OpenAI dots: Delegate to an Always-On Agent
Hand real ongoing work to your ChatGPT dot and stay in charge: connections, custom rules, schedules, and a stop plan. 8 beginner lessons + certificate.
OpenAI’s dots don’t wait for you to type. A dot keeps a responsibility moving between conversations, checks back when something changes, and reaches you in ChatGPT, on a call, in Slack, or in Teams when it needs a decision. That’s a new way to work, and a new set of questions about what it can see, what it can do alone, and how you stop it.
In Lesson 2 you’ll hand your dot a real project and get a living tracker of decisions, deadlines, and open items, with every item traced to your notes and every reply kept as a draft. Then you’ll learn the three separate kinds of connection, write custom rules for when your dot must ask, sign in to websites without ever typing a password into chat, set a confirmed recurring check-in, and find out why Pause alone doesn’t stop everything.
Every product fact comes from OpenAI’s official dots documentation, checked on September 30, 2026, the day after launch. No invented pricing, and the exact labels you’ll see on screen. You’ll finish with a one-page Delegation Charter you can use for real work.
What You'll Learn
- Explain what an OpenAI dot is, who can get one, and where it's created
- Use a dot to take on a tracked responsibility with a draft-only boundary
- Distinguish messaging channels, app plugins, and local-computer access, and grant only what's needed
- Apply custom rules and scoped instructions to control when your dot acts
- Design confirmed recurring tasks with a time zone, end date, and notify rules
- Evaluate how to review, pause, stop, and delete work safely
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What You'll Build
Course Syllabus
Prerequisites
- ChatGPT Pro (100, 200, or 500) for users over 18 outside the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, or ChatGPT Business Premium; Enterprise workspaces need an admin to enable dots
- The ChatGPT desktop app or ChatGPT in a desktop browser (mobile web isn't supported)
- No coding or AI-agent experience required
Who Is This For?
- ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium users who just got dots and want to use them well
- Project coordinators, assistants, and managers juggling many moving parts
- Team leads deciding how much to let an always-on agent do in Slack or Teams
- Anyone who wants AI to keep work moving without losing control of what it sends
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dot?
A dot is OpenAI's always-on agent inside ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra. It has its own cloud computer and browser, keeps work moving between conversations, and reaches you in ChatGPT, on a call, in Slack, or in Microsoft Teams when it has results or needs a decision.
Which ChatGPT plan do I need?
Per OpenAI's documentation: Pro 100, Pro 200, and Pro 500 for users over 18 outside the EEA, UK, and Switzerland; Business Premium (rolling out worldwide); and Enterprise, where it's off by default until an admin enables it. Rollout is gradual, so eligible accounts may not see dots right away.
Is it safe to let an agent act for me?
Built-in safeguards, your app permissions, and automatic action review apply from the start. This course teaches you to add least-privilege connections, custom rules, confirmed schedules, and a stop plan, because stopping work never undoes actions already completed.
How long does it take, and is there a certificate?
About 2 hours across 8 lessons of 12–20 minutes. Finish the lessons and pass the quizzes to earn a verifiable certificate.
