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.

Chapters
7
Duration
1h 7m
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
Jul 2025

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.

Course curriculum

1 part · 7 chapters