Draft tailored job materials before you apply
A commenter had an agent prepare role-specific CVs and cover letters so they could review and edit before submitting applications.
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What people are really doing with AI agents
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Turn a client site into a ready ad campaign
An agent read a client website and drafted a multilingual ad plan, including keywords, copy, tracking, and a conversion issue to fix.
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Build a website and WhatsApp support agent from a URL
A founder showed a setup that turns a business URL into a support agent that answers questions and books Calendar appointments.
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Use a browser agent to find and save papers
A commenter uses a custom browser agent for a narrow set of research and data-entry jobs, including finding scientific papers and downloading bank CSVs.
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Build a WhatsApp reservation agent for a restaurant
They set up a WhatsApp agent that handles booking chats for a local restaurant and paired it with a staff dashboard.
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Turn screen recordings into repeatable procedures
They used Screenpipe to log screen and audio locally, then had an agent convert repeated work into SOPs and automations.
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Source product makers and close a bulk quote overnight
An agent found vendors for a car charger, ran the back-and-forth, and returned with one approval point for the owner.
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Use a chat-based helper for family admin
A text- or WhatsApp-reachable agent keeps track of family messages, school chats, and schedules for busy parents.
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Automate tailored job applications for specific openings
A developer built an application agent that helped them land interviews at Cohere and Scale AI.
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Let your agent negotiate a dentist visit
They had one agent book a dental appointment while the clinic’s agent pushed back on time and fees.
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Automate warehouse documents, SOWs, and billing
A warehousing team built a custom platform that turns incoming paperwork into records, SOWs, and billing without manual handling.
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Check positions and draft a stock trade
ChatGPT Agent used Robinhood MCP to sell TSM and purchase HOOD in a trading challenge.
ChatGPT Agent
Automate daily Zillow deal briefs for agents
A Zillow feed and Claude turn new listings into emailed deal briefs for paying real estate agents.
Claude
Render a video, then post it in Slack manually
When Slack upload support failed, an agent revised the video, re-rendered it, and finished the post with Computer Use.
Codex
Build a local chat server and manage users from your phone
A Hermes agent installed Open WebUI on a home setup and let the owner create and manage accounts remotely, including one for their teen.
Hermes Agent
Route customer enquiries through Telegram
They used n8n to collect enquiries, notify them in Telegram, and let AI handle replies, updates, and closing threads.
n8n
Split a migration into parallel agent tasks
A developer used Devin to break a React Native-to-Swift migration into separate tracks and run them at the same time.
Devin
Use agents to triage Jira, review PRs, and send updates
Luke set up several Hermes agents to handle tickets, code, reviews, and updates while they focused on other work.
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Copy wallet figures from dashboards into a spreadsheet
Claude computer use opened dashboards, worked through logins and pop-ups, and filled wallet values into a spreadsheet.
Claude computer use
Plan a family trip with ChatGPT Deep Research
Use detailed family preferences to generate destination ideas, attraction plans, and a trip schedule.
ChatGPT
Build a 7am daily brief from inbox, calendar, and tasks
A personal agent gathers morning updates from email, calendar, and Todoist and sends one concise brief instead of forcing a full inbox scan.
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Set up daily social posts on autopilot
A CreaoAI agent drafts, queues, and monitors a business’s social posts every day without extra work after setup.
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Set up a voice agent for round-the-clock support calls
Robin Delta used a voice agent to answer support calls, handle basic issues, and book appointments any time of day.
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Let your local model place a grocery order from live data
A local Qwen model used fridge inventory, old orders, and live shop stock to buy groceries online.
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