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.
- What they did
- Julien Rio subscribed to Comet Pro and let its assistant use his already signed-in Intermarché, inbox, YouTube Studio, Dropbox, and Google Calendar accounts. He asked it to review buying history, clear out mail, organize 8,000 photos into day-based folders, and turn a trip spreadsheet into calendar entries. He also kept restarting the agent as it worked.
- How it went
- The agent struggled with several jobs. It could not extract data from Intermarché’s PDF receipts, found only a few messages in the inbox, and moved just 300 to 500 photos after days of work. Making the calendar entries took more than 40 restarts, and he ended up removing the tool.
- Tips
- Start with a small test batch, especially for inbox cleanup or file sorting. Keep backups and watch closely when an agent can touch payments, email, or folders.
Try it yourself with Perplexity Comet
I’m already signed in to [store/account/service]. Please review [specific items, orders, emails, photos, or calendar data] and produce a clear draft of the result. If any step would send a message, place an order, delete items, move files, or create calendar entries, stop first and show me exactly what you plan to do so I can approve it.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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