Quick summary
A custom customer support GPT in ChatGPT lets you build a tailored AI assistant that handles support queries using your own instructions, knowledge files, and conversation starters. This step-by-step guide shows how to configure, test, and publish your GPT directly from the ChatGPT interface.
Steps
- Navigate to the left-side panel in ChatGPT and click Explore GPTs.
- Tap Create at the top-right corner to start building your custom GPT.
- Switch the tab from Create to Configure to access the full setup options.
- Click the Add icon to upload a distinctive display photo for your customer support GPT.
- Enter a unique Name and Description for your GPT in their respective input fields.
- Click the Instructions field and write a detailed description covering the profile, behavior, function, and capabilities of your GPT.
- Add text prompt examples one by one into the Conversation Starters input field to guide users on first use.
- Click Upload Files under the Knowledge section to import external documents as an additional information source.
- In the Capabilities section, tick the checkboxes for the GPT functions you want to enable and configure any Actions for third-party tool integration.
- Go to the Preview Area, type a prompt into the input box, and click Submit to test your GPT's output.
- Review the performance and, if satisfied, click Create at the top-right corner to proceed.
- Choose your preferred access configuration and click Save to finalize the settings.
- Your customer support template GPT is now created and published and ready to use.
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