{"id":36380,"date":"2025-06-05T10:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edoardoguzzi.com\/?p=36380"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:57:15","slug":"openai-officially-launches-connectors-for-chatgpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edoardoguzzi.com\/en\/openai-officially-launches-connectors-for-chatgpt\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Officially Launches Connectors for ChatGPT"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>OpenAI officially launches (in beta) the <strong>Connectors for ChatGPT<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/help.openai.com\/en\/articles\/11487775-connectors-in-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here the official news<\/a>), a new feature designed to integrate with your <strong>apps and enterprise data sources<\/strong> such as Google Drive, GitHub, SharePoint, Dropbox and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result? A much more useful, operational and personalized ChatGPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Connectors you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search and read files from your apps directly in chat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch complex and well-documented research with citations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synchronize data and create a true conversational knowledge base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole <strong>without ever leaving ChatGPT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This news marks a concrete step toward the use of truly integrated AI in professional workflows. Is this the end of copy-paste between tools? Perhaps not entirely, but we are very close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Connectors are available by plan (Team, Pro, Enterprise, etc.) and also vary by geographic area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let's look in detail at what they allow you to do, how they work, and why they can really improve your productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde9 <strong>What are Connectors in ChatGPT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I <strong>Connectors<\/strong> allow ChatGPT to securely connect to <strong>external applications<\/strong> (e.g., Google Drive, GitHub, SharePoint), for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search for files and content directly from chat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recover live data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doing complex research with citations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personalize the experience with business data and knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Note<\/strong>: They are in beta and connected apps remain subject to their <strong>terms of use<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on your <strong>plan (Free, Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, Edu)<\/strong> e <strong>role<\/strong>, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search for content in related apps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perform deep research on multiple sources at once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synchronize and index selected data to speed up responses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd10 <strong>What ChatGPT shares with connected apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you activate a connector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ChatGPT can <strong>submit query<\/strong> to the app to find info relevant to your prompt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you use <strong>Memory<\/strong>, can <strong>include data from your memories<\/strong> (e.g., repo \"acme-uploader\") for more intelligent queries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can <strong>deactivate Memory or individual memories<\/strong> From the settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong>How ChatGPT uses recovered data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use content from linked apps <strong>as a context<\/strong> To improve the quality of responses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the <strong>Memory<\/strong> is active, it can <strong>remember relevant info<\/strong> For future use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It can also use the data to improve web searches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udd16 <strong>Is your data being used to train models?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NO<\/strong> for Team, Enterprise, Edu: data are not used for training.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>YES (potentially)<\/strong> for Free, Plus and Pro <strong>only if<\/strong> the option <em>\"Improve the model for everyone.\"<\/em>. \u2705 Can be disabled from ChatGPT settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddf0 <strong>Types of Connectors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. <strong>Chat search connectors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For quick searches (e.g., \"Show me Q2 goals in Drive\").<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Results appear in chat, with link to original file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Deep research connectors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For complex research across multiple sources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Includes quotes, reasoning about business and web content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Examples of use:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\"Summarize everything we released in the last two sprints.\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\"Compare the adoption of our features with benchmarks.\"<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\"Find the cause of yesterday's downing and list the planned interventions.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. <strong>Synced connectors (e.g., Google Drive)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They indicate selected and synchronized content in advance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faster responses, even without having to query sources each time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. <strong>Custom connectors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only for users <strong>Pro<\/strong>, <strong>Team\/Enterprise\/Edu<\/strong> admin\/owner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are based on the <strong>MCP (Model Context Protocol)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f Not verified by OpenAI - use only if you know the source<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcc4 <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.openai.com\/docs\/mcp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCP documentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcca <strong>Availability of Piano Connectors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team, Enterprise, Edu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Connector<\/th><th>Chat Search<\/th><th>Deep Research<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Box<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dropbox<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GitHub<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gmail, Google Calendar<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Drive<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Google Drive (Synced)<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><td>-<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SharePoint, OneDrive<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outlook Email\/Calendar<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Microsoft Teams, Hubspot<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Custom Connectors (MCP)<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plus and Pro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Some connectors (e.g., Google, Microsoft) <strong>may not be immediately available in some areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Connector<\/th><th>Chat Search<\/th><th>Deep Research<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>GitHub<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gmail*, Calendar*, Drive*<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SharePoint*, OneDrive*<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outlook*, Teams*, Box*.<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Custom Connectors (MCP)*\u207a<\/td><td>-<\/td><td>\u2714\ufe0e<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>* Not available in Switzerland, UK, EEA<br>\u207a Not available for the Plus plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2699\ufe0f <strong>How to link a new app<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go Up <strong>Settings<\/strong> (profile icon in the upper right corner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go Up <strong>Connectors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Connect<\/strong> next to the desired app<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will be redirected to authorize access<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcac <strong>How to use them in chat<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open a new chat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go Up <strong>Tools<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Search connectors<\/strong> o <strong>Run deep research<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select one or more sources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask your question<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The results will contain. <strong>clickable quotes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For the <strong>Synced connectors<\/strong>, ChatGPT will automatically use them if it thinks they are useful, even without explicit selection.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f <strong>Admin Controls, Security and Privacy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>owners and admin<\/strong> can enable\/disable connectors from <strong>Settings \u2192 Connectors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No special limits on queries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can remove connectors at any time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OpenAI is working with other providers to add more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supported files: <strong>TXT, PDF, CSV, XLSX, PPTX, DOCX<\/strong><br>(no images or PDFs with visual content for now)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OpenAI officially launches (in beta) Connectors for ChatGPT(official news here), a new feature designed to integrate with your enterprise apps and data sources such as Google Drive, GitHub, SharePoint, Dropbox and many others.<br \/>\nThe result? 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