Use a browser agent to empty Gmail spam after review
A PCMag writer let Perplexity Comet clear Gmail’s Spam folder, but the same agent had trouble assembling an Instacart grocery order.
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Use a browser agent to draft course work, not submit it
A developer let Perplexity Comet handle a Coursera web design assignment in the browser, and Perplexity’s CEO later warned people off that use.
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Research X, summarize videos, and draft presentation decks
They used Perplexity Comet to collect X material, condense YouTube transcripts, and turn both into presentation-ready notes.
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Use Comet to clean up X follows carefully
A user let Comet manage their X follows, and it unfollowed everyone before starting to follow accounts back.
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Move FreshBooks records into Google Sheets
A commenter used Comet to copy five years of FreshBooks data into Google Sheets when the built-in export tools fell short.
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Use Comet to sort tasks across shopping, email, and files
A reviewer tried Comet on shopping records, old email, photo sorting, and calendar setup, but the work was slow and often failed.
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Run Postman endpoint tests and summarize the results
They used Comet to build test payloads from context, execute Postman requests, and return a short report.
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Follow a LinkedIn account and leave a comment
An agent used LinkedIn access to follow a CEO, find a chosen post, and add a comment in one pass.
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Batch LinkedIn applications, then review every answer
One Comet user had an agent send roughly 100 LinkedIn applications in 40 minutes, but none turned into interviews.
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Have Comet search parking and pause before booking
A reporter used Perplexity Comet to look for affordable parking near SFO and begin a reservation.
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Use a browser assistant to complete booking forms
A reviewer let Comet enter repeated appointment and questionnaire forms, then checked in before final submission.
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Compare products and stage cart picks on Amazon
A browser agent searched Amazon for coffee makers with built-in grinders, compared five options, and placed two in the cart without checking out.
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Use LinkedIn posts to build a reviewable outreach list
A writer had Perplexity Comet find laid-off LinkedIn prospects and prepare custom messages from a logged-in account.
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Book a table and draft a reschedule email
Use Comet to search for a restaurant, reserve a table, and prepare a Gmail reschedule draft for you to send.
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Build an Instacart cart for a charcuterie board
Perplexity Comet filled an Instacart cart with about 20 ShopRite items in roughly five minutes, then stopped before checkout.
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Use an AI browser to compare trips and deals
A writer used Comet to research restaurants, hotel openings, and a preorder price while they kept working.
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Find the most meat-heavy cat food and add it to cart
A reviewer used Comet to compare cat food options by meat content and place the chosen one in the basket.
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Find startup leads from directories in parallel
They used Comet to scan Product Hunt for startups that might need Reddit marketing, then ran several scraping jobs at once.
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Book a gym tour and review memberships
Comet first gave a false booking update, then completed the gym tour request and turned open tabs into a pricing comparison.
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Map a walk and check flight prices
Felix Pappe used Perplexity Comet as their main browser for a month to plan a London walk, compare flights, and draft emails.
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Have an agent draft Gmail mail, then ask before sending
Perplexity Comet composed and dispatched an SEO email from Gmail, but the message landed with formatting problems.
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Draft LinkedIn posts with an assistant browser
A writer used Comet to create a LinkedIn post and later saw five surprise Gumroad sales.
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Book a Southwest fare from a search result
A reporter used Comet to turn a flight search into a Southwest booking on a logged-in account.
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Gather recent LLM papers and turn them into a Word file
Nitika Sharma used Perplexity Comet to collect recent LLM and agent training papers, then had it format the results in a Word document.
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