Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

Ep 810: ChatGPT Tasks: What’s New, How They Work and 5 Secret Shortcuts to Use Today

July 1, 2026

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OpenAI quietly upgraded ChatGPT Tasks earlier this month, and the host of the Everyday AI Podcast argues that most users missed it. The announcement was bundled with the sunsetting of ChatGPT Pulse, a proactive feature that required the $200/month Pro plan and was never widely adopted. Because Tasks had already been rolled out last year, many people assumed nothing had changed. But the update added more flexible scheduling, better notifications, a dedicated scheduled page, and—most importantly—the ability to use Tasks in more places and with more powerful tools. The host calls Tasks "the most underrated feature in AI today" and a great "gateway agent" for non-technical users who are not yet comfortable with Codex or workspace agents.

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  • 1 (00:17) **Why ChatGPT Tasks Are the Most Underrated AI Feature** - OpenAI sunset Pulse and upgraded Tasks, but most people missed the update because they weren't using Pulse or assumed nothing changed.
  • 2 (03:15) **What's New in ChatGPT Tasks** - OpenAI's official update: easier creation/management, a dedicated schedule page, improved editing flows, flexible scheduling, and better notifications.
  • 3 (07:36) **Task Limits by Plan** - A quick breakdown of how many tasks you can schedule on each paid tier.
  • 4 (08:55) **How to Access and Set Up Tasks** - The dedicated URL is chatgpt.com/scheduled, and it's now the fourth option in the updated sidebar on web and mobile.
  • 5 (11:52) **Live Demo: Scheduling a Daily Triage Task** - The host shows a recurring task that scans Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive to triage the day, suggest next steps, and draft email responses.
  • 6 (15:03) **Live Demo: Stock Tracking Task with Interactive Chart** - A daily task that checks stock prices for Cerebras, Nvidia, Google, SpaceX, and Meta and creates an interactive chart using Writing Blocks (formerly Canvas mode).
  • 7 (20:41) **Secret Shortcut #1: Combine Tasks with MCPs (Model Context Protocol)** - Developer mode now allows connecting MCP servers, letting you schedule tasks that interact with apps that don't have a direct ChatGPT integration.

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Show Notes

Here's a little secret: ChatGPT tasks are the Gateway Agent. 🤖

(And you've probably been overlooking the recent update that made them crazy powerful.) 

About two weeks ago, OpenAI announced the sunset of its proactive Pulse feature and instead folded those efforts in an upgraded version of their previously released ChatGPT Tasks. 

An d while most overlooked the actual new features in Tasks, it's actually the under the hood updates over the past year since Tasks were originally released that make it more powerful than ever. 

Join us for AI at Work on Wednesdays as we share what's new and dish 5 secret shortcuts for Tasks you should be using. 

ChatGPT Tasks: What’s New, How They Work and 5 Secret Shortcuts to Use Today -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson


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Topics Covered in This Episode:

  1. ChatGPT Pulse Sunsetting & Transition
  2. New Features in ChatGPT Tasks
  3. ChatGPT Tasks Usage Limits by Plan
  4. ChatGPT Tasks User Interface Updates
  5. Best Practices for Scheduling Tasks
  6. Task Scheduling with App Integrations
  7. Editing and Managing Scheduled Tasks
  8. Secret Shortcuts for ChatGPT Tasks
  9. MCP Developer Mode and Integration
  10. Agentic Capabilities of ChatGPT Apps
  11. Tasks Functionality Within Projects
  12. Stacking Memory for Task Automation




Timestamps:

00:00 Overview of ChatGPT tasks

05:06 New task scheduling features

06:55 Removing Pulse feature complaints

11:58 Scheduling tasks with AI integration

12:58 AI automating daily scheduling

16:54 Using Chegg GPT for stock updates

20:51 Updating developer mode functionality

23:25 App capabilities have evolved

26:56 Using ChatGP

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