diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 5ed4579667..136eeb609b 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "@apidevtools/swagger-parser": "10.0.3",
     "@budibase/backend-core": "0.0.1",
     "@budibase/client": "0.0.1",
-    "@budibase/pro": "0.0.1",
+    "@budibase/pro": "develop",
     "@budibase/shared-core": "0.0.1",
     "@budibase/string-templates": "0.0.1",
     "@budibase/types": "0.0.1",
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "mysql2": "2.3.3",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.7",
     "open": "8.4.0",
+    "openai": "^3.2.1",
     "pg": "8.10.0",
     "posthog-node": "1.3.0",
     "pouchdb": "7.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
index 94d41deabe..2f64e75816 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/actions.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,15 @@ export const BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS: Record<string, AutomationStepSchema> =
 // ran at all
 if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
   const bash = require("./steps/bash")
+  const openai = require("./steps/openai")
+
   // @ts-ignore
   ACTION_IMPLS["EXECUTE_BASH"] = bash.run
   // @ts-ignore
   BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS["EXECUTE_BASH"] = bash.definition
+
+  ACTION_IMPLS.OPENAI = openai.run
+  BUILTIN_ACTION_DEFINITIONS.OPENAI = openai.definition
 }
 
 export async function getActionDefinitions() {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/steps/openai.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/openai.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88d3fb8b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/steps/openai.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { Configuration, OpenAIApi } from "openai"
+import {
+  AutomationActionStepId,
+  AutomationStepSchema,
+  AutomationStepInput,
+  AutomationStepType,
+  AutomationIOType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+import * as automationUtils from "../automationUtils"
+import environment from "../../environment"
+
+enum Model {
+  GPT_35_TURBO = "gpt-3.5-turbo",
+  // will only work with api keys that have access to the GPT4 API
+  GPT_4 = "gpt-4",
+}
+
+export const definition: AutomationStepSchema = {
+  name: "OpenAI",
+  tagline: "Send prompts to ChatGPT",
+  icon: "Algorithm",
+  description: "Interact with the OpenAI ChatGPT API.",
+  type: AutomationStepType.ACTION,
+  internal: true,
+  stepId: AutomationActionStepId.OPENAI,
+  inputs: {
+    prompt: "",
+  },
+  schema: {
+    inputs: {
+      properties: {
+        prompt: {
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          title: "Prompt",
+        },
+        model: {
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          title: "Model",
+          enum: Object.values(Model),
+        },
+      },
+      required: ["prompt", "model"],
+    },
+    outputs: {
+      properties: {
+        success: {
+          type: AutomationIOType.BOOLEAN,
+          description: "Whether the action was successful",
+        },
+        response: {
+          type: AutomationIOType.STRING,
+          description: "What was output",
+        },
+      },
+      required: ["success", "response"],
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+export async function run({ inputs, context }: AutomationStepInput) {
+  if (!environment.OPENAI_API_KEY) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      response:
+        "OpenAI API Key not configured - please add the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.",
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (inputs.prompt == null) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      response: "Budibase OpenAI Automation Failed: No prompt supplied",
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const configuration = new Configuration({
+      apiKey: environment.OPENAI_API_KEY,
+    })
+
+    const openai = new OpenAIApi(configuration)
+
+    const completion = await openai.createChatCompletion({
+      model: inputs.model,
+      messages: [
+        {
+          role: "user",
+          content: inputs.prompt,
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+
+    const response = completion?.data?.choices[0]?.message?.content
+
+    return {
+      response,
+      success: true,
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    return {
+      success: false,
+      response: automationUtils.getError(err),
