Automate sending LinkedIn connection invites with Agent Mode
I've had access to OpenAI's Agent Mode for about 4 hours. Task: I've had access to OpenAI's Agent Mode for about 4 hours. Here's what it can do so far: - It can open a browser and open my social media accounts. - It can look through my social media and analyze it. - It can do many kinds of browser actions that other OpenAI tools can't because they are "in a sandbox". - It can import and export file types OpenAI struggled with before. (For example, it was able to debug an Excel spreadsheet with broken formulas made by a prior ChatGPT instance.) - Visit sites protected by Cloudflare. Here's what it can't do so far: - It needs me to login to accounts for it. It's not allowed to have passwords. - It needs me to manually approve some actions, like sending connect invites on LinkedIn. - Access specific areas protected by Cloudflare (account creation, for example). In the comments I put a loom video of me trying to automate sending connect invites on LinkedIn. (Limited success, ultimately not efficient enough for now.) If you have questions or experiments you want me to try, let me know.; tools: ChatGPT Agent. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: Prerequisites include manual user login and approval for sensitive actions like sending invites. The agent cannot store passwords or access Cloudflare-protected account creation pages. Copyright compliance is enforced, blocking downloads from unauthorized sources. Source reliability is secondary, based on a short 4-hour trial..
Tools
Published on Agent Work Atlas:
Overview
I've had access to OpenAI's Agent Mode for about 4 hours.
Workflow
I've had access to OpenAI's Agent Mode for about 4 hours. Here's what it can do so far: - It can open a browser and open my social media accounts. - It can look through my social media and analyze it. - It can do many kinds of browser actions that other OpenAI tools can't because they are "in a sandbox". - It can import and export file types OpenAI struggled with before. (For example, it was able to debug an Excel spreadsheet with broken formulas made by a prior ChatGPT instance.) - Visit sites protected by Cloudflare. Here's what it can't do so far: - It needs me to login to accounts for it. It's not allowed to have passwords. - It needs me to manually approve some actions, like sending connect invites on LinkedIn. - Access specific areas protected by Cloudflare (account creation, for example). In the comments I put a loom video of me trying to automate sending connect invites on LinkedIn. (Limited success, ultimately not efficient enough for now.) If you have questions or experiments you want me to try, let me know.
Reported result
The author reported limited success with automating LinkedIn invites, noting it was not efficient enough for practical use. No specific metrics or measured outcomes were provided. A proposed acceptance check would be to measure the time saved per invite compared to manual entry, but this data is currently unknown.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
Prerequisites include manual user login and approval for sensitive actions like sending invites. The agent cannot store passwords or access Cloudflare-protected account creation pages. Copyright compliance is enforced, blocking downloads from unauthorized sources. Source reliability is secondary, based on a short 4-hour trial.
Try it
I want to test ChatGPT Agent Mode for automating LinkedIn connection invites. First, I will manually log into my LinkedIn account in the agent's browser. Then, I will ask the agent to identify [replaceable input: number] potential connections from my feed. The agent must pause and request my explicit approval before sending any invite. I will also ask it to debug a sample Excel file with broken formulas to test file handling. Please perform a dry run on one profile first and show me the proposed action before executing. Do not proceed if the site is protected by Cloudflare account creation restrictions. If the agent fails to send an invite, log the error and stop. I will confirm each step manually.
Source reports are not independently verified. Publication date is the catalog publication date, not the original article date.