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Guide: Official product page for dots: always-on ChatGPT agents with their own cloud computer and browser
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ChatGPT's always-on agents
What a dot is, how to set one up, and what people already use them for
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Guide: OpenAI launch post (Sep 29, 2026): dots are always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that use plugins and memory and can be messaged or called
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Guide: Docs overview: a dot works in the background on its own computer, delegates to ChatGPT Work and Codex, and reports back
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Guide: How to create and name your dot and give it its first tasks
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Guide: Talk to your dot in ChatGPT, by voice call, or in Slack and Microsoft Teams
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Guide: Give your dot access to plugins, apps and (optionally) your own computer
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Guide: Approvals, permissions and stopping or pausing your dot
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Guide: How dots track ongoing tasks, schedules and what they remember
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Guide: Release note: dots can be created from the iOS/Android ChatGPT app
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Guide: Admin guide for letting dots and Work Cloud reach local computers
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Guide: Help Center article on eligibility (Pro and Business Premium), setup and limits
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Guide: Launch video: each dot is an always-on agent with its own computer, using your plugins and memory
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Guide: Launch teaser announcing dot availability
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Guide: Roundup of new dot features after launch
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Guide: Check on and message your dot from an iPhone home-screen widget
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Guide: Developer use case: a dot handling on-call alerts overnight and escalating
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Guide: Explainer on how a dot delegates coding to Codex and work tasks to ChatGPT Work
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Guide: New voice model rolling out to dots calls, ChatGPT and Codex
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Guide: User has a dot read payout emails and log them into a spreadsheet automatically
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