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Start with what’s on your mind.

Your dot is an ongoing personal assistant. Bring an unfinished idea, work out the next step together, and return as things change.

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Free guides. No sign-up. A useful beginning can be one sentence.

A little clarity, together.Illustrative

My shop feels busy.

An unfinished thought is enough.

A first message

My repair notes are everywhere. Help me find a next step.

A starting preference

Show me draft replies for now.
Ask me before sending it.

Coming back tomorrow

Two urgent repairs came in. Let’s change priorities.

Keep shaping the help as you go.
Good help can start with a conversation.
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Wait. What’s a Dot?

Dot is OpenAI’s ongoing personal assistant in ChatGPT. You can talk through an idea, give it work to carry forward, and come back with new information or priorities. What it can use and do depends on the context, access, and permissions available to your account.

Explain Dots simply Read two fictional “what could be” stories

A conversation you can come back to

Bring the thought.
Find the next step.

You don’t have to know the whole job before you start talking.

Share what matters today. Let dot ask about the missing pieces. Then come back with a correction, a changed priority, or a quick “Where are we?”

A starting thought

“I’m juggling repairs, customer calls, and a website idea.”

A next step, together

“Let’s focus on the two urgent repairs. What do you need from me to help?”

An illustrative conversation. You can get more specific as the work develops.

You don’t need a perfect prompt

Find a first message.

Choose a starting point. Add what’s on your mind.

My idea is still a little scattered

I have a goal in mind, but my thoughts are scattered. Help me work out a useful next step. Ask me one question at a time.

I want to keep a project moving

Help me keep this project moving. I’ll share my notes and where things stand. Help me choose the next step and suggest a useful follow-up as things change.

I’m not sure where you could help

Here are a few things taking up my attention. Help me choose where you could be useful, and ask what information or access you need and why.

Copy a message into your conversation with dot and make it your own. You can work out the details together.

An optional way to get clearer

Five dots to return to.

Context, connections, responsibilities, boundaries, and feedback.
You can start before you have every answer.

  1. 1

    Context

    What should it know?

    Your goals, your preferences, and what good looks like.

  2. 2

    Connections

    What does it need?

    Just the information and sources the job calls for.

  3. 3

    Responsibilities

    What is the job?

    One clear responsibility and a useful definition of done.

  4. 4

    Boundaries

    Where should it stop?

    What can proceed, what needs you, and what is off limits.

  5. 5

    Feedback

    How will it get better?

    A simple rhythm of review, correction, and refinement.

The Five Dots is our framework, not an official OpenAI standard. Explore Dot School

Recipes for real life

See where a conversation could go.

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Example conversations and starter briefs, not hands-on tested workflows. Adapt them to your situation and try a small sample.

For when you want to gather your thoughts

Write a starter brief.

Our optional builder brings your background, preferences, and next step into one document. Use it to start a conversation or capture what you’ve worked out together. Come back and revise it whenever things change.

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Your brief, at a glance
A clear role and objective
The sources and scope
Specific work and a definition of done
Approval boundaries and limits
A review rhythm and a first small test

Creates instructions, not an actual Dot.

A path, not a rabbit hole

A little learning.
A better working rhythm.

Take the next useful step. You can always come back for more.

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  1. 01
    Get your bearings

    Understand the idea, then try a first conversation.

  2. 02
    Keep something moving

    Find a useful next step and decide what to carry forward.

  3. 03
    Make the next result better

    Return with a correction, an update, or a new priority.

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September 29, 2026

Dots are here. Start with one useful job.

What changed, who it affects, and a practical next step. Checked against official sources.

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You can start mid-thought.
Keep going from there.

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