OpenAI Dots don't inherit Custom Instructions, users resort to workaround files
tripsister420 · reddit · 2026-10-02
A Reddit user reports that OpenAI's Dots don't seem to inherit Personalisation Custom Instructions or Project Instructions, and there's no built-in way to auto-inject instructions.
His workaround: keeping an OperatingInstructions.txt file in the Library and telling the Dot to read it and keep it in context — workable for now, but likely to break down as context grows. The post highlights an early UX gap in Dots around personalization.
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