Brayden Matsko

Build A Custom GPT

0. Prepare Your GPT

Create an OpenAI account, upgrade to a plus (or team) plan.

Click “Explore GPTs”, and then “+ Create”. You can chat with GPT Builder, but I jumped right to the “Configure” tab.

Add an icon, Name, and Description for your GPT!

1. Collect Your Documents

Scroll through your Google Drive and school website, download anything that describes your school policies, Chromebook insurance, repair guides, etc…

These should be in .pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt, .pptx, or .csv. Some other formats may also be supported, they’re always adding new things! I’ve found .doc and .docx to be most reliable for retrieval.

2. Prepare A Prompt

This is the most important part of the process. Note that you can always go back and revise your GPTs Instructions.

Include anything that is important to you and/or your school. The more information you provide, the better answers you’ll receive.

Describe the function of any Actions in detail. This helps prevent hallucinations (when GPT doesn’t understand its capabilities or limitations).

3. Build Your Actions

Actions allow your GPT to connect to external services using APIs.

Examples: Uptime Monitors, Google Admin, Notion, Email, Contacts, etc…

Luckily, you don’t need to be an expert in a service or its API to get it connected- just use the Action Builder GPT. It’ll appear as an option after you choose “Create new action” in the configuration panel.

3. Test and Revise

Make sure your prompt is written, files are uploaded, and actions are working properly.

Then, use your GPT and keep notes on things that do and don’t work! Every once in a while, adjust your prompts to fix those issues!

Good Luck! Happy GPT-ing!

Questions? Talk with me!