ChatGPT Plugin Build
Put your business inside ChatGPT.
Your customers are already there. Meet them where they are with a business-specific plugin that answers questions, captures interest, books a meeting, collects client intake, and follows up from inside the conversation.
A fixed-scope build with a delivery date, a defined workflow, and project-specific code you own.
Builds start at $1,500. The Full Build is $3,500. OpenAI now calls ChatGPT apps plugins; this is the same build under the new name. Approval for the ChatGPT Directory is decided by OpenAI and is not guaranteed. OpenAI's review takes about 15 business days after the build is delivered, and up to 45 business days if it asks for revisions.
The category
ChatGPT Plugin and App Development for Small Business | Ray Arceneaux, Nashville
Put your business inside ChatGPT with a plugin, formerly called a ChatGPT app: lead capture, answers, appointment booking, client intake and follow-up. Builds from $1,500. Nashville-based.
Not a website chatbot
Your website remains your owned home base. This gives prospects another way to find and contact your business.
Not a Custom GPT
The plugin is built around defined business actions, branded cards, calendar behavior, and email delivery.
Not an agency retainer
You receive a scoped build, a delivery date, source code, documentation, and a clear maintenance option.
How it works
A working system, not a concept deck.
Map the front door
The Strategy Session maps the questions, proof, qualification points, and next action that matter to your business.
Build the verified flow
Ray builds the included cards, verification, email workflow, intake, and single-use booking flow, then tests the defined customer path.
Submit and hand off
The application is prepared for submission, documented, and handed to your team with a defined operating workflow. OpenAI's review follows: about 15 business days, or up to 45 business days with revisions.
Timeline
From kickoff to the ChatGPT Directory.
Your delivery date covers the build. OpenAI's review happens after that and runs on OpenAI's schedule.
Build and demo
10, 15 or 25+ business days
Ray builds your plugin. You test it and see what it does before anything is submitted.
OpenAI review
About 15 business days
Ray submits the plugin to the ChatGPT Directory. OpenAI runs its own checks. You are given a copy of the submission-received email from OpenAI.
Revision 1, if OpenAI asks
About 15 more business days
Ray makes the requested changes and resubmits. OpenAI reviews again.
Revision 2, if OpenAI asks
About 15 more business days
A second round of changes and another review, when OpenAI requires it.
Directory decision
15 to 45 business days after submission
OpenAI approves or declines the public listing. That decision belongs to OpenAI.
Approved on the first review
About 15 business days
of OpenAI review, after the build is delivered
One revision
About 30 business days
of OpenAI review, after the build is delivered
Two revisions
Up to 45 business days
of OpenAI review, after the build is delivered
Review times are what Ray has observed as of September 2026: about 15 business days per review, and about 15 more for each revision. They are not promises. OpenAI sets its own timelines and can change them. Your plugin works and can be shared by direct link from the day it is delivered, whether or not OpenAI has finished its review.
The verified five-tool workflow
Each tool moves the conversation forward.
Only the capabilities currently verified in a live application are included in the published offer.
Lead capture
Turn a ChatGPT conversation into a clear lead.
A prospect shares their name, email, and what they need. The plugin renders the submission as a branded card, verifies the email with a six-digit code, and sends the lead to your inbox.
Answers and education
Answer the questions that usually stall a decision.
Your services, process, pricing guidance, service area, and qualifications are answered from your approved business content — not a generic guess.
Appointment booking
Move an interested prospect to a scheduled conversation.
The plugin generates a private, single-use Calendly link so a ready prospect can book directly from the conversation.
Client intake
Collect the context needed before the meeting.
Once someone is booked, the plugin gathers the project, property, budget, or business details your intake requires so you arrive prepared.
Follow-up
Give every conversation a useful next step.
A branded information packet or follow-up email goes out through the defined email workflow, including to people who did not book immediately.
Proof
Three plugins you can open right now.
Open the work, ask it something, and experience the difference between describing a product and touching one.
Pricing
Choose the starting point that fits.
Every tier is a project with a defined scope. The Strategy Session decides what should be built before development begins.
Front Door
$1,500
Best for Testing the channel · built and demoed in 10 business days, then OpenAI review (about 15 business days, up to 45 with revisions)
The entry-level ChatGPT plugin: a useful branded front door with lead capture and approved answers before adding booking, intake, and follow-up.
- Lead capture card
- Answers and education
- Two custom branded cards
- Defined email handoff
Recommended starting point
Full Build
$3,500
Best for Most service businesses · built and demoed in 15 business days, then OpenAI review (about 15 business days, up to 45 with revisions)
The complete ChatGPT plugin workflow at the $3,500 build price: capture interest, verify the email, answer clearly, book the meeting, collect intake, and follow up.
- Everything in Front Door
- Six-digit email verification and lead delivery
- Single-use Calendly appointment booking
- Client intake before the scheduled meeting
- Automated information packet or follow-up email
- Custom branded cards for each included tool
- Submission preparation and one remediation round
Front Door + Systems
From $6,500
Best for Businesses with existing software · built and demoed in 25+ business days, then OpenAI review (about 15 business days, up to 45 with revisions)
The Full Build plus a defined connection to the CRM, database, or internal system your business already uses.
