Connectors and Apps
People who have ChatGPT working on pasted material and want it working on the material where it already lives
Prerequisites: Module 303 (ChatGPT Projects) or equivalent experience
Last verified 2026-09-17
Learning objectives
By the end, participants can:
- Explain the difference between an app, a plugin and a connected account
- Name the four app capabilities (search, deep research, sync, write actions) and what each changes
- Set app permissions on purpose, starting from the default (Important actions: reads run without asking, ChatGPT asks before an action that has an effect outside ChatGPT, exposes sensitive information or is hard to undo)
- Describe the trust boundary: what an app can see, what ChatGPT shares back, and where prompt injection enters
- Apply read-before-write restraint and know which actions ChatGPT treats as important
What's in this module
7 lessons · 5 exercises · ~7 min reading
Starts withApps, plugins and accounts~1 minExecutive summary
You will learn how ChatGPT connects to Google Drive, Gmail, calendars, SharePoint, Slack, GitHub and other services through apps and plugins, what an app can do (search, sync, actions), how permissions decide when ChatGPT asks first, and where the trust boundary sits. End state is one or two apps connected for a reason, permissions set on purpose, and a written answer to "what may ChatGPT do in my accounts without asking me". After this module you can get a real answer that spans your files and your inbox, keep write actions behind a confirmation, and explain to a colleague why "read before write" is the rule.
Sources
- OpenAI Help Center, "Apps in ChatGPT", the authoritative page for app capabilities, permission options, important actions, workspace setup and the training position: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11487775-apps-in-chatgpt
- OpenAI Help Center, "Managing app permissions in ChatGPT", the permission levels, approval cards and how workspace restrictions layer on top: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001495-managing-app-permissions-in-chatgpt
- OpenAI Help Center, "Plugins in ChatGPT and Codex", what a plugin is, how installation and app connection relate, and workspace plugin controls: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001256-plugins-in-chatgpt-and-codex
- OpenAI Help Center, "Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT", event-triggered tasks on Gmail, Slack and GitHub and how approvals pause them: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10291617-scheduled-tasks-in-chatgpt
- OpenAI Help Center, "Deep research in ChatGPT", which apps deep research can draw on and that it uses read actions only: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10500283-deep-research-in-chatgpt
Prefer the live room?
This module also runs inside our in-person bootcamps and workshops in Copenhagen.
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