OpenAI dots setup guide

Make phone calls from OpenAI dots with ClawCall

Yes—your dot can make real US phone calls through ClawCall. Dots use the plugins connected to your ChatGPT account, so you add ClawCall once in ChatGPT (Developer mode, then Plugins, then the ClawCall server URL with OAuth) and ask your dot to call. You never paste an API key into chat.

Tested live with a dot in ChatGPT on the web; plugin setup screens are from the ChatGPT guideUpdated 2026-10-04

Remote MCP endpointhttps://api.clawcall.dev/mcp

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Setup surface: ChatGPT Plugins / custom MCP
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Authentication: OAuth with discovery and DCR

Before you start

Availability. Dots are rolling out to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium in eligible markets, and to Enterprise (including Edu and Healthcare) as a beta when a workspace admin enables it. Create your dot in the ChatGPT desktop app or a desktop browser; after that you can message it from mobile, Slack, or Teams. Until ClawCall appears in the Plugins directory, add it as a custom plugin, which needs Developer mode and can be blocked by a workspace admin.

A ChatGPT plan with dots (Pro, Business Premium, or Enterprise with dots enabled) and Developer mode available.
A ClawCall account.
A real US +1 destination for an English-language call, in E.164 format, for any call you choose to place.
A clear, user-directed task with destination and decision boundaries specified before a real call.

Connect OpenAI dots to ClawCall

Turn on Developer mode in ChatGPT
In ChatGPT, open Settings → Plugins → Developer mode, then turn on Developer mode under Security and login. ChatGPT labels unverified custom plugins as elevated risk; Developer mode is what lets you add ClawCall by its server URL.
Turn on Developer mode under Security and login.
Create the ClawCall plugin
Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar and select the plus button. Name it ClawCall, keep Connection on Server URL, enter https://api.clawcall.dev/mcp, and choose OAuth. Leave the advanced OAuth fields empty.
Create a plugin named ClawCall with the hosted endpoint and OAuth.
Sign in with ClawCall
Select Sign in with ClawCall and use the ClawCall account your dot should call from.
Sign in to connect the plugin to a ClawCall account.
Approve access
Review the calls:read and calls:write scopes and choose Allow connection. The consent page names ChatGPT because your dot uses ChatGPT’s plugin connection; it receives revocable OAuth tokens, not your ClawCall API key.
Review both bounded scopes before allowing the connection.
Allow all actions
Back in Plugins → ClawCall, select Refresh under Information so ChatGPT loads all eleven tools, then open Permissions and choose Allow all actions.
Choose Allow all actions.
Open your dot
Open your dot from the ChatGPT sidebar. Dots use the apps connected to your ChatGPT account, so there is no separate ClawCall setup for the dot.
If you use Custom Rules, add one that allows ClawCall calls you ask for, so your dot doesn’t stop to confirm each step.
Your dot sits at the top of the ChatGPT sidebar.
Run the read-only check with your dot
Message your dot: Using ClawCall, check my plan and remaining trial allowance. Do not place a call. It calls ClawCall’s get_balance and reports your plan without dialing anyone.
The dot reads your ClawCall plan through the ChatGPT plugin.

OAuth scopes and host permissions

The host discovers ClawCall’s authorization-server and protected-resource metadata, registers itself as a public client, and completes OAuth 2.1 authorization code with PKCE S256. It receives revocable tokens, never your ClawCall API key, and the consent flow requests two bounded scopes.

calls:read: Read plan/trial state, call settings, reserved-number status, call status, captured transcript evidence when present, history, and temporary recording access when available.
calls:write: Place and hang up real phone calls or update call settings when you ask the assistant to do so.

Recommended: Allow all actions

In ChatGPT Plugins → ClawCall → Permissions, choose Allow all actions. If your dot uses Custom Rules, allow ClawCall phone calls that you request. Your dot can then place the call, poll its status, and read any transcript evidence captured without asking at each step, while dots’ built-in safeguards and auto-review still apply.

Allow all actions only skips repeated approval prompts. It does not widen the two OAuth scopes, override workspace plugin controls or Custom Rules, or allow bulk or automated calling.

Verify read-only, then place one controlled call

Check account state first. Only after that succeeds, place the first real call to a number you control.

1. Read-only check

Using ClawCall, check my plan and remaining trial allowance. Do not place a call.

2. One controlled call

Using ClawCall, call my phone at +1XXXXXXXXXX. Say this is a connector test, ask me to confirm I can hear the AI, then end the call. Show me any transcript evidence actually captured afterward.

Ask normally. Your dot picks ClawCall on its own when a task you give it needs a phone call. Background “proactive research” uses read-only tools, so your dot won’t place a call unprompted.

Real dot example: a price check by phone

We asked a dot to call the Domino’s at 728 Geary St in San Francisco and ask only the carryout price for a large pepperoni pizza. The dot placed the call through ClawCall, worked through the store’s automated phone system, and reported the $15.49 base price it heard. It also said plainly what the system did not confirm, whether pepperoni costs extra and the tax, instead of guessing. Nothing was ordered.