- Everything in Full Build
- One scoped CRM or database connection
- Authentication and error handling for that connection
- Connected-workflow handoff documentation
- Additional systems quoted separately
Strategy Session: $1,200 for four hours at $300/hour, including one usable agentic workflow tailored to one current business need and the tools you already use. The full fee is credited toward a build started within 30 business days. Builds are funded before work begins: 50% at signature and 50% at handoff.
Hosting and maintenance is $250/month beginning 30 business days after delivery. It covers hosting, uptime monitoring, and required platform-specification updates for the defined application.
Scope and delivery
Clear boundaries before the build starts.
| Tier | Included workflow | Build and demo | OpenAI review, after the build |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Door | Lead capture, answers and education, two branded cards, and defined email handoff. | 10 business days | About 15 business days. Up to 45 business days with one or two revisions. |
| Full Build | Front Door plus single-use appointment booking, client intake, and automated information packet or follow-up email. | 15 business days | About 15 business days. Up to 45 business days with one or two revisions. |
| Front Door + Systems | Full Build plus one defined CRM, database, or internal-system connection. | 25+ business days | About 15 business days. Up to 45 business days with one or two revisions. |
The $3,500 Full Build is the complete ChatGPT plugin offer. It includes the standard plugin workflow connections discussed here: six-digit email verification, lead delivery, single-use Calendly booking, client intake, and follow-up email. CRM, MLS, internal database, and other external-system connections are the separate $6,500+ Front Door + Systems tier.
Client supplies
- — Brand assets and approved business content.
- — Access to the calendar and email account in scope.
- — A decision-maker who can approve content and test flows.
Not included at any tier
- — Ongoing content authoring or paid advertising.
- — Systems not named in the signed specification.
- — Capabilities that have not been verified operational at contract signature.
Directory submission is included in the price. When your plugin is submitted, you are given a copy of the submission-received email from OpenAI. The delivery dates above cover the build and your demo. OpenAI's review comes after that and runs on OpenAI's schedule. As of September 2026, that review has taken about 15 business days. If OpenAI asks for changes, each revision and re-review adds about 15 business days, so a submission with one or two revisions can take up to 45 business days. These are observed averages, not promises. Directory approval is determined solely by OpenAI according to its own review standards and timelines, and is not guaranteed. One round of remediation and resubmission is included if OpenAI requests changes.
Questions
What buyers usually ask.
Why not just add a chatbot to my website?+
A website chatbot reaches people who already found your website. This plugin gives people a way to discover, understand, and contact your business from inside the ChatGPT conversation they are already having. The two serve different entry points.
Public FAQ
Is this a Custom GPT?+
No. This is a business-specific application with defined actions, branded cards, real email delivery, and appointment booking. The work is scoped as software with your business name and workflow on it, not as a general prompt persona.
Public FAQ
Will my plugin be listed publicly in ChatGPT?+
Ray prepares and submits the application. OpenAI decides approval, listing, ranking, and timing according to its own review standards. Approval is not guaranteed. As of September 2026, OpenAI's review has taken about 15 business days after submission, and up to 45 business days when it asks for one or two revisions. The application is functional and shareable whether or not it is approved for public listing. One round of remediation and resubmission is included if OpenAI requests changes.
Public FAQ
How long does it take to get listed in the ChatGPT Directory?+
There are two clocks. The build is Ray's: 10 business days for Front Door, 15 for the Full Build and 25 or more for Front Door + Systems, and you test the working plugin at the end of it. The review is OpenAI's. As of September 2026 it has taken about 15 business days after submission. If OpenAI asks for changes, each revision and re-review adds about 15 business days, so one or two revisions can bring the review to as much as 45 business days. Submission is included in the price, and you are given a copy of the submission-received email OpenAI sends when your plugin is filed on your behalf. These are observed averages, not promises, and your plugin works by direct link while the review runs.
Public FAQ
Who owns the code?+
You do on final payment. The handoff includes the complete project-specific source and deployment documentation. Your business content and connected accounts remain yours. Third-party platform terms and reusable components remain subject to their original licenses.
Public FAQ
What if ChatGPT changes its platform specifications?+
Platform specifications change, which is why hosting and maintenance is $250 per month beginning 30 business days after delivery. That covers hosting, uptime monitoring, and required updates to keep the defined application working. New tools, new systems, and major changes are quoted separately.
Public FAQ
How do I know whether the plugin is working?+
Measure the operational outcomes: leads arriving in your inbox, appointments appearing on your calendar, follow-up emails delivered, and the source attached to each conversation. Set the baseline during the Strategy Session so the build has a clear business threshold.
Public FAQ
Why can't I build this myself?+
You can. It requires designing the customer flow, defining tool schemas, handling email and calendar behavior, testing failure states, preparing the submission, and documenting the handoff. The service is for operators who want the work built around their business rather than turning it into an internal software project.
Sales conversation
Can we start smaller?+
Yes. Front Door at $1,500 covers lead capture and answers. The Full Build adds appointment booking and follow-up at $3,500. The Strategy Session helps decide which starting point fits before development begins.
Sales conversation