Let an agent shop flights, but plan to finish yourself

Meta Muse was used to try to buy two plane tickets, but a captcha stopped it and the user had to complete the reservation manually.

Done with Meta Muse· Beginner· Sep 2026

What they did
Alex Kirshner looked up the itinerary on Google Flights before handing the task to Meta’s Muse app. He saved his airline login inside Muse’s vault, then asked it to book travel for him and his wife. Muse ran into a captcha, tried to get past it with his okay, and then the browser session was taken away from it not long after.
How it went
The attempt took around 30 minutes and produced no booking. Kirshner finished the purchase on his own in five minutes, paying a bit over $500.
Tips
Airlines often use captchas and bot checks, so an agent may only get partway through the process. Make sure it pauses before any final checkout step, and expect to step in by hand if it stalls.

Try it yourself with Meta Muse

Help me compare flight options for 2 passengers traveling from [origin] to [destination], leaving on [departure date] and coming back on [return date]. I want seats together and a budget near [amount] per person. Give me the 3 best choices with total price, times, and booking links. If you hit a captcha, login prompt, or any other block, stop and tell me where things stand. Before any passenger details, payment details, or final booking action, pause and wait for my approval.

Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.

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