# ChatGPT Workspace Agents: Build Custom Agents With Skills, Memory, and Slack Access

> Source: https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-05-07-chatgpt-workspace-agents/
> Last updated: 2026-05-07
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# ChatGPT Workspace Agents: Build Custom Agents With Skills, Memory, and Slack Access

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ChatGPT Workspace Agents are one of the platform's biggest upgrades in a long time. Each agent can be built through simple chat or the Agent Builder, given access to tools and apps, auto-generate its own skills, maintain a knowledge base of files, store things in its own memory folder, and operate inside ChatGPT or Slack. Available now on Business, Enterprise, and Education plans.

Source video

"ChatGPT WorkSpace Agents are Insanely Useful" by **Skill Leap AI** — [Watch on YouTube →](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cwwHNRVC9pQ)

## Key Takeaways

- Workspace Agents appear in the left panel of your ChatGPT account. They require a **Business, Enterprise, or Education plan** — not available on standard paid or free plans at time of recording.
- Two creation paths: build via **natural language chat** (describe what the agent should do) or use the structured **Agent Builder** interface.
- Each agent can: access tools/apps, **auto-generate its own skills** (no manual skill programming required), maintain a knowledge base of uploaded files, write files to a memory folder, and access channels like Slack.
- Demo use case: a day-planning agent that optimizes your schedule and runs proactively. Other templates include customer service, data analysis, and inbox management.
- **Workspace Agents vs Custom GPTs:** Custom GPTs (launched 2023) are still available and useful for repeatable tasks, but Workspace Agents have memory, skill auto-generation, and multi-channel deployment that Custom GPTs lack.
- Slack integration is live; more channels (Teams, email, etc.) are planned for future rollout.

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