A curated list of resources, guides, tools and use cases for OpenAI dots — always-on AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra, launched at DevDay on September 29, 2026.
Unofficial community list. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI.
- Can I use dots?
- Custom Rules starter pack
- What are dots?
- Official
- Guides
- Building for dots
- Tools & Integrations
- Alternatives
- DevDay 2026 sessions
- News & Reviews
- Known issues
- Community
- Contributing
Rolling out gradually; access may take several days to reach your account (OpenAI Help).
| Plan | Dots | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | ✅ First dot included | All supported markets except the EEA, Switzerland and the UK |
| Business Premium | ✅ First dot included | All supported ChatGPT regions |
| Enterprise, Edu, Healthcare | 🧪 Beta, off by default | When a workspace admin enables it. Custom rules and local computer access are separate settings, also off by default. No phone messaging at launch |
| Plus, Free, Business | ❌ Not at launch | OpenAI plans to expand to more users |
| Under 18 | ❌ | Not available |
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Create a dot | ChatGPT desktop app (macOS, Windows) or desktop web only |
| Mobile app | ✅ After setup, when mobile access is available. Mobile web not supported |
| Slack | ✅ Set up from desktop |
| Microsoft Teams | ✅ |
| Voice calls | ✅ Phone button in your dot's conversation. Calls started by your dot are planned for after launch |
| Texting | 🧪 Limited beta for US Pro users per the Help Center; the Learn docs still list it as coming soon |
| Personal email | ✅ Connect your own account. No standalone email address for your dot |
| Your own computer | Optional, off by default. Connect from the ChatGPT desktop app |
| More than one dot | ⏳ Planned |
Copy-paste rules to set safe boundaries before you connect your accounts: a five-rule safe starter set plus rules for email, calendar, purchases, files, code and privacy.
From OpenAI's launch post:
- Always-on agents that learn your goals and preferences and keep working in the background.
- Powered by GPT-6 Astra, each with its own cloud computer and browser.
- 4,000+ apps through the ChatGPT plugin ecosystem.
- Reach it anywhere: chat or voice call in ChatGPT (desktop, web, mobile), Slack and Microsoft Teams. Texting is in limited beta.
- Proactive research: looks for ways to help using read-only access to your connected apps.
- You stay in control: Custom Rules, Activity View and auto-review. Changing a password or transferring money always hands off to you.
- Purchases: can buy with a card saved on a merchant's website, with your approval.
- Memory: shares memory with ChatGPT. Disconnecting an app doesn't delete what the dot learned; only resetting the dot does.
- Availability: see Can I use dots?
- Price: your first dot is included at no extra cost. More dots are planned but not yet available.
- Specialist dots: organization-managed dots with their own identity and system access, starting as enterprise pilots and coming to Microsoft Agent 365.
- Introducing dots — Launch post: capabilities, safety, pricing and availability.
- DevDay 2026 Recap — Every announcement from DevDay 2026.
- Introducing the Agents API — Build cloud agents on the open-source Codex harness.
- Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol — New model announced alongside dots.
- OpenAI DevDay 2026 — Event site.
- ChatGPT Learn: dots docs — Official docs: getting started, messaging, tasks and memory, computers and apps, controls.
- Manage dots in ChatGPT workspaces — Help Center for Enterprise admins: access, local computer, custom rules, Slack/Teams, cloud browser.
- Getting started with your dot — Help Center: setup, apps, scheduling, texting, memory, rules, reset.
- Dots privacy, security, and safety FAQs — Help Center: permissions, data use, approvals, prompt injection, passwords.
- Dots Guide — Independent guide: what dots are, pricing, setup and FAQ.
- What are OpenAI dots? — How dots work and how they differ from ChatGPT.
- Dots pricing and availability — Plans, cost and what counts toward usage limits.
- How to create your first dot — Step-by-step setup, rules and approvals.
- dotsbase — Unofficial community guide to OpenAI dots.
- A deep dive into OpenAI dots — Flavio Copes.
- OpenAI Dots: Always-On Agents in ChatGPT, Explained — DataCamp.
- ChatGPT Dot: Setup, Access, and Practice Guide — The Rundown.
Dots connect to apps through ChatGPT plugins, so building a plugin is how developers reach them. There is no dedicated dots API.
- OpenAI Plugins docs — Build, submit and distribute ChatGPT plugins.
- Plugin extensions — Sidebar homes, interactive panels and file viewers.
- MCP events — Let plugins trigger automations when something happens in a connected app.
- openai/mcp-extensions — Official repo for building plugins that feel native in ChatGPT.
- openai/plugins — Official OpenAI plugins repository.
- Agents API computer use — Build your own always-on agents with the same harness as Codex.
- dot-panel — Touch-first companion dashboard for ChatGPT dots.
- dots-mcp — MCP server to search dots resources from Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients.
- AgentForEach — Open-source backend for building personal AI agent products.
- opendot (defog-ai) — Self-hosted assistant that runs Codex or Claude Code in a locked-down container.
- opendots — Open-source, model-agnostic always-on personal agent.
Breakout talks most relevant to dots. Recordings are due on openai.com. Full list by stage.
- What Will You Build With Coding Agents That Don't Quit? — Lessons from a 1,000+ hour Codex run with goals, subagents and persistent plans.
- What Comes After Loops? A Deep Dive Into Agentic Architectures — From simple loops to collaborating agents.
- Harness-as-a-Service: Building with the Agents API
- Build What's Next on the ChatGPT Platform with Plugins
- How OpenAI Puts ChatGPT to Work
- TechCrunch — OpenAI launches Dots, its bubbly agentic avatar
- The New Stack — Why dots matter for developers
- Every — Vibe Check: OpenAI DevDay 2026 — Hands-on review.
- The Decoder — OpenAI launches always-on Dots agents
- Engadget — Dots are OpenAI's new personal agents
- Axios — Meet OpenAI's dots
- Bloomberg — OpenAI unveils always-on AI agent Dots
- Tom's Guide — Why most ChatGPT users can't try dots yet
- Hacker News discussion
- Dots Guide — DevDay 2026 recap — Every announcement in one page.
Early reports from the launch version. Open a PR if you have a fix or workaround.
- Permission prompts that fail or repeat (Every).
- Dropped messages (Every).
- Dot unable to connect to the in-app browser (Every).
- Setup requires the ChatGPT desktop app or desktop web; mobile web isn't supported (OpenAI Help).
- Some websites block cloud browsers; your dot's cloud browser doesn't inherit your personal browser logins (ChatGPT Learn).
- Adding your dot to a Slack channel doesn't start monitoring; ask it to set up and confirm a monitoring task (ChatGPT Learn).
- You can't view or delete individual dot memories; resetting the dot is the only way (OpenAI Help).
Discords, subreddits and forums — PRs welcome.
Contributions welcome! Read the contribution guidelines first.
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