How to Use ChatGPT Plugins (Full Tutorial), by Kevin Stratvert on YouTube. 5 min 42 s.
- Video length
- 5 min 42 s
- Time to do it
- 15 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Open ChatGPT and start a normal chat. With a plugin turned on, ChatGPT can reach into a connected app like Gmail and bring back only the messages that need your attention.
Open the plugin directory from the left sidebar. It holds over 100 apps across 10 categories, with more than 1,000 plugins you can search.
Use the App and Skills tabs to check what a plugin does. App tells you it only reads your data, while Skills means it can also send or change things.
Check whether the plugin you want needs a paid plan or works on the free plan before you spend time setting it up.
Install your first plugin from the directory, then call it in a chat by typing the @ symbol followed by its name.
Set the plugin permissions and read all four choices, so you know exactly what you are handing over before ChatGPT touches your account.
For a write action such as sending an email, read the draft carefully. You get one chance to check it before ChatGPT sends it.
Stack two plugins in one prompt to chain the work, for example turning an email into a finished estimate without opening either app yourself.
Tips and common mistakes
Start with a read-only plugin so you can see how ChatGPT uses your data before you allow any sending.
Pick the permission level that matches the job, and change it later if the plugin needs more access.
Name the plugin with @ when a chat has several installed, so the right one answers.
Check the draft on every send, since the confirmation step comes once and then the message goes out.
Questions
Do I need a paid ChatGPT plan to use plugins?
Some plugins need a paid plan and others work on the free plan. Check the plugin listing before you install it.
What is the difference between the App and Skills tabs?
App means the plugin only reads your data. Skills means it can also send or change things in that app.
Can I use two plugins in one prompt?
Yes. Install both, then ask for the whole job in one prompt, such as turning an email into an estimate.
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