Search
Fetch relevant information from the connected service when you ask.
Plugins & Apps
Bring your tools into the conversation
A Plugin packages a workflow. An App provides the actual connection to an external service, its data and supported actions.
SearchSyncAct
How a connected workflow works
Your requestAsk in normal language
→Plugin workflowKnows the method
→App connectionUses allowed data or actions
→ResultReview important changes
✓Three capabilities to distinguish
Sync
Index selected content in advance so it can be found more quickly later.
Write action
Create, update, send or change something in the external service, subject to approvals.
Connection does not create access
Source permissions still apply
If you cannot open a file, channel, repository or record in the original service, connecting it should not bypass that limit.
Important actions need attention
Sending, deleting, purchasing, sharing or changing access has more impact than reading or preparing a private draft.
Review before connecting
Check which service the App uses, what it can search, whether it syncs data and which actions it is allowed to take.
Connect an App with the right approval level
The safest permission setting depends on whether the App is only reading information or can make meaningful changes in another service.
Always ask
ChatGPT requests approval before any use of the App, including reading. This provides the most visibility but creates the most interruption.
Ask for changes
Reading can happen automatically, while creating, updating or sending information requires approval. This is useful when retrieval is routine but actions carry impact.
Important actions
Routine reading may proceed automatically, but ChatGPT asks before consequential actions such as sending, deleting, purchasing, sharing or changing access.