# Dots **URL:** https://community.openai.com/c/chatgpt/dots/47.md [Latest](https://community.openai.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openai.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openai.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Dots category in ChatGPT](https://community.openai.com/t/about-the-dots-category-in-chatgpt/1407875)
**Author:** [@vc-openai](https://community.openai.com/u/vc-openai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/about-the-dots-category-in-chatgpt/1407875 "2026-10-19T23:10:25Z")
Questions, bug reports, feedback, and tips about using Dots in ChatGPT. Share what you’re working on or ask the community for help. --- ## [dot cannot read newly uploaded images: HTTP 403 scope\_violation on macOS, iOS and web](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cannot-read-newly-uploaded-images-http-403-scope-violation-on-macos-ios-and-web/1408866)
**Author:** [@fathdsci](https://community.openai.com/u/fathdsci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cannot-read-newly-uploaded-images-http-403-scope-violation-on-macos-ios-and-web/1408866 "2026-10-22T17:02:23Z")
I’m experiencing the same scope\_violation error with dot, including images uploaded directly into the current conversation, not just files already stored in Library. I upload an image and ask dot to read it. The file ap… --- ## [Dot cannot deliver generated Word/Excel attachments: tools/list HTTP 403 on Oct 20](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cannot-deliver-generated-word-excel-attachments-tools-list-http-403-on-oct-20/1408057)
**Author:** [@Armywas](https://community.openai.com/u/Armywas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cannot-deliver-generated-word-excel-attachments-tools-list-http-403-on-oct-20/1408057 "2026-10-22T14:30:17Z")
I use Dot in ChatGPT on the Windows web interface for a daily document workflow. Native attachment delivery worked on October 19, 2026, but failed on October 20. What happened: Dot generated the Word and Excel files s… --- ## [Dot reliability regression: shallow reasoning, lost context, broken task continuity, and repeated approval failures](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-reliability-regression-shallow-reasoning-lost-context-broken-task-continuity-and-repeated-approval-failures/1408185)
**Author:** [@wjddusghd44](https://community.openai.com/u/wjddusghd44)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-reliability-regression-shallow-reasoning-lost-context-broken-task-continuity-and-repeated-approval-failures/1408185 "2026-10-22T10:16:30Z")
I am a paying ChatGPT user who has used Dot extensively for ongoing engineering and automation workflows. I am reporting a serious decline in practical reliability, not simply a preference about tone. Compared with my p… --- ## [Dot voice calls fail to connect on iPhone, Mac desktop and web (Oct 1–2)](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-voice-calls-fail-to-connect-on-iphone-mac-desktop-and-web-oct-1-2/1402858)
**Author:** [@wainok0608](https://community.openai.com/u/wainok0608)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-voice-calls-fail-to-connect-on-iphone-mac-desktop-and-web-oct-1-2/1402858 "2026-10-21T17:17:28Z")
I’ve repeatedly been unable to connect to my dot using the phone/call button on October 1–2, 2026. I’ve tried on iPhone, the Mac desktop app and the web, and the call fails across all three. Steps: Open my dot conversat… --- ## [Dot chat stops replying with HTTP 400 — input item ID exceeds 64 characters](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-chat-stops-replying-with-http-400-input-item-id-exceeds-64-characters/1408478)
**Author:** [@bharath21gajula3](https://community.openai.com/u/bharath21gajula3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-chat-stops-replying-with-http-400-input-item-id-exceeds-64-characters/1408478 "2026-10-21T14:52:45Z")
Since the night of October 20 through October 21, 2026, my dot has not been replying in its normal chat. I also cannot verify that its ongoing job-application workflow has resumed. During a voice call, the latest recorde… --- ## [Dot supervising local Codex: delayed progress visibility makes mobile supervision clunky](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-supervising-local-codex-delayed-progress-visibility-makes-mobile-supervision-clunky/1408352)
**Author:** [@JipyTech](https://community.openai.com/u/JipyTech)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-supervising-local-codex-delayed-progress-visibility-makes-mobile-supervision-clunky/1408352 "2026-10-21T08:26:41Z")
I’m using dot on Android to supervise Codex tasks running on my connected laptop. This workflow feels slow and clunky because asking dot what a task is doing can lead to repeated checks that still show it in progress wit… --- ## [Let Dot organize and prioritize chats, with a dashboard for unfinished work](https://community.openai.com/t/let-dot-organize-and-prioritize-chats-with-a-dashboard-for-unfinished-work/1408147)
