Control Your Windows Desktop via AI Mentions
Use the Computer Use plugin to control Windows applications directly.
Install and @mention the Computer Use plugin in Codex to allow the AI to interact directly with your Windows desktop, performing clicks and typing on your behalf.
The Scenario
You need to move data from a ChatGPT conversation into a specific Windows application like Excel or a legacy CRM. Instead of copying and pasting manually, you want the AI to do it.
Before & after
Users have to manually switch between ChatGPT for advice and their Windows applications to execute tasks like data entry or configuration. This context switching takes 30–40 minutes for complex setups.
By mentioninig the Computer Use plugin with @mention, you can instruct the AI to perform clicks and typing on your Windows OS. This takes about 5 minutes to set up the prompt and watch it execute.
The Prompt
@Computer Use [DESCRIBE_WINDOWS_TASK_TO_PERFORM], such as 'Open Excel, paste the data from our chat, and save it as monthly_report.xlsx'
The Computer Use plugin for Windows allows Codex to see, click, and type within local Windows applications, bridging the gap between chat and execution.
Source
ChatGPT Business - Release Notes | OpenAI Help Center"users with Codex access can use Computer Use to let Codex see, click, and type in Windows applications."