# Set up screenRIG in ChatGPT dots

> Canonical HTML: https://screenrig.ai/docs/start/dots/

Install the official plugin through your dot, connect your screenRIG account, pair a
Player, and let your dot publish your first screen. A dot is OpenAI’s always-on agent
in ChatGPT: it has its own cloud computer and browser, and it keeps working between
conversations.

This guide is for **dots** in ChatGPT. To run screenRIG from OpenAI’s coding agent in
your own terminal, use [ChatGPT Codex](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start/chatgpt/).

## Create your dot

1. **Open dots in ChatGPT.** Create your dot in the ChatGPT desktop app or in ChatGPT
   on a desktop browser, and follow the introduction. See OpenAI’s
   [Get started with your dot](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots/getting-started)
   for plans and current availability.
2. **Keep the logins separate.** Your ChatGPT login is separate from your screenRIG
   account. Your dot never needs your screenRIG password or API tokens.

You reach the same dot in ChatGPT, Slack, or Microsoft Teams, so you can carry on
setup wherever you talk to it.

## Ask your dot to install screenRIG

Send this in your dot’s conversation:

> Install screenrig.ai using the official plugin at https://github.com/screenrig/plugin
> and help me set up my first screen.

Your dot works on its own cloud computer, so you don’t need a terminal. Review any
installation or approval request your dot sends. Ask it to confirm the plugin is
installed and ready before continuing. If your dot cannot install or run the plugin,
a chat response alone does not mean setup is complete — ask what access or capability
is missing, or continue with
[Claude Code](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start/claude-code/) or
[ChatGPT Codex](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start/chatgpt/).

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## Create your screenRIG project

Give your dot your actual contact email and agree on a project name. Your agent runs `screenrig agent enroll --email ADDRESS --project-name "Lobby"` to create a new project and email you a member invitation. That email is your dashboard login, and nothing waits on it: your agent goes straight on to pairing your screen and making content. Open it whenever you want the dashboard to choose a passkey or password, or sign in with your existing login to add the project. The dashboard shows your projects and lets you switch between them.

To authorize another installation for a project you belong to, use `screenrig agent connect` and choose the project in the dashboard approval flow. Never paste passwords, invitation links, or API tokens into the conversation. See [Project access](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start.md#project-access).

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## Pair your Player and publish

1. **Install and launch your Player.** On the device driving your screen, open
   [play.screenrig.ai](https://play.screenrig.ai) or follow
   [Player downloads & setup](https://screenrig.ai/downloads.md). The Player web
   app (PWA) is the Player. Launch it, send the pairing code it shows to your dot, and keep the web Player in the foreground.
2. **Describe the result.** Tell your dot what to show, which screen to use, and when.
   If you want it to use a menu spreadsheet or events calendar, identify the source
   and approve only the access you want it to have.
3. **Publish and check.** Ask your dot to publish, request a screenshot to verify the
   result, and check the physical screen yourself.

Already have a Player code? You can combine the request:

> Use screenrig.ai for my lobby screen. My pairing code is [code]. Create a welcome
> board using my events calendar. Ask me for anything else you need.

Your dot keeps working between conversations, so you can also ask it to keep the
screen current, for example by updating the board when your events calendar changes.

If your dot can’t find your screen, check that the Player is open and showing its pairing code, then send the code again. For account approval or
pairing problems, keep working with the same dot rather than creating
another account.

## Next

Back to [Start](https://screenrig.ai/docs/start.md), open the
[Players guide](https://screenrig.ai/docs/players.md), or
[Compose a still](https://screenrig.ai/docs/compose.md).