How Dots receive and build memory
A dot can receive memories and recent conversation context from ChatGPT. Conversations with a dot can also contribute to ChatGPT Memory. OpenAI’s privacy and safety FAQ describes this sharing.
A dot can create its own memories, including from connected apps, and review permitted connected information proactively. OpenAI’s getting started guide explains how Dots use context.
Give a dot useful task context
Describe what you want the dot to do and share relevant details. OpenAI’s getting started guide describes how to give a dot task context. You can review its activity, correct a misunderstanding, change direction, or ask it to stop. OpenAI’s Dot FAQ covers these ways to guide it.
Each task has its own conversation. It does not automatically receive every earlier conversation with the dot, so include needed details when starting a task. OpenAI’s getting started guide explains this limit.
What you can see and change
You currently cannot view, delete, or directly modify individual dot memories. You can review a dot’s activity and give it corrections or changed guidance, but that is different from editing a specific saved memory. OpenAI’s Dot FAQ describes these controls.
On mobile, Customize > Memory shows what ChatGPT remembers and uses shared ChatGPT Memory settings. Information a dot shared with ChatGPT Memory can be managed there. OpenAI’s getting started guide and Dot FAQ explain the distinction.
How ChatGPT Memory settings affect Dots
Turning off Memory in ChatGPT stops memory sharing with a dot, but does not delete information the dot has already received. A dot’s own saved memories are separate, and changing shared Memory settings does not necessarily change them. OpenAI’s Dot FAQ and getting started guide describe these effects.
Disconnecting an app stops new access but does not delete information the dot already obtained. Pausing a dot also does not delete stored information. OpenAI’s getting started guide and Dot FAQ explain these limits.
Where outside knowledge bases fit
ChatGPT supports custom MCP servers for search or fetch access to company knowledge. Custom MCP connections are available on ChatGPT web, not mobile; Pro supports read or fetch permissions, while full MCP support is limited to Business and Enterprise/Edu. OpenAI’s custom MCP guide lists these requirements.
ChatGPT connects to remote MCP servers, not directly to a local MCP server. OpenAI describes Secure MCP Tunnel for connecting a server on a private network or developer machine to supported OpenAI products. OpenAI’s custom MCP guide explains the connection options.
Where KnowMan fits
KnowMan saves articles and links, reads and tags them, answers questions with citations, and keeps memories such as claims, decisions, and playbooks. Learn more in the KnowMan MCP guide and the guide to giving AI context.
KnowMan offers an open-source local stdio MCP server and a hosted server at https://api.knowman.io/mcp. OpenAI’s custom MCP guide describes ChatGPT’s custom MCP connections.
Connect Dots to hosted KnowMan
For ChatGPT’s custom MCP setup, use KnowMan’s hosted server at https://api.knowman.io/mcp. Sign in with OAuth on the KnowMan consent page and approve access. The requested scopes cover searching, reading, and asking; saving links requires write access.
Alternatively, create an API key in KnowMan settings and configure the client to send it as an Authorization: Bearer <key> header. Then ask Dots to search your KnowMan or save a URL.
Questions people ask
Can I edit a Dot’s individual memories?
No. You currently cannot view, delete, or directly modify individual dot memories. You can review activity and provide corrections or changed guidance. OpenAI’s Dot FAQ.
Does turning off ChatGPT Memory erase a Dot’s existing context?
No. Turning off Memory stops sharing with the dot but does not delete information it already received. A dot’s own saved memories are separate. OpenAI’s Dot FAQ and getting started guide.
Can I connect KnowMan to ChatGPT Dots?
KnowMan offers an open-source local stdio MCP server and a hosted server at https://api.knowman.io/mcp. OpenAI’s custom MCP guide describes ChatGPT’s custom MCP connections.
Can ChatGPT use an outside knowledge base through MCP?
ChatGPT supports custom MCP servers for search or fetch access to company knowledge, with availability and permissions depending on plan. Whether Dots themselves can use custom MCP servers is not established. OpenAI’s custom MCP guide.