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Answer a question about our code

The GitHub plugin does this

Where it runs
In your conversation. Your dot reads the repositories you selected on GitHub.
You need
GitHub connected, and the repository selected.
Usage
None of your Work or Codex usage. Talking with your dot isn't counted.

Fix a bug in a repo that's only on my laptop

Your connected computer

Where it runs
A Work or Codex task your dot starts on your machine, with your local files, tools and skills.
You need
Your computer allowed in your dot's profile, switched on, with the ChatGPT app open.
Usage
Your Work and Codex usage, as usual.

Fix a bug while my laptop is closed

A Codex cloud environment

Where it runs
A coding task your dot starts in an environment you set up in Codex. Each task gets its own fresh workspace.
You need
The environment created in Codex first, with its repository and setup.
Usage
Your Codex usage, as usual.

Carry on a Codex task I already started

Your connected computer

Where it runs
In the Codex task that's already on your machine. Your dot picks it up and sends it instructions.
You need
To name the task and say what to change. Your computer has to be on.
Usage
Your Codex usage, as usual.

Follow up on a task my dot started yesterday

Wherever that task started

Where it runs
On the same computer or cloud environment as before. Changing computers doesn't move a task.
You need
That computer on, if the task began there. Nothing, if it began in a cloud environment.
Usage
The same usage the task has drawn on from the start.