Dots use cases
27 real things people got Dots to do, each with what they asked, how it went, and the prompt to copy.
Ask an always-on Slack agent to pick flight dates
A reviewer connected Dots to Slack and asked it to use its own computer to choose flight dates; it was slow and had not picked dates after a minute.
Book a restaurant with a cloud-computer agent
OpenAI's Dots agent, running on its own cloud computer, booked a restaurant on its own, though it was slow and required ChatGPT Pro.
Book restaurants, research and build sites with ChatGPT Dots
The author tested Dots on a restaurant booking, research and site-building; booking completed slowly, research and building were useful, calling failed.
Catch and prepare an unsent invoice for approval
An early tester's dot noticed an invoice to a publication was unsent and prepared it for approval.
Coordinate background threads and send admin reminders
A dot managed background threads from one conversation and proactively reminded the user to send documents to an accountant and check on a refund.
Edit a full video in Descript with a Dot
The author had a Dot find footage, build the B-roll edit, add captions and arrange visuals over several review passes, working from his recorded narration.
Fix a booking made on the wrong date
Dot spotted that David had booked Paris to Barcelona on the wrong date for an upcoming Europe trip and changed the booking to the right dates.
Fix and resubmit a rejected app remotely
MaakCode had a dot investigate a rejected app submission, fix the issue, test, open a PR and resubmit.
Get status match and upgrade certificates, then book flight
John's Dot found a status match, got four move-to-lie-flat seat certificates, filled the forms, confirmed by email, read the terms and booked the flight.
Hand consumer errands to an always-on agent
A journalist tested Dot on ISP signup, an Ikea account and food ordering; it finished only some with human help, blocked by browser checks and payment steps.
Handle household tasks and reminders
Nori manages household tasks, important calls, reminders, family schedules and logistics for a family.
Monitor public documents for changes affecting teaching materials
An educator's Dot checks public documents for changes, sorts them by impact, and verifies an article's notation against linked pages, offering revision candidates only.
Negotiate hotel rooms by phone call
An AI assistant called a hotel in Japan and negotiated the same two rooms for all five nights; the user listened to the recording afterward.
Plan a last-minute business trip by phone
In OpenAI's demo, a Dot found a refundable policy-compliant flight and hotel options and prepared a booking, though the flight was still pending at the end.
Plan a trip and book flight, hotel and shuttle with an always-on agent
A user had Dots plan a trip and remind them to book the shuttle; the agent filled booking forms but kept asking for confirmation and wouldn't enter 2FA codes, so it only got partway.
Rebook a delayed flight connection mid-flight
OpenAI's Dot chatted with Alaska, Delta and KLM, found a new route and rebooked Denis for free after he approved, while he was still on the plane.
Research and help rebook a flight with an always-on agent
An Every writer's Dot researched a flight change and flagged a clash with a colleague's recording, learned from a Slack discussion.
Run a focus agent and Gmail agent on goals
The author built a background focus agent linking calendar to goals, plus a Gmail agent that handles the inbox and filters noise.
Run digital PR and link outreach campaigns
The author has a Dot named Jamie run a defined outreach campaign, keep the tracker accurate and flag replies or placements needing attention.
Run outbound sales from research to booked demos
A solo SaaS founder gave an agent his ICP, calendar and inbox; it researched 300 companies, qualified 61, wrote personalized emails and booked 14 demos.
Run shopping, trip planning and project tracking with a dot
A reviewer's dot flagged a failed payment unprompted but only read and reported it; a shopping site blocked it and follow-through was unfinished.
Run ten business tasks through an always-on agent
A reviewer tested Dots on product research, publishing a webpage, content planning and scheduled jobs; inbox triage and follow-ups needed supervision and a spreadsheet had broken formulas.
Send a 7am daily brief from email, calendar and Todoist
A personal agent runs at 7am, checks email, calendar and Todoist, pulls likely follow-ups and delivers one daily brief instead of the full inbox.
Track rare coffee beans with a scheduled Dot
A user had a Dot monitor rare US coffee beans twice a day using context from old chats, and it returned Gesha options priced per cup.
Triage P2 bugs into draft PRs with demo videos
A Dot connected to GitHub and Slack watches #bugs, scopes and tests a fix in a cloud environment, and opens a draft PR with a short demo video.
Turn customer feedback into tested pull requests
In OpenAI's own launch example, a Dot watches feedback for recurring requests, scopes small fixes, builds and tests them, and returns PRs with demo videos.
Use a persistent assistant for student research and daily tasks
A student used a named dot for ongoing research and daily tasks with persistent context across chats, set up for email.