Whether you're concerned about OpenAI's DOD partnerships or you just want better output — here's how to move everything over without breaking a single workflow. By Jesse P. Gilmore, Founder of Niche in Control & Author of The Agency Owner's Guide to Freedom
✅ The 4-phase migration sequence — organized by how deeply embedded ChatGPT is in your operations
✅ API swap instructions for Zapier and direct integrations — with exact before/after code
✅ How to convert Custom GPTs into Claude Projects and Skills (and when to use which)
✅ 8 copy-paste meta-prompts that automate most of the migration work for you
✅ The new memory import tool — transfer your ChatGPT memory to Claude in 2 minutes
✅ The complete migration checklist with every step in execution order
A lot of business owners are making the switch from ChatGPT to Claude right now. Some of them are paying attention to OpenAI's expanding partnerships with the Department of Defense and intelligence agencies and deciding they'd rather not have their business data flowing through that pipeline. Some of them just prefer Claude's output quality. Some of them want both.
Whatever your reason, the migration itself has the same problem: most guides tell you to start with a single chat. That's the wrong starting point — especially if ChatGPT is embedded in your actual business operations.
This guide is organized around a different principle: the deeper ChatGPT is embedded in your business, the higher priority that piece gets in the migration sequence. Automations first. Daily tools second. Occasional tools third. Single chats last.
Step 1: Pull your GPT list manually. Go to chatgpt.com → Explore GPTs → My GPTs. Note each one: name, frequency, knowledge files, Actions configured. ChatGPT can't introspect your own workspace from inside a chat — the list has to come from you.
Step 2: Run this meta-prompt in Claude:
META-PROMPT — Migration Audit: Here is my list of Custom GPTs from ChatGPT: [PASTE YOUR GPT LIST — name, frequency of use, notes on files/actions]. Organize this into a prioritized migration table with columns: GPT Name | What It Does | Frequency | Has Files? | Has Actions? | Migrate To (Project or Skill) | Priority Order. Put daily-use GPTs first, weekly second, occasional third. Flag anything with Actions as needing extra attention.
That table is your migration roadmap. Work top to bottom.