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OpenAI dots + Cuiar

Your dot decides. Your computer signs in.

  • Through your connected computer
  • Custom rules for each action
  • Computer online, ChatGPT app open
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A dot works for you all day, also while you sleep. Its own browser is in OpenAI's cloud and has none of your logins. Cuiar has them, in workspaces on your computer.

Connect that computer to your dot. The dot can then start a local Codex task that runs Cuiar, and your custom rules decide when it must ask you.

OpenAI does not say if a dot can use a custom MCP plugin. This page uses the route that OpenAI documents: your connected computer.

A dot in the cloud sends a job down to your computer. A Codex task there runs cuiar exec in the Shopping workspace, and the result goes back up to the dot, which asks you before it pays.

Setup

Give your dot a computer with Cuiar on it.

Do these steps on the computer where the Cuiar app runs.

  1. 1

    Install the Cuiar CLI

    curl -fsSL https://cuiar.com/install.sh | sh
cuiar login
  2. 2

    Add Cuiar to Codex

    This step is optional. With it, a Codex task can call the Cuiar MCP tools as well as the CLI.

    ~/.codex/config.toml
    [mcp_servers.cuiar]
url = "https://mcp.cuiar.com/mcp"
  3. 3

    Sign Codex in

    codex mcp login cuiar
  4. 4

    Connect the computer

    In the ChatGPT app on this computer, open your dot and go to Computers. Find Your computer, click Allow access and confirm. A dot connects to one personal computer at a time.

  5. 5

    Set the rules

    Open Settings, Personalization, Custom rules. Add a rule for payments and one for form submits. The table below gives a start.

  6. 6

    Give the dot the job

    Every morning at 7, start a Codex task on my computer that runs:
cuiar exec --workspace shopping --json "Read the price of the stroller in my cart"
If it is under 400 EUR, ask me before you pay.

Route

A Codex task on your computer is the bridge.

The dot's computer is in the cloud, and your logins are in Cuiar on your computer. A local Codex task joins the two, and OpenAI documents each step of that path.

Remote MCPmcp.cuiar.com/mcp
Not tested
Custom MCP plugins work in ChatGPT. OpenAI does not say if dots can use them, and Pro accounts get read and fetch only.
Local MCPcuiar mcp
Works
The same Codex task can use the Cuiar MCP tools from config.toml.
CLIcuiar exec
Best fit
A Codex task on the connected computer runs cuiar exec. The computer must be online with the ChatGPT app open.
Routineson a schedule
Works
A Cuiar routine runs the watch on your computer and emails the result. A dot with a mail plugin can act on that mail.

Example tasks

Jobs for an agent that does not sleep

  • 01

    Find an appointment

    “Watch the city office booking page for a residence permit slot before 15 December. Check every 30 minutes and tell me in Slack when one opens.”

    A Cuiar routine with */30 * * * * does the checks.

  • 02

    Check in for a flight

    “When check-in opens for my Lisbon flight, sign in to the airline, check me in, pick an aisle seat and send me the boarding pass.”

    The vault signs in. The dot never sees the password.

  • 03

    Prepare a bill

    “On the 3rd of each month, sign in to my electricity portal, read the new bill and prepare the payment. Hand off to me before anything is paid.”

    Custom rule Hand off to you, plus a Cuiar approval.

  • 04

    Renew library books

    “Every Sunday, renew each library book that is due in the next three days. Tell me which ones cannot be renewed.”

Custom rules for Cuiar work

A dot has four rule types. This is a start for Cuiar tasks.

ActionRuleWhy
Read a page or a balanceTake action without askingNothing changes.
Put an item in a cartTake action when you say soYou pick the moment.
Submit a formAsk before taking actionA submit is hard to undo.
PayHand off to youYou do the last step.

Good to know

Who can use dots
OpenAI lists Pro 100, Pro 200 and Pro 500 for users over 18 outside the EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Business Premium and Enterprise come next. The rollout is gradual.
Pending requests
Open your dot in the ChatGPT desktop app and go to Activity.
Long tasks
On Cuiar Pro and Team, cuiar tasks cloud <id> moves a running task to a Cuiar cloud browser. It goes on while your computer sleeps.

Templates to run from OpenAI dots

All templates

Each template page shows the run_task or create_routine call to give OpenAI dots.

  • ShoppingAsks first

    Buy a gift from a wedding registry

    An item from the registry that fits your budget, with a gift note. The payment waits for your approval.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any online store

  • Shopping

    List the orders I can still return

    Each recent purchase with its last return date and the return cost, the nearest deadline first.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Gmail
    • Any online store
    • Google Sheets

  • Shopping

    Check if a sale price is a real deal

    The price history and other stores' prices, and whether the discount is real.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Amazon
    • Google Shopping
    • Any website

  • Shopping

    Compare a grocery basket across stores

    Your list priced at each store with all fees, and the cheapest store for the whole basket.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Instacart
    • Walmart
    • Any online store
    • +1 more: Google Sheets

  • TravelAsks first

    Book train tickets for a trip

    The best trains for your times, with the cheapest fare and seats. The booking waits for your approval.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Trainline
    • Any booking site
    • Google Drive

  • TravelAsks first

    Book a restaurant table at my destination

    Well-rated places near you that fit your taste, with free tables. The booking waits for your approval.

    You start it: When you start it
    • OpenTable
    • Google Maps
    • Tripadvisor
    • +1 more: Google Calendar

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The MCP server, the vault and unlimited routines are free. Steps that your own agent takes use no Cuiar credits.

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