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Short answer:<\/strong> connect a ChatGPT app with the narrowest permission level that can complete the job, keep sensitive or irreversible actions behind approval, and verify workspace, provider and app restrictions before relying on an automated step. OpenAI’s current Help Center<\/a> describes four permission choices\u2014Always ask, Allow read actions, Allow low-risk actions and Allow all actions where eligible\u2014but a choice in the selector is not proof that every app, account or workspace supports every action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide is for marketing and operations owners designing a connected-app workflow. It explains what the levels mean, where the boundary moves from reading to acting, and what to record before a message, file, sharing, access, purchase or deletion action can happen. It does not certify a connected app or replace your organisation’s security review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the four permission levels mean<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Level<\/th>Useful default for<\/th>Boundary to verify<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Always ask<\/strong><\/td>New or consequential workflows where a person should approve each action.<\/td>The approval card, the exact action, the target and the information shown before approval.<\/td><\/tr>\n
Allow read actions<\/strong><\/td>Research, lookup and reporting that do not write to a connected service.<\/td>Which objects, documents, messages or records are exposed, and which provider scopes apply.<\/td><\/tr>\n
Allow low-risk actions<\/strong><\/td>Repeatable, reversible actions that the app and account classify as low risk.<\/td>OpenAI says settings can be overridden by app, account, workspace or provider controls; important actions may still require approval.<\/td><\/tr>\n
Allow all actions<\/strong><\/td>Only an eligible, reviewed workflow with an explicit owner and rollback path.<\/td>OpenAI describes this as elevated risk and not a standard account\/workspace selector for every user or app.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These labels describe permission policy, not a guarantee of quality. A low-risk action can still update the wrong record if the instruction, identity, target or source data is wrong. The connected provider may also require a separate scope or confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separate reading, proposing and acting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before selecting a level, write the workflow as three different capabilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Read:<\/strong> retrieve only the fields, documents or messages required to answer the question.<\/li>
  2. Propose:<\/strong> generate a draft, recommendation or change list for a person to inspect.<\/li>
  3. Act:<\/strong> send, edit, delete, purchase, share, move, rename, upload, invite, schedule or change a customer-facing record.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The third category deserves a separate action boundary even when it follows a harmless-looking prompt. OpenAI’s examples of important actions<\/a> include sending or editing messages, deleting data, purchasing or refunding, uploading or moving files, and changing sharing, access or security settings. Treat the target and the side effect\u2014not just the wording of the prompt\u2014as the risk unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A least-privilege setup for a marketing workflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    1. Name the outcome:<\/strong> for example, prepare a weekly campaign summary or draft a customer-support reply.<\/li>
    2. List the source fields:<\/strong> include the minimum account, audience, consent, spend, customer and creative data required. Exclude secrets and unrelated records.<\/li>
    3. Start read-only:<\/strong> confirm the app returns the expected source and respects the provider’s access scope.<\/li>
    4. Use a proposal state:<\/strong> keep drafts, recommendations or staged changes separate from a live send, publish or write.<\/li>
    5. Add one reversible action:<\/strong> define the exact target, approver, log entry and rollback before enabling low-risk actions.<\/li>
    6. Escalate consequential actions:<\/strong> require approval for sensitive, irreversible, external-facing, financial, access or sharing changes.<\/li>
    7. Re-check after change:<\/strong> read back the target record or activity log; do not infer success from the assistant’s prose.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      What can override the setting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      OpenAI’s guidance says permission choices can be constrained by the app, account, workspace, connection and provider. A saved approval therefore does not override a workspace policy or a provider scope. Before rollout, record:<\/p>\n\n\n\n