A ChatGPT dot reporting that the Domino’s phone system quoted $15.49 for a large carryout pizza, with nothing ordered. — The dot’s replies during the Domino’s price check: what the phone system said, and what it didn’t.

The 11 ClawCall tools

Read the transcript evidence actually captured before declaring success. A call’s outcome describes the phone network; it does not prove the task was completed.

Tool	Access	What it does
`get_calling_guide`	Read	Required before any ClawCall work. Read current workflow guidance and examples before placing calls.
`get_balance`	Read	Read the signed-in account's plan and remaining trial allowance.
`get_call_settings`	Read	Read reusable voice/personality, reserved-number capabilities, and inbound-assistant availability.
`update_call_settings`	Write	Update global or inbound call settings in separate calls.
`place_call`	Write	Start one real outbound phone call and return immediately.
`place_call_and_wait`	Write	Start one call and wait up to 90 seconds for an initial result.
`get_call`	Read	Read a call's lifecycle, outcome, and the latest transcript lines when present.
`get_call_transcript`	Read	Read the transcript evidence captured for a call.
`list_calls`	Read	Read recent call history for the connected account.
`get_recording`	Read	Get a temporary, playable recording URL when one is available.
`hangup_call`	Write	Stop a queued or live phone call.

Troubleshooting

The server returns 404 or no tools appear: Confirm the server URL is exactly https://api.clawcall.dev/mcp, including the trailing /mcp. Refresh or reconnect after correcting it.
You see 401 or Sign in required: Restart the host’s Connect, Auth, or MCP login flow and approve ClawCall access again. Do not replace OAuth with a pasted ClawCall API key.
The tool list looks stale: Refresh or restart the MCP connection, then start a new conversation so the host loads current tool metadata. The current server exposes eleven tools.
A phone number is rejected: ClawCall currently calls real US numbers only. Use +1 E.164 format: +1 followed by ten digits.
The wait ended while the call is still running: Ask the host to poll get_call. A host or tool time limit is not a call failure. Check the lifecycle, the outcome, and the transcript field, which can be empty.
A recording link no longer works: Recording URLs are temporary. get_recording returns the original link and cannot renew it after expiry. ClawCall deletes transcripts 7 days after a call ends and recordings 10 minutes after a call ends.

Disconnect and revoke access

Disconnect or remove ClawCall in OpenAI dots.
Open ClawCall Dashboard → Settings → Connected AI assistants → Disconnect to revoke its OAuth tokens.

FAQ

Can OpenAI dots make phone calls?: Dots can hold a voice call with you inside ChatGPT, but they can’t dial an outside phone number on their own. With ClawCall connected as a ChatGPT plugin, your dot can call a US +1 business, wait on hold, and bring back the transcript evidence captured on the call. Calls are in English.
Do I set up ClawCall separately for my dot?: No. Dots use the plugin connections on your ChatGPT account, which you manage through ChatGPT’s app controls. Add ClawCall once in ChatGPT and your dot can use it, subject to your plan and any workspace plugin controls.
Will my dot call people without asking?: No. When you aren’t actively working with it, a dot’s background research uses read-only tools that can’t take actions such as placing calls. Calls happen when you ask for them, and your Custom Rules decide whether the dot confirms first.
Do I need to choose ClawCall before every request?: No. Once the connection is enabled, the agent can pick ClawCall automatically when an ordinary request needs a phone call. Naming the tool is optional and mainly useful for troubleshooting.
What does it cost?: The ClawCall trial includes 30 calls and 30 minutes, whichever lasts later. After that, a paid plan covers ongoing calls. The host itself may need its own plan for custom connectors.
Does a successful network outcome prove the task succeeded?: No. A network outcome describes the call path. Read the transcript evidence actually captured before claiming a reservation, cancellation, price, or other real-world task was completed.
How do I revoke access?: Remove or disconnect ClawCall in the host, then open ClawCall Dashboard → Settings → Connected AI assistants → Disconnect to revoke that connection’s tokens.

Sources

Setup steps come from OpenAI dots’s own documentation and ClawCall’s product documentation, checked on the dates below.

OpenAI: Introducing dotsVendor adoption figures · checked 2026-10-04
OpenAI Help Center: Manage dots in ChatGPT workspacesOfficial host documentation · checked 2026-10-04
OpenAI: Connect and test your pluginOfficial host documentation · checked 2026-10-04
ClawCall: Hosted MCP for AI agentsClawCall documentation · checked 2026-10-04
ClawCall securityClawCall security · checked 2026-10-04

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Create a ClawCall account, add the endpoint, and start with the read-only check. The trial includes 30 calls and 30 minutes, whichever lasts later.

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Before you start

Connect OpenAI dots to ClawCall

Turn on Developer mode in ChatGPT

Create the ClawCall plugin

Sign in with ClawCall

Approve access

Allow all actions

Open your dot

Run the read-only check with your dot

OAuth scopes and host permissions

Recommended: Allow all actions

Verify read-only, then place one controlled call

Real dot example: a price check by phone

The 11 ClawCall tools

Troubleshooting

Disconnect and revoke access

FAQ

Sources

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