🎯 What you'll have at the endYou'll set up your dot as a calm watchman: it checks the things you choose and only messages you when there is something worth acting on.

⚡ One-click install

Checked install pages (app stores, official sites and template pages): tap to get it straight away.

⬇️ Get ChatGPT on iPhoneApp Store ⬇️ Get ChatGPT on AndroidGoogle Play

🧰 Before you start

A ChatGPT plan that includes dots: Pro, Business Premium or Enterprise (Enterprise admins must switch it on)
The ChatGPT desktop app, the ChatGPT phone app or ChatGPT in a desktop browser (phone browsers are not supported)
You must be 18 or over; dots are still rolling out, so it may not appear on every account yet
A short list of 2-3 things you keep checking (e.g. new listings in an area, a supplier's prices, flight fares)

⏱️ Time needed20 minutes

💵 Rough costChatGPT Pro from about USD 100/month (your first dot is included; heavy use draws on an allowance)

🪜 Step by step

🐣 Beginner mode: showing the 5 essential steps only. Extra steps are hidden; tap 🚀 Advanced at the top to see all 6.

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Create your dot
Open ChatGPT and choose dots (on the desktop app, a desktop browser or the phone app). Follow the short introduction, give your dot a name and pick how it looks. You can keep the defaults.
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Connect only what it needs
When asked, connect plugins (links to your other apps, such as email or calendar). Only connect the apps this job needs. You can add more later from your dot's profile.
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Write your watch list
For each thing, write: where to look, what counts as 'worth telling me', and how often to check.
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Give it the watch-list prompt
Paste the prompt below. Be clear about the line between 'tell me' and 'stay quiet'.
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Choose where it pings you
Ask it to message you in ChatGPT, or in Slack or Teams if you connected them (open your dot's profile and select Add).
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Tune it after a week
Tell it which alerts were useful and which were noise. It keeps notes and gets better.
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💬 Copy-paste prompts

Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.

💬 Watch list

Please watch these for me and only tell me when it really matters:
1. [What] at [where]. Tell me when: [e.g. a new 3-bedroom condo under MYR 600,000 in Mont Kiara is listed]. Check [daily].
2. [What] at [where]. Tell me when: [e.g. KUL to London return under MYR 3,000 for dates in March]. Check [twice a day].
3. [What] at [where]. Tell me when: [condition].
Stay quiet otherwise. Each alert: one line on what changed, the link, and why it's worth my time. Never buy, book or contact anyone without asking me. Confirm the schedule back to me.

⚠️ Tips & common mistakes

Think 'what do I keep checking?' rather than 'what can it do for me?'
Give a clear threshold (price, area, keywords) or you'll get too many alerts.
Dots are rolling out gradually; if you don't see it yet, check the official 'Meet dots' page for availability.

🌟 Why it's worth it

💡 Why it mattersPeople struggle to know what to use an always-on assistant for. 'Watch this for me' is the easiest win and saves constant checking.

🏷️ Real exampleThe poster's dot watches freelance job boards for jobs that truly match, and flight prices for a genuinely good deal, not a USD 10 change.

🔌 Connects to:ChatGPTWebsitesEmailSlack / Teams

📰 Found via Reddit · r/ChatGPT: Reddit r/ChatGPT: 'The mindset shift that made Dots actually useful for me' ↗