Can you run apps inside ChatGPT now?

At OpenAI's DevDay, ChatGPT started suggesting third-party apps mid-conversation and letting you run them inside the chat — plus 'Dots,' always-on agents that keep working on your goals between conversations.

Yes — and it changes what ChatGPT is for. At OpenAI’s DevDay on September 29, ChatGPT moved from chatbot toward platform: it can now suggest third-party apps in the middle of a conversation and let you connect and run them right inside the chat, through an expanded plug-in setup with interactive panels. The headline feature is “Dots” — always-on AI agents that keep working on your goals between conversations from their own cloud computer and browser, can connect to thousands of apps, and can take requests through ChatGPT, Slack, or Microsoft Teams.

Why it matters: instead of hunting through an app store, downloading something, and learning a new interface, you describe the job and ChatGPT brings the tool to you. The honest catch: the advanced agent features sit on paid plans, and rollout is limited in some regions — so check availability in your account before counting on it for anything important.