC chapters. Set a default occupancy and units in settings. Ask Shorty is a reference tool, not professional advice. Check your adopted code and your AHJ.

Integration type: Plugin
Verification status: Not applicable
Platform: ChatGPT
Category: Operations
Primary Subcategory: Expert Answers & Professional Services
Secondary Subcategories: None listed
Brand: Kaizumi
Access: No account required
First tracked: 2026-11-07
Tool count: 23
Market: US

Agent DiscoverabilityChatGPT Plugin Discovery Score

ChatGPT organic discovery is live

Your score is coming

ChatGPT now suggests Plugins on its own when they match a user's request.Your Plugin Discovery Score measures how often yours appears, and it will show here as soon as it’s ready.

ChatGPT recommends Airtable when a user asks it to update a CRM. — ChatGPT surfaces Airtable because it matches the user's request.

Primary Subcategory

Competing in ChatGPT Expert Answers & Professional Services

View Category

Listed in alphabetical order

Primary Subcategory

ABISComing soonGet notified

Abmahnexperte.deComing soonGet notified

ACAE PortfolioComing soonGet notified

AI Training Data BrokerComing soonGet notified

AsamlaComing soonGet notified

Ask ShortyComing soonGet notified

Tools

23 tools agents can invoke

Use this when the user needs the 3-bend saddle calculator. Center-bend mark and outer marks for a 45°/22.5° saddle over an obstacle. Returns the bend marks and the steps. This is trade math and cites no code section. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_three_bend_saddle
Use this when the user needs the 4-bend saddle calculator. Two-offset saddle (4 bend marks) for clearing a wide obstacle. Returns the bend marks and the steps. This is trade math and cites no code section. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_four_bend_saddle
Use this when the user needs the 90° stub calculator. First-mark distance from a back-to-back target using the standard EMT take-up. Returns the bend marks and the steps. This is trade math and cites no code section. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_stub_bend
Use this when the user needs the Ampacity derating calculator. Apply ambient-temperature and more-than-3-CCC adjustments to a base ampacity. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference 310.15. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_ampacity_derating
Use this when someone asks an electrical code question (NEC 2026): receptacle spacing, GFCI and AFCI, grounding and bonding, conductor sizing, box fill, clearances, and similar. Returns a plain-English answer that names the NEC section behind each claim, each checked against the 2026 code text. Shorty shows section numbers, not code text. Rephrase follow-ups as a standalone question.
ask
Use this when the user needs the Box fill calculator. Compute minimum box volume per 314.16(B) from conductors, clamps, devices, and EGCs. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference 314.16(B). Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_box_fill
Checks one exam prep answer for the Ask Shorty app.
exam_check
Opens the Ask Shorty side panel that lists every NEC section Shorty cited in this conversation.
citations_panel
Use this when the user needs the Conduit fill calculator. Smallest conduit that carries N conductors of one size/type per Annex C. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference Annex C. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_conduit_fill
Use this when the user needs the Dwelling service load calculator. Article 120 standard-method service load: lighting, small-appliance, dryer, range, AC/heat, EVSE. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference Article 120. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_dwelling_service_load
Use this when the user needs the Equipment grounding conductor size calculator. Look up minimum equipment grounding conductor size from OCPD rating. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference Table 250.122. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_equipment_grounding_conductor_size
Returns practice questions or a chapter test for the Ask Shorty app.
exam_questions
Use this when the user needs the Feeder tap rules calculator. Check 10-ft, 25-ft, or transformer-secondary tap compliance per 240.21. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference 240.21. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_feeder_tap_rules
Use this when the user needs the Grounding electrode conductor size calculator. Look up minimum grounding electrode conductor size with rod/concrete-encased caps. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference Table 250.66. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_grounding_electrode_conductor_size
Use this when the user needs the Motor branch circuit calculator. Motor branch-circuit conductor (430.22) and short-circuit OCPD (430.52). Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference 430.22 + 430.52. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_motor_branch_circuit
Use this when the user needs the Motor overload calculator. Maximum motor running-overload setting per 430.32(A)/(C). Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference 430.32. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_motor_overload
Use this when the user needs the Offset bend calculator. Distance between bend marks and shrink for a 2-bend offset around an obstacle. Returns the bend marks and the steps. This is trade math and cites no code section. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_offset_bend
Opens the Ask Shorty app with field calculators and NEC exam prep. Use it when someone wants to browse calculators or practice for the exam.
open_shorty
Reads the user's Ask Shorty settings.
settings_read
Use this when the user needs the Solar PV circuit sizing calculator. PV source-circuit conductor & OCPD (690.8) and load-side 120% busbar (705.12). Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference 690.8 + 705.12. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_solar_pv_circuit_sizing
Use this when the user needs the Transformer overcurrent protection calculator. Maximum primary/secondary transformer OCPD per 450.5. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference 450.5. Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_transformer_overcurrent_protection
Saves the user's Ask Shorty settings.
settings_update
Use this when the user needs the Voltage drop calculator. Compute single- or three-phase voltage drop and percent on a copper or aluminum branch circuit. Returns the headline result and the steps, tagged with the NEC reference Informational (210.19). Lengths are in feet or inches. If an input is missing or wrong, the error lists the fields this calculator needs.
calc_voltage_drop

FAQs

Ask Shorty ChatGPT Plugin FAQ

How the directory, categories and Discoverability Score work.

Read the methodology

How do I improve Ask Shorty's ChatGPT Plugin discoverability?

The levers are the listing surface agents actually read: names, descriptions, keywords, tool metadata, and registry health. Which lever matters depends on where discovery breaks, which is what continuous measurement shows.

What are Ask Shorty alternatives on ChatGPT?

As of 2026-11-07, Ask Shorty competes with ABIS, Abmahnexperte.de, ACAE Portfolio, AI Training Data Broker, Asamla, Ask a Jury, Bitrix24 GoDigital Support, CanadaVisa Citizenship Check and 40 more in ChatGPT Expert Answers & Professional Services, ranked by public Discoverability Score.

Where is this profile measured?

This profile uses the geography attached to the latest public registry snapshot: US. Locale tags are intentionally omitted.