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- Tool Choice & SetupHow ChatGPT Data Access Changes Across Personal, Managed Accounts, and AppsUnderstand who can access ChatGPT data, how managed accounts differ from personal accounts, what connected apps can receive, and what to check about retention and permissions.
- Plugins & IntegrationsWhat Problems Do Plugins, Connectors, and MCP Solve?Choose an extension by the missing capability: packaged behavior, access to external data, or a protocol that exposes tools and resources.
- Tool Choice & SetupHow to Give Codex Full Access (and When Not To)Give Codex full access in the app or CLI, understand the risks, and choose bounded permissions for everyday work.
- Plugins & IntegrationsBrowser Use vs. MCP: Choosing the Right Level of ControlBrowser control, Playwright, MCP, A2A, and NLWeb solve different connection problems. Compare their roles and where a mixed approach makes sense.
- Developer FoundationsClaude Code Runs an Agent Loop, Not Better AutocompleteClaude Code cycles through planning, execution, and verification. Learn how that agent loop changes task definition, feedback, and collaboration with the tool.
- Developer FoundationsContext Is Claude Code's Scarce ResourceTreat Claude Code context as a limited budget: use session resets, compaction, and persistent project guidance to keep instructions available and relevant.
- Plugins & IntegrationsThree Ways Claude Connects to Enterprise WorkConnectors, Enterprise Search, and Research give Claude different roles in enterprise work, from accessing tools and internal knowledge to investigating questions.