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Meet dots: The Agents That Take Initiative on What Matters to You

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What Are dots

You already know ChatGPT: you ask it something, it answers, done. Then came ChatGPT Work and Codex — you hand over a bigger job, like "build me this," and it finishes it and hands it back.

dots go one step further. Picture leaving a to-do list on your desk and walking away. A dot picks it up and does the work while you're gone — figuring out what comes next, making real progress on its own. But it's not trying to make the big calls for you. The ones that actually need your judgment, it saves and brings straight to you. You come back to progress, not a pile of decisions waiting on you. And it's not limited to the office — the same pattern works for anything you'd hand off if you had the right person for it, at work or at home.

Start with one dot, give it a name, and connect the apps you want it to use. Your dot can reason through complex problems, figure out what needs to happen next, and keep making progress between conversations — bringing results back for your review and turning to you for decisions that need your judgment.

Why now

Think of it like leveling someone up at a new job. First, that person can only answer questions you ask directly — that's ChatGPT. Then they earn a real project, something with steps, and they see it through — that's ChatGPT Work and Codex. dots is the next level up: once someone's proven they can handle real work, you stop re-explaining everything from scratch every time. You hand them an ongoing responsibility and let them keep moving, checking in only for the calls that need your judgment. That's the shift — OpenAI gave ChatGPT a memory and permission to keep working between conversations instead of starting over every time you show up.

One honest note: dots aren't available to everyone yet. Access starts with ChatGPT Pro — rolling out to the $200 and $500 tiers first — and Business Premium, which has no regional restrictions. Pro access currently excludes the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the UK. Enterprise (including Edu and Healthcare) can try it as a beta once a workspace admin turns it on — it's off by default.

Is dot Replacing ChatGPT, Work, or Codex?

Short answer: no. A dot doesn't replace anything — it sits on top of the tools you might already be using and drives them for you.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT is where you ask a question and get an answer.

ChatGPT & Codex

ChatGPT Work and Codex are where you hand off a bigger job — a document, a build, a multi-step task — and get a finished deliverable back.

dots

Your dot is the layer above both of those. It's the one you hand an ongoing responsibility to, and it uses ChatGPT Work, Codex, and a browser on its own cloud computer to get there — without you managing each step yourself.

If Work and Codex are people you assign tasks to, your dot is the agent who tracks the assignments so you don't have to.

Worth knowing: your dot runs on its own cloud computer by default. If a task needs your local files or code, you can choose to connect your own computer for that — it's a separate, optional step, not automatic.

How dots Work

Getting your dot running comes down to three steps:

  • 1

    Meet your dot

    Create your dot using the ChatGPT desktop app or desktop web — it's not available on mobile yet. Give it a name, connect the apps you want it to use, and share what matters to you. Once it exists, you can message it from the ChatGPT mobile app too.

On boundaries — Custom Rules

This is the part worth understanding before you hand off anything real: you choose your dot's access, and Custom Rules let you decide exactly how it handles any given action — take it without asking, take it only if you've already pre-approved it, ask you first, or hand it off to you entirely. 

Two built-in limits apply no matter how you set things up:

  1. proactive background research can only use read-only tools (it can't message other people or control your computer on its own)
  2. certain sensitive actions, like changing a password, always stay with you

Where your dot shows up

You can message or call your dot in ChatGPT on web, mobile, and desktop, and it can message you back with progress, questions, or decisions that need you — though it can't call you first, at least not yet. You can also reach it in Slack and Teams. Texting is live too, but as a limited beta — Pro subscribers in the US only, for now. Email works a little differently: you can connect your own email account for your dot to use on tasks, but it doesn't have its own standalone email address yet. It also carries context across your Codex work, so if you're already using Codex, you're not starting from zero.

A dot for Every Part of Your Work and Your Life

Twelve ways to put a dot to work, grouped by what they're actually for.

Content & Audience

Keeping what you publish moving — research, drafts, and audience response — without starting from scratch every time.

