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The NameWheel plugin for ChatGPT

Ask ChatGPT to pick a name, split a class into teams or run a draw anyone can check, and the NameWheel wheel spins right in the chat. All it needs is a free NameWheel account, no card.

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Published in ChatGPT on 20 October 2026 · Open source (MIT) on GitHub

  • Free account is enough
  • Setup in about a minute
  • 16 prompts to copy
  • Disconnect any time
Example chat
YouUse NameWheel to pick one student to answer the next question: Amira, Ben, Chloe, Diego, Ella, Farah, Gabe, Hana.
Used NameWheel · spin_wheel
HanaPicked at random from 8 names
Hana answers the next question. Want me to spin again without Hana?
Quick facts

The plugin in one table

What it is
A published ChatGPT plugin that lets ChatGPT pick names and winners at random, make random teams and run TrueSpin™ certified draws, with the NameWheel wheel shown in the chat.
Made by
NameWheel (Outline Technologies LLC), the team behind namewheel.org
Price
Free. When you add the plugin, ChatGPT asks you to connect a free NameWheel account: sign up with an email code or Google, no card, and make a key.
Who picks the winner
NameWheel's server, with a cryptographic random number generator. ChatGPT only passes the names.
Your names
Not stored for spins and teams. Certified draws are published on a public proof page by design.
Also works in
Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other assistants, through the same NameWheel MCP server
Source code
MIT licensed at github.com/namewheel/mcp
Set up

Ready in about a minute

Three steps, once. After that NameWheel is there in every chat.

1

Add the plugin

Open the NameWheel plugin page in ChatGPT, press Install plugin, then Connect NameWheel.

Open the plugin page →
2

Paste your key

A NameWheel page opens and asks for your key. Sign up free and make it on this page in one press, paste it and press Connect.

Get my key →
3

Ask in plain words

Name NameWheel in your message, for example: "Use NameWheel to pick who goes first: Ava, Ben, Cleo." The wheel spins in the chat.

Prompts to copy →
Free key

Your key for ChatGPT

ChatGPT asks for it when you add the plugin. Sign in free, make it here in one press and it is copied for you.

  • It lets ChatGPT spin, make teams, run certified draws, freeze lists and list your own draws
  • It cannot change your account, your payments or your data
  • Delete it in your dashboard, Settings, and ChatGPT disconnects at once
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Up to 5 keys per account. Manage them in your dashboard.

See it

What comes back in the chat

This is the same wheel the plugin shows in ChatGPT, where it follows ChatGPT's light or dark look. The buttons call the real NameWheel server, and the wheel draws its real answer.

Up to 30 demo calls a minute from your address. Spins and teams are worked out on the server and the names are not stored.

The plugin's wheelLIVE
Spin the wheel for Next question: Amira, Ben, Chloe, Diego, Ella, Farah, Gabe, Hana
Using NameWheel spin_wheel
Prompts

16 prompts to copy

Each one names NameWheel, so ChatGPT knows to use the plugin and not just answer in text. Press Copy, paste into ChatGPT and swap in your own names.

In the classroom Fair turns, no favourites.

Who answers next

Use NameWheel to pick one student to answer the next question: Amira, Ben, Chloe, Diego, Ella, Farah, Gabe, Hana. Show me the wheel.

spin_wheelFree

Lab partners

Use NameWheel to pair up my class into random lab partners, groups of 2: Amira, Ben, Chloe, Diego, Ella, Farah, Gabe, Hana, Ivan, Jade.

make_teamsFree

This week's helpers

Use NameWheel to pick 3 classroom helpers for this week, no repeats: Amira, Ben, Chloe, Diego, Ella, Farah, Gabe, Hana.

spin_wheelFree

A wheel for the board

Give me a NameWheel link with these names already on the wheel, so I can spin it in front of the class: Amira, Ben, Chloe, Diego, Ella, Farah.

open_wheel_linkFree

Streams and giveaways Results your audience can check.