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/automations/tests/openai.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/openai.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31f7e48305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/automations/tests/openai.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+const setup = require("./utilities")
+import environment from "../../environment"
+import openai from "openai"
+
+jest.mock(
+  "openai",
+  jest.fn(() => ({
+    Configuration: jest.fn(),
+    OpenAIApi: jest.fn(() => ({
+      createChatCompletion: jest.fn(() => ({
+        data: {
+          choices: [
+            {
+              message: {
+                content: "This is a test",
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      })),
+    })),
+  }))
+)
+
+const OPENAI_PROMPT = "What is the meaning of life?"
+
+describe("test the openai action", () => {
+  let config = setup.getConfig()
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await config.init()
+  })
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    environment.OPENAI_API_KEY = "abc123"
+  })
+
+  afterAll(setup.afterAll)
+
+  it("should present the correct error message when the OPENAI_API_KEY variable isn't set", async () => {
+    delete environment.OPENAI_API_KEY
+
+    let res = await setup.runStep("OPENAI", {
+      prompt: OPENAI_PROMPT,
+    })
+    expect(res.response).toEqual(
+      "OpenAI API Key not configured - please add the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable."
+    )
+    expect(res.success).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
+  it("should be able to receive a response from ChatGPT given a prompt", async () => {
+    const res = await setup.runStep("OPENAI", {
+      prompt: OPENAI_PROMPT,
+    })
+    expect(res.response).toEqual("This is a test")
+    expect(res.success).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
+  it("should present the correct error message when a prompt is not provided", async () => {
+    const res = await setup.runStep("OPENAI", {
+      prompt: null,
+    })
+    expect(res.response).toEqual(
+      "Budibase OpenAI Automation Failed: No prompt supplied"
+    )
+    expect(res.success).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
+  it("should present the correct error message when an error is thrown from the createChatCompletion call", async () => {
+    openai.OpenAIApi.mockImplementation(() => ({
+      createChatCompletion: jest.fn(() => {
+        throw new Error("An error occurred while calling createChatCompletion")
+      }),
+    }))
+
+    const res = await setup.runStep("OPENAI", {
+      prompt: OPENAI_PROMPT,
+    })
+
+    expect(res.response).toEqual(
+      "Error: An error occurred while calling createChatCompletion"
+    )
+    expect(res.success).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.ts b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
index bed4c711f6..3e5e475360 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ const environment = {
   BB_ADMIN_USER_EMAIL: process.env.BB_ADMIN_USER_EMAIL,
   BB_ADMIN_USER_PASSWORD: process.env.BB_ADMIN_USER_PASSWORD,
   PLUGINS_DIR: process.env.PLUGINS_DIR || "/plugins",
+  OPENAI_API_KEY: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
   // flags
   ALLOW_DEV_AUTOMATIONS: process.env.ALLOW_DEV_AUTOMATIONS,
   DISABLE_THREADING: process.env.DISABLE_THREADING,
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
index 53318777f0..a537b026d5 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export enum AutomationActionStepId {
   FILTER = "FILTER",
   QUERY_ROWS = "QUERY_ROWS",
   LOOP = "LOOP",
+  OPENAI = "OPENAI",
   // these used to be lowercase step IDs, maintain for backwards compat
   discord = "discord",
   slack = "slack",
diff --git a/packages/worker/package.json b/packages/worker/package.json
index 684bd8755b..dded20cf30 100644
--- a/packages/worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/worker/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "@budibase/backend-core": "0.0.1",
-    "@budibase/pro": "0.0.1",
+    "@budibase/pro": "develop",
     "@budibase/string-templates": "0.0.1",
     "@budibase/types": "0.0.1",
     "@koa/router": "8.0.8",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e044074a50..33225932ea 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1728,6 +1728,47 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-0.2.3.tgz#75a2e8b51cb758a7553d6804a5932d7aace75c39"
   integrity sha512-0hYQ8SB4Db5zvZB4axdMHGwEaQjkZzFjQiN9LVYvIFB2nSUHW9tYpxWriPrWDASIxiaXax83REcLxuSdnGPZtw==
 
