Let an agent help run a small business
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Agent Uses · 1,359 real examples
What people are really doing with AI agents
Real examples, collected from Reddit, X, Hacker News, blogs and the press, of people handing work to AI agents: what they asked for, what happened, what went wrong, and a prompt you can copy to try it yourself.
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Run a Micropolis city with an agent
Hook an agent to a headless Micropolis simulator and let it manage a city from a simple goal sheet.
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Trace C# symbol usage with a Roslyn-backed index
Graphify C# helps agents map real C# usages, including overrides and implementations, from compiler-resolved project data.
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Let an AI play-test your game through a text harness
A developer wrapped a browser game so an AI could run playtests, reproduce bugs, and flag problems before each milestone.
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Prepare a flight-delay compensation claim safely
An agent checked a flight’s timing, estimated the payout, and drafted the airline claim without submitting it.
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Build a reusable stock-analysis workspace
A custom agent kept one investment project alive, saving models and notes so later sessions could pick up where the last run stopped.
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Use past orders to build your grocery cart
An Instacart assistant filled a cart from prior shopping history, then added meal ingredients and pointed out missing store items.
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Deploy a project and register a domain from one agent flow
A custom agent can set up a Cloudflare account, buy a domain, and ship an app with only brief approval steps.
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Edit Office files with a command-line agent
A custom agent used OfficeCLI to read and change Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without Microsoft Office installed.
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Draft Figma layouts with a command-line agent
A custom agent used figma-use to generate Figma design elements and reusable UI pieces from a terminal.
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Review Linux kernel patches before they land
Google’s Sashiko scans Linux kernel submissions and flags bugs that human reviewers missed.
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Turn tickets into code changes and draft the PR
Stripe uses in-house coding agents to carry tasks from ticket to reviewable code, then humans check the result.
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Set up a GitHub bot that triages and patches bugs
They built a GitHub bot that sorts issues, reviews pull requests, answers with citations, and opens patch PRs for humans to check.
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Run coding agents in parallel with tmux and Markdown specs
Manuel Schipper uses separate tmux panes and numbered Markdown specs to keep several coding agents moving at once.
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Revive old apps and sketch new ones with a coding agent
Terence Tao used a coding agent to port old Java applets to JavaScript and to build two new math visualizations in conversation.
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Use agents to probe open mathematical questions
A group built a math environment where agents chose their own leads, ran tests, and shared findings without a central planner.
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Set up a car helper that works without internet
A Raspberry Pi in a car used a local model to answer manual questions and read live diagnostics, while some vehicle controls ran through Home Assistant.
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Let an agent pick and play a simple game
AI Village let agents choose their own games, and one agent spent the week on Minesweeper while also keeping a shared score sheet.
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Use parallel agents to build a database engine
They split a SQLite implementation across several coding agents working in separate branches, then merged the pieces after repeated test-and-fix loops.
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Track agent memory in git for coding work
Store project context in git so a coding agent can reuse decisions and notes across sessions.
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Triage school messages and prepare my replies
A parent has an agent sort school mail, summarize it, and draft responses they can review before sending.
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Build a no-purchase agent for delivered prices and coupons
Have an agent total the landed cost, test coupons, and check buyer feedback before it reaches checkout.
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Screen supplier invoices for duplicates and GST gaps
An AP workflow checks incoming supplier bills against past records so a person can review problems before approval.
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Set up an email chase agent for overdue invoices
A small-firm owner used an email agent to follow up on unpaid invoices and missing paperwork until there was a clear answer or payment.
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