**Author:** [@emc2](https://community.openai.com/u/emc2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/let-dot-organize-and-prioritize-chats-with-a-dashboard-for-unfinished-work/1408147 "2026-10-21T07:31:48Z")
Please add the ability for Dot to organize chats into folders, prioritize chats within each folder, and provide a dashboard of work across projects. As threads accumulate, it is very easy to get lost. I often miss a not… --- ## [Don’t stay on calls with ChatGPT Dots for long periods — you can hit the limit on Pro 5x](https://community.openai.com/t/don-t-stay-on-calls-with-chatgpt-dots-for-long-periods-you-can-hit-the-limit-on-pro-5x/1402443)
**Author:** [@rabbitdaisuke](https://community.openai.com/u/rabbitdaisuke)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/don-t-stay-on-calls-with-chatgpt-dots-for-long-periods-you-can-hit-the-limit-on-pro-5x/1402443 "2026-10-21T03:41:42Z")
I was actively making calls with Dots, but I ended up hitting the limit. Given that I haven’t seen similar reports from others, it’s possible that making calls consumes the GPT-6 Astra allocation at the same rate. Since… --- ## [Dot voice requests repeatedly fail to reach tasks: “spoken context could not be confirmed”](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-voice-requests-repeatedly-fail-to-reach-tasks-spoken-context-could-not-be-confirmed/1403898)
**Author:** [@Amplifeye](https://community.openai.com/u/Amplifeye)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-voice-requests-repeatedly-fail-to-reach-tasks-spoken-context-could-not-be-confirmed/1403898 "2026-10-21T03:36:02Z")
Voice requests to start or update work repeatedly fail to reach the task coordinator, while the same requests sent in written chat succeed. Environment ChatGPT/Codex desktop app on Windows and ChatGPT Android app. Obs… --- ## [Title: Feature request: Let a dot connect to multiple personal computers at the same time](https://community.openai.com/t/title-feature-request-let-a-dot-connect-to-multiple-personal-computers-at-the-same-time/1407934)
**Author:** [@DIO](https://community.openai.com/u/DIO)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/title-feature-request-let-a-dot-connect-to-multiple-personal-computers-at-the-same-time/1407934 "2026-10-20T02:57:47Z")
I use a Windows computer at work and a Mac at home, with the Codex desktop app signed in on both. I want my dot to help me follow up on projects across both machines. In my case, after connecting the Mac, the Windows PC… --- ## [Dots live voice calls get stuck on “checking” and never complete actions on Android and PC/web](https://community.openai.com/t/dots-live-voice-calls-get-stuck-on-checking-and-never-complete-actions-on-android-and-pc-web/1407884)
**Author:** [@JipyTech](https://community.openai.com/u/JipyTech)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dots-live-voice-calls-get-stuck-on-checking-and-never-complete-actions-on-android-and-pc-web/1407884 "2026-10-20T02:30:06Z")
Hi everyone — I’m a new subscriber and subscribed specifically for Dots. Since at least October 18, 2026, Dots live calls have been stalling on tasks instead of completing them. For example, I’ve asked for the time, tod… --- ## [Windows existing-task routing failures: placement versions 2/3, NOT\_FOUND, and recovery findings](https://community.openai.com/t/windows-existing-task-routing-failures-placement-versions-2-3-not-found-and-recovery-findings/1407857)
**Author:** [@FormatX66](https://community.openai.com/u/FormatX66)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/windows-existing-task-routing-failures-placement-versions-2-3-not-found-and-recovery-findings/1407857 "2026-10-19T20:24:28Z")
We’re seeing recurring Windows task-routing failures that prevent dot from inspecting or continuing existing local Codex work, even when the computer is connected, attached and authorized. Our technical report: Windows … --- ## [Unable to create a new Dot after deleting the previous one — "Failed to load your dot"](https://community.openai.com/t/unable-to-create-a-new-dot-after-deleting-the-previous-one-failed-to-load-your-dot/1404348)
**Author:** [@ewerton.lourenco](https://community.openai.com/u/ewerton.lourenco)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/unable-to-create-a-new-dot-after-deleting-the-previous-one-failed-to-load-your-dot/1404348 "2026-10-19T18:48:23Z")
Environment Surface: ChatGPT Web (Desktop) Operating system: Windows 11 Browser: Google Chrome Subscription: ChatGPT Pro 500 Affected feature: ChatGPT Dot — creation, initialization and onboarding Bug On… --- ## [Feature request: Let me @mention an existing Dot from any ChatGPT conversation](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-let-me-mention-an-existing-dot-from-any-chatgpt-conversation/1407606)
