| What it is | An ongoing hosted agent with a cloud computer, connected apps and context across projects in ChatGPT. | A cloud agent for briefs, connected business apps and assignments that continue while you are away. |
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| Can I use it? · documented | Gradual Pro rollout: 18+, outside the EEA, Switzerland and UK. Business Premium has regional and workspace conditions; Enterprise, Edu and Healthcare beta needs admin enablement. Check your account. | Research preview for US Pro/Max users invited from a waitlist. Not available to Team or Enterprise yet. Announced 21 October, with a safety update on 23 October. |
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| Where work runs · documented | Own cloud computer. Local-computer connection is optional and initially off; that machine must stay online with the app open. Cloud and local browser sessions are separate. | Own cloud computer and browser; tasks continue after the app closes. The current preview cannot access files on your local computer. |
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| How usage is paid for · documented | First dot included in Pro and Business Premium with a deeper-work allowance. Temporary launch limits can change; included access is not unlimited work. | Included in Pro/Max during preview, sharing Claude's session and weekly limits. Background account checks consume that allowance. |
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| What keeps running · documented | Projects, schedules and proactive research. Unprompted research tools are read-only: they cannot send, edit apps or control computers. Authorized continuing tasks follow normal action rules. | Morning briefs, account checks every few hours and longer tasks while you are away. It is not an immediate-response monitoring service. |
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| Browser and computer tools · documented | Cloud browser, connected apps and a computer you can inspect or take over; optional local connection and Codex environments. Some websites block automated access. | Connected apps/plugins and a cloud browser for other sites. You cannot watch or take over that browser yet; there is no model picker. |
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| What it remembers · documented | ChatGPT context plus the dot's own retained context. Turning off sharing or disconnecting an app does not delete information already learned. | Claude memory, skills, connections and eligible past chats. Disconnecting an app does not erase what it learned; memory can be reset. |
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| Approvals and data boundaries · documented | Custom Rules and Auto-review, with core safeguards and user-only sensitive steps. Business, Enterprise and Edu data is not used for training by default; personal-plan controls apply. | Vendor describes consequential-action approvals, separate intent/privacy checks and isolated credential handling. Some actions remain prohibited despite approval; these controls are not a performance guarantee. |
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| Decision-changing limits · documented | Access restrictions, sign-in and approval stops can decide fit. Specialist organizational dots are a preview, not a feature available to every subscriber. | No Microsoft 365 yet, limited Slack functionality, no local files or browser takeover, and no outbound calls or SMS to others. Personal errands are less developed than work tasks. |
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