Task Tool
Creates, lists and updates managed tasks with private Markdown plans inside ChatGPT.
What Task Tool can do in ChatGPT
Keep tasks and their plans in ChatGPT.
Create Tasks
Make a task with a title and a written plan.
Markdown Plans
Each task holds a private plan in Markdown.
List Tasks
See all the tasks you have saved.
Update Tasks
Change a task or its plan as things move.
Availability Check
Confirm the tool is ready before using it.
You stay in control
You approve access, and you can disconnect Task Tool at any time.
What Task Tool does in ChatGPT
The Task Tool plugin is a built-in OpenAI tool for keeping track of managed tasks in ChatGPT. Each task has a title and a private plan written in Markdown, the simple text format that uses symbols for headings and lists.
You can create a task, open one, list your tasks and update them. It can also check that the tool is available before using it. That covers the basic steps of keeping a list: adding, opening, checking and changing tasks, each with its plan attached so the steps stay together.
The listing is very short and does not explain where tasks appear or how they relate to other ChatGPT features, so it is best treated as a simple place to store a task and its plan. It is made by OpenAI.
Built-in skills
The listing says Task Tool comes with 1 skills. Skills are ready-made instructions ChatGPT can use for a specific job.
- Task Tool
Who it is for
- People planning tasks in ChatGPT
- Users who like written step-by-step plans
- Anyone keeping simple task notes
How to add Task Tool to ChatGPT
- Open the Task Tool listing in ChatGPT ↗.
- Click Install plugin.
- Sign in to your Task Tool account when asked and approve the access it requests.
- Start a chat and ask for what you need, mentioning Task Tool if ChatGPT does not pick it up.
- To stop, disconnect Task Tool under apps in your ChatGPT settings.
Questions about Task Tool
What is the Task Tool ChatGPT plugin?
The Task Tool plugin is a built-in OpenAI tool for keeping track of managed tasks in ChatGPT. Each task has a title and a private plan written in Markdown, the simple text format that uses symbols for headings and lists. It is listed in ChatGPT's plugin marketplace under Productivity.
What can I ask Task Tool to do in ChatGPT?
For example: "Create a task called Move apartment with a step-by-step plan", "List my managed tasks", "Show me the plan for my website launch task". It also comes with built-in skills such as Task Tool.
Who makes the Task Tool plugin for ChatGPT?
The ChatGPT listing names OpenAI as the developer. The version listed on 8 October 2026 was 0.1.2.
How do I add Task Tool to ChatGPT?
Open the Task Tool listing in ChatGPT, click Install plugin, sign in to your Task Tool account and approve the access it asks for. Then ask for what you need in a chat, mentioning Task Tool if ChatGPT does not pick it up.
Can Task Tool change things in my account, or only read?
It reads and writes managed tasks and their private Markdown plans. The listing marks it as interactive with read and write access.
Who is the Task Tool plugin for?
People planning tasks in ChatGPT, users who like written step-by-step plans and anyone keeping simple task notes.
What does a Task Tool task contain?
A title and a private plan written in Markdown, according to the listing.
Does Task Tool see my ChatGPT chats?
When Task Tool is connected, ChatGPT may share the parts of your chats and memories that matter for a request with Task Tool. What Task Tool does with that data falls under its own terms and privacy policy. ChatGPT keeps your training-data settings, and you can disconnect at any time.
How do I disconnect Task Tool from ChatGPT?
Open your ChatGPT settings, go to apps, and disconnect Task Tool. You can reconnect later from the listing.
What are alternatives to Task Tool in ChatGPT?
Similar plugins in the ChatGPT marketplace include Taskaid AI, TickTick:To-Do List & Calendar and Wrike. Each has its own page in this directory.
Privacy and your data
When Task Tool is connected, ChatGPT may share the parts of your chats and memories that matter for a request with Task Tool. What Task Tool then does with that data falls under its own terms and privacy policy, not only OpenAI's. ChatGPT keeps your training-data settings for data that comes from connected apps, and you can disconnect at any time.