ChatGPT dots: real use cases and getting started

• Result A daily plan from a phone call Then the dot hands work to other threads

  Compared ChatGPT dots with other agents: calls the dot on walks to ask what to do today, then has it hand work to other threads.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots @petergyang Sep 30

• Result A Workbench the dot keeps up to date Checked every weekday at 9 a.m.

  

  Made a ChatGPT dot their main agent: texts and calls it, and gave it a Space it updates on a weekday schedule.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots @Voxyz_ai Oct 3

• Result Cancelled train, caught the earlier one The dot checked the ticket and live tracking

  A ChatGPT dot spotted a cancelled train, checked the ticket and live tracking, and got the author onto an earlier one.

  ChatGPT dots @twostraws Sep 29

• Result Caught a flight clash with an unread meeting Email and Slack triaged in one thread

  Tried a ChatGPT dot for a few days: it triaged Slack and email and flagged that a new flight time clashed with a meeting request.

  ChatGPT dots @danshipper Sep 29

• Result dots for work, Muse for beginners A day with both agents side by side

  

  Spent a day with ChatGPT dots and Meta’s Muse side by side and picked dots for his own Codex and Slack work.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots @nateherk Sep 30

• Result A freelance invoice, drafted and sent Sent as a PDF after the author said yes

  

  A ChatGPT dot noticed a freelance invoice that was due, drafted it from the email thread, and sent it as a PDF once approved.

  ChatGPT dots @daniel_mac8 Sep 29

• Result A business run through a dot Daily plans, calendar gaps and goals

  A photographer with ADHD runs their business through a ChatGPT dot connected to Notion: daily plans, calendar gaps and social posts.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots u/Ice2jc r/ChatGPT Oct 16

• Result Pull requests reviewed unprompted Security bugs found from the emails

  A ChatGPT dot started reviewing pull requests on its own from GitHub emails and flagged subtle security bugs.

  ChatGPT dots u/Tasty-Trip5518 r/OpenAI Oct 17

• Result Dentist times found by email Then checked with the family calendar keeper

  Had a ChatGPT dot email the dentist for appointment times, then email the author’s wife to check which ones worked.

  ChatGPT dots u/RogueMonkeyy r/ChatGPT Oct 5

• Result An EU bank connector built in an hour Read-only, with spending charts

  Had a ChatGPT dot build a read-only EU open-banking connector in about an hour, then asked it where the money goes.

  ChatGPT dots u/SvanteH r/ChatGPT Oct 2

• Result An art website rebuilt in Svelte Notes and screenshots on a shared board

  Had a ChatGPT dot rebuild a partner’s art website in Svelte, using a shared Space as an inspiration and progress board.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots u/Ninjatogo r/codex Oct 1

• Result A playable instant camera in the browser From Blender model to Three.js scene

  Built a playable Three.js street scene with a ChatGPT dot, where a Blender instant camera takes real photos.

  ChatGPT dots u/gurselgunacar r/threejs Sep 30

• Result A morning brief as a web page Styled like the old Pulse feed

  Asked a ChatGPT dot for a morning brief as an interactive web page, styled like OpenAI’s old Pulse.

  ChatGPT dots u/eflol r/ChatGPT Oct 6

• Result Daily records requests to 30+ cities Works, with a lot of hand-holding

  Runs a daily ChatGPT dot workflow that files public records requests with 30+ city portals, with frequent browser failures.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots u/scubadiver25 r/ChatGPT Oct 19

• Result A business plan made on the drive Meeting notes and decisions saved for the team

  Planned a new business model by phone with a ChatGPT dot on long drives, and had it record and summarise team meetings.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots u/tickle_my_pixel r/OpenAI Oct 17

• Result A voice timesheet and Walmart pickups Daily errands, with the odd lecture

  Uses a ChatGPT dot daily by voice to keep a timesheet and order Walmart pickups, and found it sometimes lectures them.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots u/Emb3rz r/ChatGPTcomplaints Oct 23

• Result A game mod, websites and tabletop adventures Built by talking and trying each version

  Built a game mod, private websites and tabletop adventures with a ChatGPT dot, trying each build and reporting back.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots u/Vymalgh r/DotsAI Oct 9

• Result Daily nudges until a plan came back An agent coaching a 20-year-old

  Had a ChatGPT dot email a 20-year-old son daily until his own ChatGPT replied with a plan to clean his old room.

  ChatGPT dots u/Worldly_Beautiful557 r/ChatGPT Oct 24

• Result One dot instead of six Codex threads Less juggling, some false alarms

  Replaced juggling half a dozen Codex threads with one ChatGPT dot, despite repeated pauses from its safety reviewer.

  Hands-on review ChatGPT dots u/SonicSubculture r/ChatGPTPro Oct 3

Product sources

• OpenAI Help: Getting started with your dot (help.openai.com)