ChatGPT's Operator Framework: How the New App Integrations Actually Work
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OpenAI launched six native app integrations for ChatGPT on March 14, 2026 - DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, Canva, Figma, and Expedia. Everyone covered what they do. I want to cover how they work, because the underlying architecture is what matters for developers. The Operator Framework This isn't a plugin marketplace revival. OpenAI built a structured operator framework - a standardized way for third-party apps to expose actions to ChatGPT with proper authentication and user consent flows. The key design decisions: Scoped OAuth tokens, not broad permissions.