How to Use ChatGPT Plugins (Full Tutorial)

About this video

David walks through ChatGPT Plugins, which connect ChatGPT to apps like Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Calendar and Drive so it can pull data and take actions. To install, open Plugins in the left sidebar, search among over 100 apps across 10 categories (over 1,000 plugins total per the transcript), click an app to review its read actions (search/find data) and write actions (draft, send email, add attachments) and its Skills, then click Install plugin and sign in. Most plugins require a paid ChatGPT plan, though a few work free. Plugins can be invoked implicitly by a prompt or explicitly by typing @ plus the plugin name. Permissions are set in Settings > Plugins with four levels: Always ask, Allow read actions, Allow low-risk actions (the default, e.g. drafting email), and Allow all actions, which he does not recommend; Allow read actions is suggested as a starting point. He demos sending an email with a permission review box, and stacking plugins — Gmail pulling an email from Adele, then the sponsor QuickBooks Online plugin turning it into an estimate and benchmarking donut shop financials against other shops.

Key takeaways

• Install via Plugins in the sidebar: review an app’s read vs write actions and Skills before clicking Install plugin and signing in; most plugins need a paid plan
• Invoke a plugin implicitly through a natural prompt or explicitly with @plugin-name in the prompt box
• Set permissions in Settings > Plugins: Always ask, Allow read actions, Allow low-risk actions (default), or Allow all actions — start with Allow read actions
• Write actions trigger an approval box where you can inspect recipient, subject and content and choose Allow once or Deny
• Plugins can be stacked in one prompt, e.g. Gmail to retrieve an email and QuickBooks Online to create an estimate or benchmark financials from it

Episode details: published September 1, 2026 · 5:42 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kevin Stratvert’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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