+"@budibase/backend-core@2.6.19-alpha.4":
+  version "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/backend-core/-/backend-core-2.6.19-alpha.4.tgz#525dd7ba6c5db4404cf00d1165f79d34a1093826"
+  integrity sha512-1pfOr+J9xYawedVmvqpQ4b/8C2SQP4cKhFmSz5uErM2SCgbRj+JuzOUTPNX0vzAXPvat/kEegt79xThummDvhA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@budibase/nano" "10.1.2"
+    "@budibase/pouchdb-replication-stream" "1.2.10"
+    "@budibase/types" "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+    "@shopify/jest-koa-mocks" "5.0.1"
+    "@techpass/passport-openidconnect" "0.3.2"
+    aws-cloudfront-sign "2.2.0"
+    aws-sdk "2.1030.0"
+    bcrypt "5.0.1"
+    bcryptjs "2.4.3"
+    bull "4.10.1"
+    correlation-id "4.0.0"
+    dotenv "16.0.1"
+    emitter-listener "1.1.2"
+    ioredis "4.28.0"
+    joi "17.6.0"
+    jsonwebtoken "9.0.0"
+    koa-passport "4.1.4"
+    koa-pino-logger "4.0.0"
+    lodash "4.17.21"
+    lodash.isarguments "3.1.0"
+    node-fetch "2.6.7"
+    passport-google-oauth "2.0.0"
+    passport-jwt "4.0.0"
+    passport-local "1.0.0"
+    passport-oauth2-refresh "^2.1.0"
+    pino "8.11.0"
+    pino-http "8.3.3"
+    posthog-node "1.3.0"
+    pouchdb "7.3.0"
+    pouchdb-find "7.2.2"
+    redlock "4.2.0"
+    sanitize-s3-objectkey "0.0.1"
+    semver "7.3.7"
+    tar-fs "2.1.1"
+    uuid "8.3.2"
+
 "@budibase/bbui@^0.9.139":
   version "0.9.190"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/bbui/-/bbui-0.9.190.tgz#e1ec400ac90f556bfbc80fc23a04506f1585ea81"
@@ -1828,6 +1869,32 @@
     pouchdb-promise "^6.0.4"
     through2 "^2.0.0"
 
+"@budibase/pro@develop":
+  version "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/pro/-/pro-2.6.19-alpha.4.tgz#5d4c885ac9ac4ccfb2f8896961aca903c1178750"
+  integrity sha512-iu2QzV8Z77c00muBSK+NVsZdug3lLD0lR+vcKancGEz1PPE4yNIH7g8jB6i8h9agArbx9S2ICeHQqGb6nQaGHQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@budibase/backend-core" "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+    "@budibase/shared-core" "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+    "@budibase/string-templates" "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+    "@budibase/types" "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+    "@koa/router" "8.0.8"
+    bull "4.10.1"
+    joi "17.6.0"
+    jsonwebtoken "8.5.1"
+    lru-cache "^7.14.1"
+    memorystream "^0.3.1"
+    node-fetch "^2.6.1"
+    scim-patch "^0.7.0"
+    scim2-parse-filter "^0.2.8"
+
+"@budibase/shared-core@2.6.19-alpha.4":
+  version "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/shared-core/-/shared-core-2.6.19-alpha.4.tgz#dd22dd0a18ee4d6739b629f461e5caec90706282"
+  integrity sha512-ac6iWSsgz70OYbdA+QHPLpTnRbIZ4OecVc6Y7gnEZ78hZ4S5da8a+73jswuy0/t4YsiT/gjukjzjoihg3NemVg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@budibase/types" "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+
 "@budibase/standard-components@^0.9.139":
   version "0.9.139"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/standard-components/-/standard-components-0.9.139.tgz#cf8e2b759ae863e469e50272b3ca87f2827e66e3"
@@ -1846,6 +1913,25 @@
     svelte-apexcharts "^1.0.2"
     svelte-flatpickr "^3.1.0"
 
