Feature request: Build Your Own Search Modes: ChatGPT That Obeys You
OpenAI Developer Community
March 22, 2026
Idea:
Allow users to create and save customizable search modes where they can tell ChatGPT exactly what sources to search (e.g., forums only or a specific website), creating a personalized, reusable search experience. People would love this because it gives them full control, delivers more relevant results, saves time, and makes search feel truly tailored to what they want.
Imagine this scene:
* You open ChatGPT and your perfect search is ready, exactly how you want it.
* No more sifting through irrelevant results—every click hits pure gold.
* Every other search engine? Obsolete.
* Total personalization. People are no longer chained to one-size-fits-all results. You decide the rules. Forums only? Blogs only? ChatGPT becomes YOUR world.
Once users taste a search experience they control, they’re hooked. Good luck getting them back to Google. With this idea, the internet is still infinite—but now it obeys you like a magical genie. You could be in the middle of a conversation with ChatGPT and suddenly tell it to create a search—and it does exactly what you want, like magic.
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