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Ep 771: ChatGPT Workspace Agents: How to Use OpenAI’s Most Overlooked New Feature

May 6, 2026

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OpenAI's Workspace Agents represent a recent, under-discussed update for ChatGPT Teams plans, enabling teams to build and share AI agents that automate multi-step workflows across connected apps. Host Jordan Wilson demonstrates their setup and use in this episode, highlighting how they handle repetitive tasks like data analysis and reporting, with full observability into each action.

Accessing Workspace Agents

Workspace Agents are exclusive to ChatGPT Teams, Business, or Enterprise plans, appearing as a new "Agents" section in the sidebar alongside chats and apps. Users access a directory of shared agents, recently used ones, or build new ones via a plus button. Building starts conversationally by describing a goal in plain English, or via templates, from scratch, or soon through GPT conversions. No coding is needed; the builder infers connected tools like custom MCPs (Model Context Protocol) for apps such as Beehiiv or Gmail. For example, Wilson prompts an agent to scan his Beehiiv account for the top five clicked stories from the last five newsletters (excluding weekends), identify usable AI features or LLM upgrades, and email a daily digest at 7 a.m.—a task he previously did manually to inform his Friday AI updates show.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Intro to Workspace Agents** - Host explains OpenAI's overlooked release sandwiched between GPT-5.5 and Images 2 hype
2 (01:31) **Episode Agenda** - Puts AI to Work Wednesdays: build agent live, pros/cons vs. Codex/GPTs, best practices
3 (04:38) **Why Overlooked & Access Requirements** - Only for ChatGPT Teams/Business/Enterprise plans, not individual Pro
4 (06:58) **Live Demo: Accessing Agents** - Navigate sidebar to new Agents section; browse, create, directory for shared agents
5 (08:36) **Live Demo: Conversational Build** - Prompt agent to analyze Beehiiv clicks from last 5 newsletters, extract AI features, email daily
6 (11:44) **Editing Agent Plan** - Refine for weekdays only; conversational left pane previews right pane like custom GPT builder
7 (15:44) **Key Benefits: Cloud & Slack** - Runs autonomously in cloud (no local machine needed), trigger via Slack like employee

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Show Notes

Did you ACTUALLY MISS OpenAI’s big Workspace Agents announcement? 🤔

You might have.

Sandwiched between huge announcements like GPT-5.5 and Images 2, OpenAI’s crazy powerful Workspace Agents didn’t get much media or human attention since release.

That’s one reason why we HAVE to go live and show you the basics of how they work, why you should be using them, and the best practices to start converting your manual workflows into Workspace Agents today.

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

OpenAI Workspace Agents Release Overview
Workspace Agents vs GPTs vs Codex
How to Build Workspace Agents Step-by-Step
Teams-Only Access and Pricing Updates
Workspace Agents Features and Capabilities
Integration With Apps, Skills, and Slack
Cloud-Based Automation and Scheduled Triggers
Governance, Observability, and Persistent Memory
Best Practices for Automating Manual Workflows
Migration: GPT Conversion to Workspace Agents

Timestamps:

00:00 Recapping OpenAI's recent releases

03:50 Introduction to Everyday AI podcast

07:37 Exploring the new agents feature

10:23 Automating newsletter data analysis

13:01 Using the custom GPT builder

16:15 Using workspace agents in Slack

20:50 Using workspace agents

24:56 Workspace agent control and governance

28:28 Managing connected apps and workflows

31:04 Discussing new AI tools and features

35:51 Setting up workspace agents easily

37:06 Discussing AI and workspace agents

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