Use Gemini to clear email and compare trip options
A writer used Gemini Agent Mode to sort recent mail and help book a Tokyo hotel while leaving final approval for later.
Gemini
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What people are really doing with AI agents
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Set Alexa check-ins and home routines for your day
A TechRadar writer used Alexa+ to add timed check-ins, lunch reminders, and simple device automations to steady their schedule.
Alexa+
Search venue sites for concerts by date
They asked Operator to browse Berlin venue pages for classical concerts in a set date range and report what was on and what was sold out.
Operator
Use Operator to start a support request
A user asked Operator to reach OpenAI support about missing deep research questions, but a sign-in error stopped the process.
Operator
Set up recurring restocks in Alexa
Use Alexa for Shopping to schedule regular cart additions for household items and get alerts when a deal or condition is met.
Alexa+
Research web pages and drop screenshots into a document
A reviewer used Operator to gather web info and organize it in a Google Doc, but the agent struggled with browsing depth and could not handle screenshots.
Operator
Search large public archives with plain language
Claude Code can translate everyday questions into SQL or vector queries for Scry's read-only data index.
Claude Code
Automate inbox checks, research digests, and site audits
Jenny Ouyang uses two OpenClaw agents with scheduled jobs to scan email, draft research digests, and monitor a website.
OpenClaw
Use Alexa+ to build a grocery cart
Alexa+ can place grocery orders, remember past buys, and keep track of recipes and dietary preferences.
Alexa+
Use a personal agent to manage sleep, notes, code, and quakes
Bangkokbuild set up OpenClaw to handle health tracking, note updates, code work, messaging, and earthquake alerts.
OpenClaw
Set up an appointment agent for calls and chats
A clinic used an AI agent to answer, book, and move appointments across phone, text, and web chat.
Custom agent
Draft a claim appeal and insurer follow-up call
Counterforce Health turns denial paperwork into a cited appeal and a callback script, then lets a voice agent check on the claim.
Custom agent
Compare dealership quotes and push for a lower price
An agent gathered offers from nearby dealerships and used them to negotiate a better car deal.
Custom agent
Turn supplier invoices into QuickBooks bills
Use an agent to read incoming supplier invoices and draft QuickBooks Online bills for review.
Custom agent
Build a bot for a real-time strategy game
They used LLM-written code to control bots in strategy-game benchmarks and had them compete in tournaments and ladders.
Custom agent
Use Ghidra tools to map a binary faster
An MCP bridge let an agent decompile code, trace relationships, and rename symbols inside Ghidra from Claude or Cursor.
Custom agent
Turn receipt photos into ledger entries
They used a chat bot to read receipt images, pull out key expense details, and stage them for review in a ledger.
Custom agent
Compare sale headphones and stop before checkout
A poster used a browser agent to compare headphones on Amazon, then finished the purchase themselves at the payment stage.
Custom agent
Let Zendesk handle routine product questions
A support team used an AI agent in Zendesk to answer common product questions and free staff for other work.
Custom agent
Set up an agent to clear customer support tickets
A small team used an agent to handle incoming support cases after a crash left hundreds of customers waiting.
Custom agent
Let an agent triage email and scheduling, but require approval
A poster let an agent help with inbox and calendar work for two weeks, then tightened control after it made a few costly mistakes.
Custom agent
Assemble a R coding agent from three basic tools
They wired a Claude agent in R to file and shell helpers, then hardened it with safer path checks and editing functions.
Custom agent
Create a CLI coding agent from a Python LLM base
Claude Code turned Simon Willison’s Python LLM template into a working CLI coding agent from two prompts.
Custom agent
Have coding agents test your onboarding flow
Run coding agents through your product’s onboarding and get a scorecard, fix list, and session traces.
Custom agent