+"@budibase/string-templates@2.6.19-alpha.4":
+  version "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/string-templates/-/string-templates-2.6.19-alpha.4.tgz#92ebd69a6841174b8af91f338c4754ca7c402707"
+  integrity sha512-KsH3NlQcJibRj98Q8zQ3KQHhfSIWPQfvR80MmBTIe05llEZGox4re4pQQUnlMafaUEyNNtIqVnbTJ1XP0LmFng==
+  dependencies:
+    "@budibase/handlebars-helpers" "^0.11.8"
+    dayjs "^1.10.4"
+    handlebars "^4.7.6"
+    handlebars-utils "^1.0.6"
+    lodash "^4.17.20"
+    vm2 "^3.9.15"
+
+"@budibase/types@2.6.19-alpha.4":
+  version "2.6.19-alpha.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@budibase/types/-/types-2.6.19-alpha.4.tgz#bcf81699329d3f8509e4b0a489211f35b6cfa7ce"
+  integrity sha512-qFsXHZTSigcfCv02aTZGsf17vBT/MC+zK9ky7WZVX4h0sJiE0li4A66/tMaSDz3/vQ7ToPRhJK/p+LOWA/oceg==
+  dependencies:
+    scim-patch "^0.7.0"
+
 "@bull-board/api@3.7.0":
   version "3.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@bull-board/api/-/api-3.7.0.tgz#231f687187c0cb34e0b97f463917b6aaeb4ef6af"
@@ -3457,11 +3543,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.4.14.tgz#add4c98d341472a289190b424efbdb096991bb24"
   integrity sha512-XPSJHWmi394fuUuzDnGz1wiKqWfo1yXecHQMRf2l6hztTO+nPru658AyDngaBe7isIxEkRsPR3FZh+s7iVa4Uw==
 
-"@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec@^1.4.13":
-  version "1.4.15"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.4.15.tgz#d7c6e6755c78567a951e04ab52ef0fd26de59f32"
-  integrity sha512-eF2rxCRulEKXHTRiDrDy6erMYWqNw4LPdQ8UQA4huuxaQsVeRPFl2oM8oDGxMFhJUWZf9McpLtJasDDZb/Bpeg==
-
 "@jridgewell/trace-mapping@0.3.9":
   version "0.3.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jridgewell/trace-mapping/-/trace-mapping-0.3.9.tgz#6534fd5933a53ba7cbf3a17615e273a0d1273ff9"
@@ -4242,7 +4323,7 @@
   dependencies:
     slash "^3.0.0"
 
-"@rollup/plugin-commonjs@16.0.0", "@rollup/plugin-commonjs@^16.0.0":
+"@rollup/plugin-commonjs@^16.0.0":
   version "16.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/plugin-commonjs/-/plugin-commonjs-16.0.0.tgz#169004d56cd0f0a1d0f35915d31a036b0efe281f"
   integrity sha512-LuNyypCP3msCGVQJ7ki8PqYdpjfEkE/xtFa5DqlF+7IBD0JsfMZ87C58heSwIMint58sAUZbt3ITqOmdQv/dXw==
@@ -4325,22 +4406,6 @@
     "@rollup/pluginutils" "^3.1.0"
     magic-string "^0.25.7"
 
-"@rollup/plugin-replace@^5.0.2":
-  version "5.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/plugin-replace/-/plugin-replace-5.0.2.tgz#45f53501b16311feded2485e98419acb8448c61d"
-  integrity sha512-M9YXNekv/C/iHHK+cvORzfRYfPbq0RDD8r0G+bMiTXjNGKulPnCT9O3Ss46WfhI6ZOCgApOP7xAdmCQJ+U2LAA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@rollup/pluginutils" "^5.0.1"
-    magic-string "^0.27.0"
-
-"@rollup/plugin-typescript@8.3.0":
-  version "8.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/plugin-typescript/-/plugin-typescript-8.3.0.tgz#bc1077fa5897b980fc27e376c4e377882c63e68b"
-  integrity sha512-I5FpSvLbtAdwJ+naznv+B4sjXZUcIvLLceYpITAn7wAP8W0wqc5noLdGIp9HGVntNhRWXctwPYrSSFQxtl0FPA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@rollup/pluginutils" "^3.1.0"
-    resolve "^1.17.0"
-
 "@rollup/pluginutils@^3.0.8", "@rollup/pluginutils@^3.1.0":
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/pluginutils/-/pluginutils-3.1.0.tgz#706b4524ee6dc8b103b3c995533e5ad680c02b9b"
@@ -12368,7 +12433,7 @@ fs.realpath@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz#1504ad2523158caa40db4a2787cb01411994ea4f"
   integrity sha512-OO0pH2lK6a0hZnAdau5ItzHPI6pUlvI7jMVnxUQRtw4owF2wk8lOSabtGDCTP4Ggrg2MbGnWO9X8K1t4+fGMDw==
 
