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.
- What they did
- The person asked Comet to plan a charcuterie board shopping list and then place those items into their Instacart account. They were logged in already, and the browser tab did not need to stay open while Comet worked. Comet handled ShopRite inside Instacart on its own, while the person watched the progress in a small window and a steps panel.
- How it went
- It put about 20 items into the cart in around five minutes. When choices were unclear, it picked the lowest-priced or top-selling option, and it did not complete the order. The person still wanted to choose the cheeses themselves.
- Tips
- If you care about specific brands or organic items, say so up front or the agent will default to cheap or popular picks. Leave payment and checkout for yourself.
Try it yourself with Perplexity Comet
Open Instacart and help me shop at [store name] for a [meal, board, or event] serving [number] people. Make a cart with the ingredients and extras I’ll need, using the cheapest or most popular option when there are several choices. Show me the full cart with prices and wait for my approval before you do anything that would place the order or charge my card; do not check out unless I say go ahead.
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