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ChatGPT Work Data Agent

Announced by OpenAI on 10 September 2026, it connects to approved company data sources to investigate metrics and build interactive dashboards in plain language, no SQL required

Tool Overview

Features, steps and FAQ below

Features

  • ✓ Natural-language analysis: ask why sales slowed or where spending is rising and it investigates the change in the connected data and explains it
  • ✓ Interactive dashboards: turns analysis into dashboards and reports a team can edit and share
  • ✓ Many sources: OpenAI describes it as an orchestration layer over approved sources such as Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake, Datadog and ClickHouse
  • ✓ Trust and security: it works within approved data sources and OpenAI's enterprise trust and security framework
  • ✓ Born internally: OpenAI says it grew out of the internal data workflow it built around its own data, permissions and reporting bottlenecks, which nearly all of its teams use

How to Use

  1. Enable the Data agent in ChatGPT Work, and in Codex
  2. Connect and authorise approved company data sources such as Redshift, BigQuery, Databricks and Snowflake
  3. Ask a business question in plain language and let it investigate what changed
  4. Turn the result into an editable, shareable interactive dashboard or report and take approved follow-up actions

FAQ

What is the Data agent?

A data agent OpenAI introduced in ChatGPT Work on 10 September 2026 that connects to approved company data sources, investigates changes in business metrics and builds editable, shareable interactive dashboards.

Do I need to know SQL?

No. OpenAI says you can ask in plain language and it will connect to your data sources to handle the investigation, analysis and dashboard building without SQL.

Which sources can it connect to?

Coverage describes it as an orchestration layer over approved sources including Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake, Datadog and ClickHouse.

Can a team collaborate on the results?

Yes. OpenAI says it turns analysis into interactive dashboards and reports that a team can edit and share.

Where can I use it?

It is the Data agent in ChatGPT Work and, per OpenAI, also works in Codex, aimed at enterprise users.

How is data handled securely?

OpenAI says it operates only within approved data sources under its enterprise trust and security framework, respecting an organisation's existing permissions and compliance requirements.