Use Case 1

Keep your next piece ready before you finish the current one

Give your dot your past work, your editorial calendar, your content standards, and how you usually sound. It watches for relevant news while you're heads-down, drafts the next brief, and if you hand it a new recording or transcript, it finds the clip-worthy moments, drafts show notes, and drafts social posts in your voice — carrying your edits across everything.

Use This Prompt:

Here are my last [5–10] scripts/posts, my content standards, my editorialcalendar, and how I usually sound. While I'm working on [current piece], keep an eye on [industry/product] news relevant to what I cover, and prepare a brief with sources and a rough outline when something's worth covering. If I hand you a new recording or transcript, find the clip-worthy moments, draft show notes, and draft social posts in my voice. Carry any edits I make across everything else, and don't publish anything without my sign-off.

Use Case 2

Answer your audience without writing every reply yourself

Give your dot what you already use to answer questions — an FAQ, a help doc, a recipe archive, whatever you've got — and let it handle the ones it already knows how to answer. It flags anything unfamiliar, and it notices when the same new question keeps coming up. If enough people start asking for something you haven't covered yet, it doesn't guess — it puts together a brief and brings it to you, because that call is yours to make.

Use This Prompt:

Here's [my FAQ / help doc / recipe archive] and how I usually answer questions from [my audience/customers]. Handle any question that matches what's already in there. If something doesn't fit, flag it instead of guessing at an answer. If the same new question keeps coming up, put together a short brief on how to answer it and bring it to me before anything goes out.

Use Case 3

Revise a launch as scope changes

Give your dot your audience, positioning, and creative standards for an upcoming launch. When scope changes — a feature gets cut, a date moves, the story needs to shift — it works through what that means, revises the affected materials, and prepares drafts of what needs to change. You come back to a launch plan shaped by the direction you've set, ready for your review.

Use This Prompt:

I'm leading the launch for [product/feature]. Here's our audience, positioning, and creative standards: [details or attached docs]. Keep track of the current launch plan and materials: [link/attach]. If scope changes — [new feature cut, delayed date, repositioning, etc.] — work through what that means for the story, revise the affected materials, and prepare drafts of what needs to change. Don't publish or send anything without my review.

Business & Growth

Keeping deals, proposals, and new ideas moving without you chasing every thread yourself.

Use Case 4

Keep deals and partnerships moving while you're busy elsewhere

Teach your dot what a standard deal looks like for you, and let it screen inbound opportunities, draft responses, and follow anything you approve through to the finish line — while flagging anything that doesn't fit the pattern.

Use This Prompt:

I want you to manage [inbound partnership/sponsorship emails] for me.Here's what a standard deal looks like: [your typical rates, terms, and deliverables]. When something new comes in, evaluate whether it fits, draft a response, and follow anything I approve through to[deadlines / asset delivery / invoicing]. If a deal includes terms outside what I've described — like [exclusivity clauses, extended usage rights, unusual payment terms] — flag it for me instead of proceeding.

Use Case 5

Update a proposal as requirements shift

Give your dot a deal in technical review — the customer's requirements, your account history, your product docs. It checks what still needs testing, flags anything unresolved, and updates the proposal and test plan as things change, telling you exactly what changed and why.

Use This Prompt:

I'm guiding [client/deal] through technical review. Here's the customer's requirements, our account history, and our product docs: [attach/link].Check what still needs testing against our documentation, and flag anything unresolved. As requirements or test results change, update the proposal and test plan to match, and tell me what changed and why. Don't send anything to the customer without my approval.

Use Case 6

Turn a side-business idea into a working prototype

Give it the idea you've been sitting on. Come back to competitor research, a private prototype, and a plan to test it with real customers. Keep improving it as feedback comes in.

Use This Prompt:

Help me turn [idea] into a business I can test within [time and budget].Research who it helps, existing alternatives, and the biggest assumptions.Build a private landing-page draft or simple working prototype, then prepare a small customer test. As I share results, improve the product and recommend the next experiment. Keep moving on work you can prepare independently and bring me decisions. Never mistake research for proof that customers want it. Ask before publishing, contacting people, spending money, or making commitments.

