Use ChatGPT to prepare a flight refund challenge
A traveler says ChatGPT helped them press IndiGo for a cancelled-flight refund and recover ₹43,992.
ChatGPT
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Compare tax figures with receipts and statements
A user had Claude audit a messy household tax draft against receipts and bank records before moving the numbers into FreeTaxUSA.
Claude
Ask Claude Code to prototype a kernel change
Linus Torvalds had Claude Code help produce a Linux kernel patch, plus tests, review, and a first cover-letter draft.
Claude Code
Hand small repo fixes to Cursor agents
A developer used Cursor agents to chip away at a daily batch of repo maintenance, bug fixes, and minor features.
Cursor
Use Cursor to make a custom invitation site
Fabio Zapata had Cursor assemble a local invitation site with motion, images, and page links, using prompts instead of hand-coding at first.
Cursor
Keep many coding agents moving with local context cache
A developer ran several Claude Code sessions at once on local RTX 3090 hardware and avoided reloading long contexts after idle periods.
Claude Code
Handle bugs, security, and a release safely
Omar let Hermes Agent repair app bugs, separate logins, make a banner, and send fixes live with checks afterward.
Hermes Agent
Remove bloat from an Android TV with Hermes Agent
Rakesh Prakash had Hermes Agent clean up his Android TV by stripping out unwanted built-in apps.
Hermes Agent
Use ChatGPT to get Adobe to waive a cancellation fee
A user used ChatGPT-written support messages to pin down Adobe’s cancellation terms before agreeing to anything.
ChatGPT
Set up an agent to handle calls on your behalf
David Ondrej gave Hermes Agent a phone number so it could place and answer calls while he slept.
Hermes Agent
Refactor an app and try a Telegram API upgrade
One developer used Replit Agent to refactor a card app and to attempt a Telegram bot update, with mixed results.
Replit Agent
Try a local search layer for code lookup
ColGrep-Agent-2B runs locally and helps Claude Code sift search hits and open files to find code with less effort.
Claude Code
Have an agent find leads and set up demos
A solo SaaS founder used Dots to find companies, filter them, send tailored outreach, and fill the calendar with sales demos.
Dots
Build a Telegram bot for email and calendar tasks
Julian Goldie used Replit Agent to create a Telegram bot that could check calendar gaps and send Outlook invites.
Replit Agent
Let ChatGPT Agent work through appointment booking sites
ChatGPT Agent can browse a booking site, compare openings, and wait for you before any final submit step.
ChatGPT Agent
Migrate React components from MUI to Tailwind
Lumos used Devin for a straightforward style-system migration and relied on tests to reduce back-and-forth fixes.
Devin
Use Devin to update a docs list and open a PR
Devin added a new AI coding CLI tool entry to a docs page and opened a pull request in about 5 minutes.
Devin
Make the smallest safe boolean fix in production
A reviewer had Devin correct a live boolean setting and received a pull request in about ten minutes.
Devin
Build a page in small Devin sessions
An engineer used Devin to ship a deals page in stages, with each chunk handled in a separate session and PR.
Devin
Have an agent request books from your library
An always-on agent chose library titles from one request, placed the holds, and the county library emailed when pickup was ready.
Meta Muse
Have an agent verify a hotel booking by phone
People used phone agents to ask hotels whether a reservation showed up correctly after booking.
Custom agent
Check flight-and-hotel bundles against separate bookings
A browser agent found that buying a Rome flight and hotel on their own cost less than a package.
Custom agent
Use Scout to walk a site and inspect errors
Microsoft Scout can open a browser, complete form flows, and surface console or network issues while you watch sensitive steps.
Microsoft Scout
Plan a work trip hotel and route with Gemini
A business traveler used Gemini to find a policy-compliant hotel and navigate through airports and city streets.
Gemini