A giveaway you can prove

Run a NameWheel certified draw titled "October giveaway" with these entries: @mila, @jonas, @ravi, @sofia, @kenji. Remind me first that the names will be public on the proof page.

certified_drawFree

Lock the entries first

Freeze this entry list on NameWheel, titled "Friday stream raffle": @mila, @jonas, @ravi, @sofia, @kenji, @ana. I will ask you to run the draw on it at the end of the stream.

freeze_listFree

Is this winner real?

Is this NameWheel draw genuine? Tell me in plain words who won and whether anything was changed: namewheel.org/v/DG5J6VD7

verify_drawFree

Next game on stream

Let the NameWheel wheel pick the next game for my stream: Minecraft, Celeste, Hades, Stardew Valley, Rocket League.

spin_wheelFree

At work Rotas and decisions nobody can argue with.

Three random teams

Split these people into 3 random teams with NameWheel: Sam, Priya, Lucas, Mei, Omar, Jo, Rafa, Ines, Kenji.

make_teamsFree

Who takes notes

Use NameWheel to pick who takes notes in today's meeting: Sam, Priya, Lucas, Mei, Omar.

spin_wheelFree

Friday rota

Use NameWheel to put these five people in a random order for the Friday on-call rota, all five: Sam, Priya, Lucas, Mei, Omar.

spin_wheelFree

Lunch tables

Split our office into random groups of 4 for the team lunch with NameWheel: Sam, Priya, Lucas, Mei, Omar, Jo, Rafa, Ines, Kenji, Lea, Tom, Zoe.

make_teamsFree

At home, and your account Settle it with a spin.

Dinner tonight

We can't decide. Use NameWheel to choose dinner tonight: curry, pasta, burgers, sushi, soup.

spin_wheelFree

Board game teams

Use NameWheel to make two random teams for board game night: Noor, Ali, Sara, Tom, Lina, Yusuf.

make_teamsFree

What is left today

What can the NameWheel plugin do on my plan, and how many certified draws do I have left today?

check_planFree

My proof links

List my last five NameWheel certified draws with their proof links.

my_drawsFree
Tools

What the plugin can do

ChatGPT reads these descriptions and picks the tool. You never type the tool names, and all eight work once your free account is connected.

You sayNameWheel does
"Pick someone from this list"spin_wheel picks one or more winners with a cryptographic random number generator and spins the wheel in the chat.
"Split us into 3 teams"make_teams makes random teams, or groups of a set size, shown as cards.
"Give me a wheel to project"open_wheel_link makes a namewheel.org link with the names already on the wheel.
"Is this draw genuine?"verify_draw recomputes a certified draw and checks the sealed commitment and NameWheel's Ed25519 signature.
"What can you do here?"check_plan gives the limits for this connection and the certified draws left today.
"Run a draw people can check"certified_draw runs a TrueSpin draw sealed before the spin and publishes it on a permanent proof page.
"Lock this list before the draw"freeze_list freezes the entry list in public at namewheel.org/f/CODE.
"Show my draws"my_draws lists your certified draws and frozen lists with their proof links.
Why a plugin

Why not just ask ChatGPT to pick?

A chatbot can name a winner, but a language model is not a random number generator, and nobody can check its pick afterwards.

Language models have favourites

In a 2024 study, GPT-4 and Llama 3 leaned towards heads when asked to flip coins and avoided long runs the way people do.1 Asked for a number from 1 to 100, one test found GPT-3.5 Turbo kept choosing 47.2

Nobody can check a chat pick

Ask again and you get a new answer. There is no record of what was drawn, from which list, or how many times someone asked before sharing the result.

NameWheel does the drawing

ChatGPT only passes the names. NameWheel's server picks with Node.js crypto.randomInt,3 so every name has the same chance. A certified draw goes further: sealed, signed and public.

Limits

What a free account gets you

No card, no trial. The same free account works in ChatGPT and on namewheel.org.