Research & Technical Work

Keeping technical and research work current as new feedback and evidence come in.

Use Case 7

Turn feedback into tested fixes

Point your dot at where customer feedback lands. It watches for recurring requests, scopes smaller fixes, builds and tests them, and brings you a complete pull request to review — with a video showing the change.

Use This Prompt:

Watch [customer feedback channel/tool] for recurring requests and small bugs in [product/app]. When something comes up more than once, scope a fix, buildit, and test it. Bring me a complete pull request to review, with a short video or screenshots showing the change in action. Don't merge or deploy anything without my review.

Use Case 8

Update analysis with new evidence

Give your dot your research question and how you evaluate evidence. As new data arrives, it reruns the analysis, investigates anything unexpected, and updates your figures — revising the explanation and flagging what needs your review when findings change.

Use This Prompt:

Here's my research question and how I evaluate evidence: [details/criteria].As new data comes in from [source], rerun the analysis, investigate anything unexpected, and update the figures for my paper. If the findings change, revise the explanation to match and flag exactly what needs my review before anything goes into the draft.

Personal Life

dots aren't limited to the office — the same hand-off pattern works just as well on the stuff outside work you keep meaning to get to.

Use Case 9

Run your job hunt all the way to interview prep

A promising opening comes with a tailored application ready to review. When an interview lands, your dot already knows the role and starts preparing you.

Use This Prompt

Help me land a [role] that fits [salary, location, and priorities]. Here's my resume and examples of my work. Twice a week, find the strongest opening sand prepare tailored resumes and application drafts for the best three. Explain why each is worth pursuing. Track applications I submit, deadlines, and replies. When I get an interview, prepare company research, likely questions, and relevant examples from my experience. Improve the search based on my feedback. Never invent qualifications. Get my approval before submitting or contacting anyone.

Use Case 10

Give your entire trip a personal concierge

It keeps the trip organized from the first shortlist until you're home. If your arrival time changes, it works out what needs to change with it.

Use This Prompt

Help manage my trip to [destination] from planning until I get home. My budget is [budget], and I care most about [priorities]. Research options, compare total costs, and build an itinerary around confirmed bookings. Include realistic travel times and backup plans. Check accessible reservation and travel updates daily during the week before departure and during the trip. If something changes, update the itinerary and bring me the best alternatives. Flag cancellation deadlines and missing arrangements. Ask before booking, paying, canceling, or contacting anyone.

Use Case 11

Find the money you're forgetting

Turn buried receipts and emails into a list of missing refunds, approaching return deadlines, and renewals worth reviewing — with the evidence and next step already prepared.

Use This Prompt:

Help me stop losing money to forgotten purchases and subscriptions. Review the receipts, order confirmations, and renewal notices I share or connect.Find upcoming renewals, return deadlines, possible duplicate charges, and promised refunds that haven't arrived. Ask what I still use before recommending cancellations. Verify each policy, collect the evidence, and draft the next step. Check weekly and keep unresolved cases on track.Separate potential savings from money actually recovered. Ask before contacting companies, submitting requests, canceling, or changing anything.

Use Case 12

Take the admin of moving house off your plate

Moving quotes, packing, utility dates, address changes, and booking dependencies live in one plan that stays current as things change.

Use This Prompt:

I'm moving from [place] to [place] around [date]. Help manage the planning and admin until I'm settled. Learn my budget, constraints, and existing bookings. Build a timeline, research moving services, compare quotes and exclusions, and prepare packing, utility-transfer, and address-change checklists. Review accessible confirmations twice a week. When a date or cost changes, update dependent tasks and prepare my next steps. Bring me decisions before they become urgent. Ask before sharing personal details, booking, paying, canceling, or contacting anyone.

Pro Tips + Where to Go Next

  • Start with one responsibility, not five

    Your dot is built to go deep on an ongoing job — hand it a single clear responsibility first, then expand once you trust how it handles boundaries.

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