**Author:** [@Daareek](https://community.openai.com/u/Daareek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-let-me-mention-an-existing-dot-from-any-chatgpt-conversation/1407606 "2026-10-19T18:11:21Z")
I use a Dot as a lightweight personal control tower: it has its own instructions, context and working environment, and I normally interact with it in its own dedicated conversation. A very natural next step would be to … --- ## [Dot calls ignore the selected voice on Android and Windows](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-calls-ignore-the-selected-voice-on-android-and-windows/1402373)
**Author:** [@Eduroriz](https://community.openai.com/u/Eduroriz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-calls-ignore-the-selected-voice-on-android-and-windows/1402373 "2026-10-19T17:12:43Z")
Environment Platforms tested: Android and Windows PC Affected feature: Dot voice calls started with the phone button Bug I changed the voice in Settings, and the selected voice works correctly when I use Codex. However… --- ## [Dot cloud browser stays blocked after completed manual sign-in](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cloud-browser-stays-blocked-after-completed-manual-sign-in/1403535)
**Author:** [@aunysillyme](https://community.openai.com/u/aunysillyme)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cloud-browser-stays-blocked-after-completed-manual-sign-in/1403535 "2026-10-19T15:47:37Z")
Environment ChatGPT desktop app on macOS, using dot’s cloud browser App, macOS and browser versions: not recorded Affected feature: browser sign-in, manual takeover and resuming the task Last observed: October 5, 2026, … --- ## [Written dot-to-Work instructions blocked as untrusted delegated authorization](https://community.openai.com/t/written-dot-to-work-instructions-blocked-as-untrusted-delegated-authorization/1407667)
**Author:** [@cryptocean](https://community.openai.com/u/cryptocean)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/written-dot-to-work-instructions-blocked-as-untrusted-delegated-authorization/1407667 "2026-10-19T07:13:52Z")
Environment macOS desktop, dot to existing Work sessions. ChatGPT 26.1013.40934 (20770) is installed today; the exact build at each failed call was not retained. Reproduction and actual result On October 19, I explicitl… --- ## [Dot Library search finds files but retrieval returns scope\_violation; no Add from library option](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-library-search-finds-files-but-retrieval-returns-scope-violation-no-add-from-library-option/1407635)
**Author:** [@lingzhic046](https://community.openai.com/u/lingzhic046)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-library-search-finds-files-but-retrieval-returns-scope-violation-no-add-from-library-option/1407635 "2026-10-19T01:52:43Z")
Environment Personal ChatGPT Pro account. Dot conversation in the macOS app; the attachment menu was also independently checked on desktop web in Chromium. Exact macOS app version has not yet been collected. Observed on … --- ## [Dot cannot access or manage existing task chats: multi-day workflow outage and cloud browser timeouts](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cannot-access-or-manage-existing-task-chats-multi-day-workflow-outage-and-cloud-browser-timeouts/1407621)
**Author:** [@wjddusghd44](https://community.openai.com/u/wjddusghd44)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cannot-access-or-manage-existing-task-chats-multi-day-workflow-outage-and-cloud-browser-timeouts/1407621 "2026-10-18T23:51:36Z")
I’m reporting an unresolved failure of dot’s task coordination. As of October 19, 2026, around 08:00 KST (October 18, 23:00 UTC), dot still cannot reliably access the intended task chats, deliver follow-up instructions, … --- ## [Dot cannot resume after safety pause: HTTP 409 “Your dot’s safety failure has changed”](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cannot-resume-after-safety-pause-http-409-your-dot-s-safety-failure-has-changed/1402937)
**Author:** [@2018wzh](https://community.openai.com/u/2018wzh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-cannot-resume-after-safety-pause-http-409-your-dot-s-safety-failure-has-changed/1402937 "2026-10-18T21:29:29Z")
Environment Windows, Codex desktop app version 26.928.4866.0. Also reproduced on the ChatGPT website in Microsoft Edge on Windows. Feature: Dots / “Your dot paused out of precaution”. Bug The dot shows the safety-pause… --- ## [Quick search and filtering inside dot messages](https://community.openai.com/t/quick-search-and-filtering-inside-dot-messages/1407571)
**Author:** [@cryptocean](https://community.openai.com/u/cryptocean)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/quick-search-and-filtering-inside-dot-messages/1407571 "2026-10-18T19:33:21Z")
Could we have quick keyword search and filtering directly inside dot’s message stream? Important updates and earlier requests get buried as the conversation grows. I’d like to type a few words, see matching messages, the… --- ## [Has the message status changed from “Read” to “Seen” in Android dot chats?](https://community.openai.com/t/has-the-message-status-changed-from-read-to-seen-in-android-dot-chats/1407472)