-fsevents@^2.1.2, fsevents@^2.3.2, fsevents@~2.3.1, fsevents@~2.3.2:
+fsevents@^2.1.2, fsevents@^2.3.2, fsevents@~2.3.2:
   version "2.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.2.tgz#8a526f78b8fdf4623b709e0b975c52c24c02fd1a"
   integrity sha512-xiqMQR4xAeHTuB9uWm+fFRcIOgKBMiOBP+eXiyT7jsgVCq1bkVygt00oASowB7EdtpOHaaPgKt812P9ab+DDKA==
@@ -17416,13 +17481,6 @@ magic-string@^0.26.2:
   dependencies:
     sourcemap-codec "^1.4.8"
 
-magic-string@^0.27.0:
-  version "0.27.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/magic-string/-/magic-string-0.27.0.tgz#e4a3413b4bab6d98d2becffd48b4a257effdbbf3"
-  integrity sha512-8UnnX2PeRAPZuN12svgR9j7M1uWMovg/CEnIwIG0LFkXSJJe4PdfUGiTGl8V9bsBHFUtfVINcSyYxd7q+kx9fA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec" "^1.4.13"
-
 make-dir@3.1.0, make-dir@^3.0.0, make-dir@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/make-dir/-/make-dir-3.1.0.tgz#415e967046b3a7f1d185277d84aa58203726a13f"
@@ -19173,6 +19231,14 @@ open@^8.4.0:
     is-docker "^2.1.1"
     is-wsl "^2.2.0"
 
+openai@^3.2.1:
+  version "3.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/openai/-/openai-3.2.1.tgz#1fa35bdf979cbde8453b43f2dd3a7d401ee40866"
+  integrity sha512-762C9BNlJPbjjlWZi4WYK9iM2tAVAv0uUp1UmI34vb0CN5T2mjB/qM6RYBmNKMh/dN9fC+bxqPwWJZUTWW052A==
+  dependencies:
+    axios "^0.26.0"
+    form-data "^4.0.0"
+
 openapi-response-validator@^9.2.0:
   version "9.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/openapi-response-validator/-/openapi-response-validator-9.3.1.tgz#54284d8be608ef53283cbe7448accce8106b1c56"
@@ -22241,13 +22307,6 @@ rollup-pluginutils@^2.3.1, rollup-pluginutils@^2.5.0, rollup-pluginutils@^2.6.0,
   dependencies:
     estree-walker "^0.6.1"
 
-rollup@2.45.2:
-  version "2.45.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rollup/-/rollup-2.45.2.tgz#8fb85917c9f35605720e92328f3ccbfba6f78b48"
-  integrity sha512-kRRU7wXzFHUzBIv0GfoFFIN3m9oteY4uAsKllIpQDId5cfnkWF2J130l+27dzDju0E6MScKiV0ZM5Bw8m4blYQ==
-  optionalDependencies:
-    fsevents "~2.3.1"
-
 rollup@^2.36.2, rollup@^2.44.0, rollup@^2.45.2, rollup@^2.79.1:
   version "2.79.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rollup/-/rollup-2.79.1.tgz#bedee8faef7c9f93a2647ac0108748f497f081c7"
@@ -24253,7 +24312,7 @@ timed-out@^4.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/timed-out/-/timed-out-4.0.1.tgz#f32eacac5a175bea25d7fab565ab3ed8741ef56f"
   integrity sha512-G7r3AhovYtr5YKOWQkta8RKAPb+J9IsO4uVmzjl8AZwfhs8UcUwTiD6gcJYSgOtzyjvQKrKYn41syHbUWMkafA==
 
-timekeeper@2.2.0, timekeeper@^2.2.0:
+timekeeper@2.2.0:
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/timekeeper/-/timekeeper-2.2.0.tgz#9645731fce9e3280a18614a57a9d1b72af3ca368"
   integrity sha512-W3AmPTJWZkRwu+iSNxPIsLZ2ByADsOLbbLxe46UJyWj3mlYLlwucKiq+/dPm0l9wTzqoF3/2PH0AGFCebjq23A==