Build a no-purchase agent for delivered prices and coupons
Have an agent total the landed cost, test coupons, and check buyer feedback before it reaches checkout.
- What they did
- The poster runs the system on their own machine and uses an existing Claude subscription. Claude Code splits the work into parallel helpers that search review sites and YouTube, read Reddit, inspect transcript and frame data, locate offers, and step through checkout without finishing the order. An audit stage sends it back if major checks, such as Amazon or owner reviews, are missing.
- How it went
- That setup turns a shopping task the poster once handled by hand into a single report. It highlights delivered price, codes that actually apply, seller suitability for Finland, and owner feedback, but the post gives no benchmark results or savings total.
- Tips
- This is a self-hosted workflow, so copying it means maintaining your own server setup and Claude access. Make the agent pause before anything final, including submitting payment.
Try it yourself with Perplexity Comet
I’m looking at [product]. Gather the full delivered price for [my location] from [retailers or major sellers], with shipping and tax included. Find coupon codes, try them one by one, and keep only the ones that lower the final total. Review owner comments and discussion threads for recurring issues, and say whether each seller can ship to [my location]. Open the checkout flow for the strongest options so you can verify the total, but do not place the order. Stop and ask for my go-ahead before any irreversible action. Return the results in a table with final price, shipping, working coupons, and owner feedback.
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