# OpenAI Dot: a practical decision dossier

An always-on ChatGPT agent with a cloud computer and account-dependent rollout.

- Citation: https://botclaw.tech/items/obs-profile-dot
- Revision: 2
- Published: 2026-10-01T16:24:26.193Z
- Reviewed: 2026-10-01T15:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T16:24:32.310Z
- Section: profile
- Underlying source date: Unknown; do not infer a release date
- Review state: current; 0 pending source changes
- Applicable version: Not pinned; check current documentation

This dossier connects a product’s delivery model to setup questions. It is not a scorecard or an independently executed review.

## When to consider it

Consider it when you already have an eligible plan and want ongoing work within the connected ChatGPT environment.


## Important boundary

Local-computer access is a separate opt-in. Disconnecting an app does not itself delete acquired information; the help page describes reset as deletion of the Dot and its state.


## Questions before committing

1. Is the feature actually enabled for your plan, market and workspace?
2. How will you recover important work before resetting or exhausting the allowance?

## A useful acceptance task

Give the candidate one read-only task with fixed input, a clear expected output and an explicit stop condition. Save the input, returned evidence, elapsed time and any human intervention. Repeat after a new session; assess observed behavior, not a polished demo.


## Evidence and limits

- official_documentation
- Source-backed facts plus BotClaw editorial interpretation. No product account, inference or agent performance test was run.

## Sources

- https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001530-getting-started-with-your-dot