OpenAI dots hit technical issues, inspire open source alternatives

Users of OpenAI dots report task failures, connection problems and disappearing agents. In response, CopilotKit released OpenDots, a self-hosted open source template, and Open Dot, a Mac app running on OpenAI keys or models like Kimi, DeepSeek and Qwen.

• Users report task failures, cloud connectivity issues and vanishing dots
• CopilotKit released OpenDots, an open source self-hosted agent template
• Open Dot runs on Mac with OpenAI keys or Kimi, DeepSeek and Qwen models
• OpenAI did not respond to a request for comment on dots usage