Let an agent handle permit and inspection paperwork
A roofing contractor had Grok Bot file permit and inspection paperwork plus insurer notices in two days.
Grok Bot
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What people are really doing with AI agents
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Use an agent to start a Pokémon Silver run
A user let ChatGPT Agent control a Pokémon Silver emulator, pick a starter, and begin a playthrough while they watched and streamed.
ChatGPT Agent
Automate free game posts in WordPress
They used n8n to watch game giveaway sources, enrich each listing, and send the finished post into WordPress.
n8n
Automate news gathering and post drafting with two agents
One agent collects and summarizes industry stories into Airtable, and a second turns those entries into draft posts for approval.
Zapier Agents
Use a browser agent to test simple games
A browser agent was asked to play several games with minimal guidance, showing strong results on Sudoku and weak ones on fast-action titles.
ChatGPT
Check for churn and expansion signals, then draft replies
Zapier agents can scan customer systems for account changes and also draft support responses for human review.
Zapier Agents
Turn new Gmail messages into Notion CRM leads
Use a Zapier Agent to spot likely leads in Gmail and log them in a Notion database automatically.
Zapier Agents
Cut support research time with Zapier Agents
Use an agent to gather ticket context before a rep answers, and let automation cover simple opening replies.
Zapier Agents
Turn daily standups into async updates
A Zapier team used two internal agents to collect standup notes and roll them into a shared summary, cutting five daily meetings to two weekly ones.
Zapier Agents
Have a chat agent write, browse, and build a prototype
Aman Khan used OpenClaw on WhatsApp to write drafts, handle online forms, gather research, and create a hosted HTML prototype.
OpenClaw
Use an agent to check apartment listings
An apartment-hunting agent missed broken links and bad matches before a later browser tool performed better.
ChatGPT
Turn newsletters into social drafts with a guarded workflow
They tried an agent to write and schedule social posts from newsletters, but after bad outputs they replaced it with a step-by-step workflow.
Zapier Agents
Use Operator to book a dinner table
Have Operator search for a restaurant and enter the reservation details while you watch and can take over at any point.
Operator
Use a browser agent to play Wordle
A computer-using agent tried the NYT Wordle puzzle through a normal browser and solved only a small share of runs.
Operator
Build a daily Reddit digest of AI tool chatter
Have an agent scan Reddit each day for discussion about new AI tools and write the most talked-about items into a document.
Lindy
Gather school financials into a spreadsheet
A writer used Operator to pull public financial figures for independent schools into a sheet before sending the data to o1 for analysis.
Operator
Check a prospect for risk before reaching out
A Lindy agent screened a resort for publicity problems and stopped the pitch before it started.
Lindy
Use agents to research leads and handle routine ops
A yacht-software CEO built a group of Lindy agents to qualify leads, answer support, and draft content without an engineering team.
Lindy
Use Operator to research one sales lead at a time
A tester used Operator to gather sales-prospect details from public sources, but it needed repeated guidance after a CAPTCHA and only handled one lead at a time.
Operator
Turn Slack research into a Notion page draft
Lindy reviewed past guides and a model in Slack, then prepared a Notion idea and waited for sign-off before making it.
Lindy
Set up Lindy agents for support, calls, and content
A solo founder used Lindy to build support, calling, repurposing, and negotiation agents for small teams and niche businesses.
Lindy
Try Operator on web errands before you submit anything
Cassie Kozyrkov tested Operator on several browser tasks, including paperwork, planning, and shopping, and found it was strongest when the job only needed a decent result.
Operator
Automate a weekly newsletter draft with research and exports
Annika Helendi used Lindy to gather weekly AI marketing news and draft a newsletter plus promo content on a Monday schedule.
Lindy
Score LinkedIn listings against your profile
They built a Claude Chrome Shortcut that reads a LinkedIn posting and returns a fit score from a saved profile.
Claude in Chrome