Getting Hands-On with ChatGPT Agents
Build practical ChatGPT agent workflows for research, web actions, file creation, recurring tasks, and connected-account work while applying clear prompts, supervision, and security guardrails.
- Beginner
- 7 lessons
- 1 hr 7 min
What you'll learn
- Choose the Right Agent Tasks Identify when an agent is the right choice for multi-step research, web navigation, file creation, form filling, or account-based work.
- Configure Agent Tools Set up browsing, code execution, connectors, memory, and scheduled tasks in ways that match your workflow and privacy needs.
- Prompt for Reliable Workflows Write focused prompts with clear goals, context, constraints, output formats, and guardrails for better autonomous results.
- Stay in Control Supervise logins, confirmations, CAPTCHAs, purchases, and other sensitive steps without giving up control of important decisions.
- Build Everyday Automations Create practical agent workflows for research reports, meeting prep, email drafts, competitive analysis, lead research, and recurring tasks.
- Evaluate Agent Platforms Compare ChatGPT agents with alternatives such as Perplexity, Manus, and Genspark to choose the best tool for the job.
Lessons 7 lessons · 1 hr 7 min
Every lesson comes with Pro, $29 a month.
- Lesson 1: Introduction and setup 3 min
- Lesson 2: What ChatGPT agents are 8 min
- Lesson 3: Core pillars: tools, access, memory, connectors, and tasks 12 min
- Lesson 4: Live demo: logging in and taking control 7 min
- Lesson 5: Practical use cases and prompt tips 14 min
- Lesson 6: Alternatives: Perplexity, Manus, and Genspark 13 min
- Lesson 7: Q&A, limits, security, and closing thoughts 10 min