In ChatGPT

Free account

Email code or Google, no card

  • Spins, teams, wheel links, draw checks and plan checks
  • Up to 20 certified draws in any 24 hours, each with a public proof page
  • Frozen entry lists and your draw history
  • Up to 500 names on a wheel, 80 characters each

On namewheel.org

Free

No account needed to spin

  • The full wheel in your browser, no sign up
  • Your free account adds saved wheels and certified draws
  • The same account and key you use in ChatGPT

Open the wheel

Fixes

If something does not work

ChatGPT answered in text and showed no wheel

Name the plugin in your message: "Use NameWheel to pick…". ChatGPT decides when to call a plugin, and naming it removes the guesswork.

The connect page did not accept my key

Copy the whole key, starting with nw_live_. A key is shown only once, and a deleted key stops working at once. If in doubt, make a new one on this page.

ChatGPT asks me to connect NameWheel

That is the normal first step when you add the plugin. The NameWheel page asks for your key once: sign in free, make the key on this page, paste it and press Connect.

The winner changes every time I ask

Every spin is a new random pick. For a result other people need to trust, ask for a certified draw: it is sealed before the spin and every draw on the same list shows on its proof page.

I don't want the names to be public

Use a normal spin. Only certified draws publish their names, on purpose, so anyone can check them. Names in spins and teams are not stored.

I want to disconnect

Delete the key in your dashboard under Settings and ChatGPT loses access to your account the same moment. You can also remove the plugin inside ChatGPT.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is the NameWheel plugin for ChatGPT free?
Yes. It works with a free NameWheel account: sign up with an email code or Google, no card. Spins, teams, wheel links, draw checks and up to 20 certified draws a day are all included.
Does ChatGPT choose the winner?
No. ChatGPT passes the names to NameWheel, and NameWheel's server picks the winner with Node.js crypto.randomInt, a cryptographically secure random number generator. The wheel in the chat shows the server's answer.
Do I need a NameWheel account?
Yes, a free one. When you add the plugin, ChatGPT asks you to connect NameWheel and a NameWheel page asks for your key. Sign up and make the key on this page in one press. The wheel on namewheel.org itself works without an account.
Are my names stored?
Names in spins and teams are worked out on the server and not stored; request logs keep the tool, the number of entries and the caller's address for 30 days, never the names. Certified draws are published on their proof page permanently, by design.
What can the key do?
It lets ChatGPT use the NameWheel tools for you: spins, teams, wheel links, draw checks, certified draws, frozen lists and your draw history. It cannot change your account, your payments or your data.
How do I disconnect?
Delete the key in your NameWheel dashboard under Settings. ChatGPT loses access to your account the same moment. You can also remove the plugin inside ChatGPT.
Is it the same as the NameWheel MCP server?
Yes. The plugin connects ChatGPT to the same NameWheel server at https://mcp.namewheel.org/mcp, which also works in Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other assistants. The NameWheel MCP page has the setup for each one.
Who makes the plugin?
NameWheel, run by Outline Technologies LLC. The plugin's server is open source under the MIT licence at github.com/namewheel/mcp. NameWheel is not affiliated with OpenAI.
Sources

Where these facts come from

  1. Van Koevering, K. and Kleinberg, J. (2024). How Random is Random? Evaluating the Randomness and Humaneness of LLMs' Coin Flips. arxiv.org/abs/2406.00092
  2. Gramener (2024). LLM Numerology: We Experimented with 3 LLMs to Find Out Their Favorite Numbers. blog.gramener.com
  3. Node.js documentation: crypto.randomInt. nodejs.org/api/crypto.html
  4. The NameWheel plugin in the ChatGPT plugin directory. chatgpt.com/plugins
  5. NameWheel MCP server source code (MIT). github.com/namewheel/mcp
  6. NameWheel TrueSpin specification. namewheel.org/truespin-spec
  7. NameWheel privacy policy, AI assistants section. namewheel.org/privacy#mcp

Put the wheel in your next chat

Add the plugin, connect your free account, and the wheel spins in ChatGPT.

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ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI. NameWheel is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI. TrueSpin™ is a trademark of Outline Technologies LLC.