# Project Continuity — Make ChatGPT a Proactive Long-Term Collaborator **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Tags:** chatgpt\ **Created:** [September 13, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/project-continuity-make-chatgpt-a-proactive-long-term-collaborator/1397055 "2026-09-13T00:32:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marenmudiaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@marenmudiaga](https://community.openai.com/u/marenmudiaga)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/project-continuity-make-chatgpt-a-proactive-long-term-collaborator/1397055/1 "2026-09-13T00:32:31Z")
I have a feature idea that I believe could make ChatGPT significantly more valuable for long-term projects. ### The problem Today, I can work with ChatGPT on something important—a book, business, research project, learning goal, etc.—and then life happens. I stop for a few weeks. ChatGPT remembers the project, but generally waits for **me** to come back and initiate the next conversation. ### What if ChatGPT could proactively beckon me? When starting a Project, give the user an optional setting: **“Keep me moving on this project.”** The user could choose: - Remind me after **14 days of inactivity** - Follow up after another **7 days** - Maximum **2 reminders** - Then **stop if I don’t respond** The crucial part is that the reminder should understand the project’s actual context. Instead of: > “You haven’t worked on your project recently.” It could say: > **“We haven’t continued your book for 14 days. We stopped at Chapter 7 while developing the Builder’s Summary. Ready to forge ahead?”** Now ChatGPT isn’t merely setting a reminder. **It’s maintaining continuity in a collaboration.** ### The “let go” principle The AI should also know when to stop. **User-authorized inactivity period → First beckoning → Second beckoning → No response → Let go.** “Let go” doesn’t mean deleting or forgetting the project. It simply means: **Stop initiating until the user returns.** This keeps proactive AI helpful without becoming intrusive. ### Why I think this matters The future competition between AI systems may not only be about who gives the best answer. It may be about **who becomes the best long-term collaborator.** Memory lets AI remember. Projects let AI organize. Proactive initiative could allow AI to **help us keep moving.** My simple principle is: > **Don’t just make ChatGPT the AI I ask questions. Make ChatGPT the AI that helps me finish what I started.** I would love to see **Project Continuity / Keep Me Moving** become an optional ChatGPT capability. ---
**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/project-continuity-make-chatgpt-a-proactive-long-term-collaborator/1397055/2 "2026-09-13T21:34:41Z")
@marenmudiaga, thanks for laying this out so clearly. The idea of an optional “Keep me moving” setting that uses the actual Project context, follows up after user-defined inactivity, and then knows when to stop is a useful distinction from a standard reminder. We’re sending this to the team for logging as a feature request around proactive, context-aware Project continuity. We appreciate and value your feedback. While we can’t promise implementation or provide a timeline, we’re grateful you shared it with us. We’re closing this topic while keeping it visible for reference. -Mark G. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Mark\_G](https://community.openai.com/u/Mark_G)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/project-continuity-make-chatgpt-a-proactive-long-term-collaborator/1397055/3 "2026-09-13T21:34:43Z")
Closed on September 13, 2026, 9:34pm UTC