**Author:** [@jandrews918](https://community.openai.com/u/jandrews918)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/has-the-message-status-changed-from-read-to-seen-in-android-dot-chats/1407472 "2026-10-18T12:01:42Z")
I use a dot in the ChatGPT Android app. I remember messages initially showing “Read.” Later, I noticed “Seen” briefly before it changed to “Read.” Now I see “Delivered” briefly, then “Seen,” and I haven’t seen “Read” ret… --- ## [Dots Broken when trying to rename on slack \[Internal Server Error\]](https://community.openai.com/t/dots-broken-when-trying-to-rename-on-slack-internal-server-error/1404100)
**Author:** [@bradynapier](https://community.openai.com/u/bradynapier)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dots-broken-when-trying-to-rename-on-slack-internal-server-error/1404100 "2026-10-18T03:32:27Z")
Environment Surface: Web / iOS / Android / macOS / Windows/ Linux Browser or app version: Affected feature and model, if relevant: Bug I connected my dot to slack all good but it was stupid cause it wanted to name it “@… --- ## [Inconsistent permission enforcement after claimed authorisation with no actual permission change](https://community.openai.com/t/inconsistent-permission-enforcement-after-claimed-authorisation-with-no-actual-permission-change/1402574)
**Author:** [@SylvesterX](https://community.openai.com/u/SylvesterX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/inconsistent-permission-enforcement-after-claimed-authorisation-with-no-actual-permission-change/1402574 "2026-10-17T23:25:30Z")
Environment Surface: Windows ChatGPT Desktop App version: 26.928.31416 Affected feature and model, if relevant: dot browser permission enforcement; model not confirmed Bug Some Facebook information-reading actions were… --- ## [Codex Dot chat shows sent/read and a loading indicator, but no reply text](https://community.openai.com/t/codex-dot-chat-shows-sent-read-and-a-loading-indicator-but-no-reply-text/1402790)
**Author:** [@DotLover](https://community.openai.com/u/DotLover)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/codex-dot-chat-shows-sent-read-and-a-loading-indicator-but-no-reply-text/1402790 "2026-10-17T22:54:26Z")
Environment Surface: App / Cloud — Dot conversation in the desktop app Codex version: Desktop app 26.928.40906, build 12694 OS: macOS 27.0.1 Model: Not visible in the Dot conversation Authentication: ChatGPT account Pla… --- ## [Dot stopped replying across all devices — messages marked “Read”, computer “Ready”, Reboot does not help](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-stopped-replying-across-all-devices-messages-marked-read-computer-ready-reboot-does-not-help/1407181)
**Author:** [@AlexN](https://community.openai.com/u/AlexN)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dot-stopped-replying-across-all-devices-messages-marked-read-computer-ready-reboot-does-not-help/1407181 "2026-10-17T22:52:17Z")
Dot stopped replying across all devices — messages marked “Read”, computer “Ready”, Reboot does not help My personal dot, Foxy, has completely stopped responding. The problem occurs across all the devices and clients I h… --- ## [Dots should have first-class scoped access to ChatGPT features, including write access (feedback)](https://community.openai.com/t/dots-should-have-first-class-scoped-access-to-chatgpt-features-including-write-access-feedback/1406118)
**Author:** [@kper22021](https://community.openai.com/u/kper22021)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/dots-should-have-first-class-scoped-access-to-chatgpt-features-including-write-access-feedback/1406118 "2026-10-17T21:03:42Z")
I’ve been using dot for a couple days. I’m generally not a fan of long-horizon personal AI assistants like openclaw/hermes/muse given how messy it can be, but since this has directly integrated to ChatGPT which I use da… --- ## [Connecting Drive to dot: what stops unsolicited reading of other private files?](https://community.openai.com/t/connecting-drive-to-dot-what-stops-unsolicited-reading-of-other-private-files/1407196)
**Author:** [@padiwe2753](https://community.openai.com/u/padiwe2753)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/connecting-drive-to-dot-what-stops-unsolicited-reading-of-other-private-files/1407196 "2026-10-17T11:41:52Z")
Disclosure: This post was prepared and submitted by my dot, an AI assistant, at my request. The experience and privacy concern are mine. I connected Google Drive and had previously discussed a thesis with dot. Later, it… --- ## [ChatGPT Dot for Plus Users — Feature Request and Beta Testing Interest](https://community.openai.com/t/chatgpt-dot-for-plus-users-feature-request-and-beta-testing-interest/1406370)
**Author:** [@peter.hunt](https://community.openai.com/u/peter.hunt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/chatgpt-dot-for-plus-users-feature-request-and-beta-testing-interest/1406370 "2026-10-17T01:42:14Z")
Hello OpenAI Team, I’m a long-time technology enthusiast and ChatGPT Plus subscriber, with experience participating in Microsoft beta-testing programs dating back to childhood. I’m writing with two related requests: co… [Next page](https://community.openai.com/c/chatgpt/dots/47.md?page=1)