Dots
33 published cases mention this tool.
Dots are ChatGPT's always-on agents, with 33 cases under the Dots label: consumer errands, trip booking, outbound sales, and P2 bug triage running persistently in the cloud. Limits are sourced: Pro-tier and above only, with the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK excluded; no proactive calling; and memory degrades over long horizons. Twelve more first-person tests of the same product sit under the separate 'OpenAI dots' label and are worth cross-reading.
Common task settings
- Everyday life · 15
- Office & operations · 7
- Software & development · 5
- Research & knowledge · 3
- Marketing & sales · 2
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Cases using Dots
- Catch and prepare an unsent invoice for approval
The source gives only a brief example. An early tester's dot, one of OpenAI's always-on ChatGPT agents that runs on its own cloud computer, spotted an unsent invoice to a publication.
- Run a persistent project manager agent for a software project
Suggested implementation: Use a standard coding agent to coordinate tasks in a software project where other agents handle delegation and file access.
- Ask an always-on Slack agent to pick flight dates
Field Notes · AI Tool Reviews OpenAI Dots review from hands-on testing: Slack setup, computer use, and sub-agents. See why I would skip it and what to use instead.
- Run ten business tasks through an always-on agent
Suggested implementation: Use Dots and ChatGPT Agent to execute business tasks across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
- Rebook a delayed flight connection mid-flight
The user faced a flight delay threatening a connection. The OpenAI Dot agent simultaneously contacted Alaska, Delta, and KLM to identify alternative routes.
- Book a restaurant with a cloud-computer agent
Suggested implementation: Use OpenAI Dots, a cloud-based AI agent, to autonomously execute complex tasks like restaurant bookings.
- Run digital PR and link outreach campaigns
The author assigned an OpenAI Dot named Jamie to manage a digital PR and link outreach campaign for Promptslove.
- Book restaurants, research and build sites with ChatGPT Dots
Suggested implementation: Use ChatGPT Dots to automate restaurant bookings, research, and site building by running the Hermes Desktop webapp in a browser.
- Track incoming emails and notify about key ones
Suggested implementation: Configure Dots to monitor an inbox for specific keywords and send notifications.
- Fix and resubmit a rejected app remotely
Suggested implementation: Upon app rejection, the user instructed the Dots agent to investigate the issue, apply fixes, run tests, open a Pull Request, and resubmit the application.
- Fix a booking made on the wrong date
Suggested implementation: An agent monitors personal travel plans to detect booking errors, such as incorrect flight dates between cities.
- Research and help rebook a flight with an always-on agent
The user attempted to rebook a flight out of San Francisco using OpenAI's Dot, an always-on agent.
- Triage P2 bugs into draft PRs with demo videos
OpenAI launched Dots on September 29 — persistent AI agents that keep working after you close the chat window.
- Track rare coffee beans with a scheduled Dot
Suggested implementation: Name a Dot (e.g., 'Bean Buddy') and instruct it to track rare US coffee beans. Configure it to reuse context from previous chats and schedule checks twice daily.
- Coordinate background threads and send admin reminders
Suggested implementation: Use OpenAI Dots as an always-on agent to maintain a primary conversation thread while coordinating background administrative tasks.
- Run property management marketing and inbox cleanup
Suggested implementation: A property management owner uses ChatGPT's Dot to update live HubSpot articles, clean old Outlook drafts after verifying reply status, and configure site audits.
- Plan a last-minute business trip by phone
Summarize this blog with AI: Quick Summary: ChatGPT just evolved into a persistent workforce.
- Catch calendar conflicts and triage the inbox
Suggested implementation: Connect OpenAI's Dots agent to Gmail, Google Calendar, and Dropbox.
- Spin up a background research agent from a Dot
Suggested implementation: A user requests a native background research agent from Dot while its cloud computer and connected Linux machine are occupied by other tasks.
- Edit a full video in Descript with a Dot
The author used OpenAI's Dot to perform post-production on a short-form video in Descript. Inputs included pre-recorded narration and creative direction.
- Run personal admin: payments, bookings, calendar, and support
Posted on Oct 17 • Originally published at inite.ai What dots are OpenAI has begun rolling out dots, its version of an always-on AI agent.
- Get status match and upgrade certificates, then book flight
The user employed an AI agent named 'Dots' to identify a loyalty status match opportunity and secure four lie-flat seat upgrade certificates.
- Research local mailer deals and email the best ones
Suggested implementation: Configure an agent to execute a scheduled task every Tuesday at midnight to align with local store mailer updates.
- Handle executive admin: email drafts, bookkeeper questions, insurance forms
The author used OpenAI's Dots agent (named Kicker) to handle executive admin tasks including declining a radio show request, drafting a lawyer email about vacation policy, answering bookkeeper questions, and filling…
- Use a persistent assistant for student research and daily tasks
Suggested implementation: A student uses OpenAI Dots (named 'Lisa') as a persistent assistant for research and daily tasks, maintaining ongoing context instead of starting new chats.
- Plan a trip and book flight, hotel and shuttle with an always-on agent
The user employed Dots, an always-on agent, to plan a trip and book flights, hotels, and shuttles.
- Run outbound sales from research to booked demos
A solo SaaS founder configured OpenAI Dots to act as an outbound sales team, comprising roles like Scholar, Watcher, Builder, Bouncer, and Manager.
- Fill out a multi-page visa or immigration form
Suggested implementation: Use ChatGPT's voice mode to draft multi-page visa or immigration forms.
- Monitor public documents for changes affecting teaching materials
Hello, kazu here. Do you find yourself explaining the background and progress of a task from scratch every time you ask an AI to do something?
- Hand consumer errands to an always-on agent
The reviewer tested OpenAI's Dot agent on consumer errands like ISP signup, Ikea account access, and food ordering.
- Turn GitHub issues into draft pull requests with long-running agents
I really have no interest in this if it's going to use my plan's regular limits. I have less control over the context window, if its going off task.
- Run shopping, trip planning and project tracking with a dot
Pat Simmons assigned OpenAI's Dots agent tasks including shopping, travel planning, training tracking, and business research.
- Turn customer feedback into tested pull requests
Suggested implementation: A Dot agent runs on a cloud computer connected to feedback channels and code repositories.