OpenAI announced on May 8, 2025, its first "connector" for ChatGPT deep research, bringing GitHub integration to the popular AI assistant. The new feature lets developers connect their code repositories directly to ChatGPT, enabling the AI to sift through codebases and engineering documentation to generate comprehensive, cited research reports. The connector will be available for ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team users over the next few days, with Enterprise and Edu support coming soon.
The new ChatGPT GitHub connector offers three primary capabilities for developers: answering questions about codebases, breaking down product specifications into technical tasks and dependencies, and summarising code structure and patterns. Nate Gonzalez, OpenAI Head of Business Products, highlighted in a LinkedIn post that he often hears from users that ChatGPT's deep research agent is so valuable they want it to connect to their internal sources, in addition to the web. OpenAI ensures the connector respects organisational settings so users only see GitHub content they're already allowed to view.
The GitHub integration represents part of OpenAI's broader strategy reflecting investment in assistive coding tooling, including the recently unveiled open source Codex CLI terminal tool and upgrading the ChatGPT desktop app's compatibility with developer-focused coding applications. OpenAI views programming as a top use case for its models, supported by reports that the company has agreed to purchase AI-powered coding assistant Windsurf for $3 billion, marking a significant move in the developer tools market.
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OpenAI's 'Deep Research' tool, integrated into ChatGPT, now offers enhanced capabilities for generating comprehensive, cited reports by autonomously browsing and analyzing online sources, aiming to match the work of professional research analysts.
