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- Log new board game purchases and add them to BoardGameGeek with Claude in ChromeEvidence: Screenshots or logs
From one instruction, the agent found the ordered games, created notes, downloaded cover images, added metadata and added the games to the poster's BoardGameGeek account using Claude in Chrome.
Claude in Chrome · Personal · Source date:
- Write the next gym training cycle from workout logs with Claude CodeRecreated promptEvidence: Screenshots or logs
Claude Code read four weeks of the poster's workout logs, found where lifts stalled, wrote the next training cycle with a reason for each starting weight, loaded the routines into the tracking app, and noted where the app would suggest the wrong weight.
Claude Code · Personal · Source date:
- Rename a pile of train tickets by date and destination with Claude CoworkRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
Claude Cowork read a pile of train tickets and renamed each file by its correct date and destination.
Claude Cowork · Personal · Source date:
- Turn an inbox into a daily to-do list with Claude Cowork (abandoned)Improved promptEvidence: Described by posterFailure
Claude Cowork summarized the poster's email into a to-do list, but the list grew long and unmanageable, so the poster stopped reading it and turned it off as a waste of tokens.
Claude Cowork · Personal · Source date:
- Shop for cheaper home insurance quotes with Claude Code and ChromeRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
Using the poster's coverage details and access to Chrome, Gmail and the existing policy, Claude Code sought quotes from about a dozen insurers and found two strong candidates; the poster says they were approved by AAA at $3,100/year, a $4,600/year saving.
Poster says:$4,600/year saved
Claude Code, Claude in Chrome · Personal · Source date:
- Screen and clear an email inbox in one pass with Claude CodeRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
The poster runs all email in Claude Code: in one pass it screened 27 emails, archived and unsubscribed, and sent sub-agents after the three that needed real thought.
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- Organize a Spanish visa renewal and fill the forms with Claude and Claude in ChromeRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
For a Spanish visa renewal, the poster set up a bureaucracy folder with Claude, fed in the family's information, had Claude verify documents, then used Claude in Chrome to fill the online forms faster and more accurately than checking by hand.
Claude, Claude in Chrome · Personal · Source date:
- Transcribe and organize 411 family voice memos with Claude CodeRecreated promptEvidence: Screenshots or logs
Claude Code transcribed and clustered 411 voice memos left by the poster's late grandmother and built a small site organized by mood and date, which the family uses more than the photo album.
Poster says:411 voice memos transcribed
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- Book a doctor's appointment with agent mode (blocked)Improved promptEvidence: Described by posterFailure
The poster tried to set up a doctor's appointment with agent mode and got nowhere; they say ChatGPT and Manus agents are held back by blocking and captchas.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Draft a firm landlord notice about a repeat water leak with Claude CodeRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
Instead of paying a lawyer for a strongly worded notice, the poster gave Claude Code the lease documents and context about a second water leak; it drafted an email that got them the concessions they wanted.
Claude Code · Personal · Source date:
- Apply to LinkedIn jobs from a resume with Perplexity CometRecreated promptEvidence: Screenshots or logs
Comparing Comet and ChatGPT Atlas for LinkedIn job applications, the poster found Comet far better; with a detailed prompt and their resume, it applied to 20+ jobs and sent notes to HR.
Poster says:20+ job applications
Perplexity Comet · Personal · Source date:
- Spot when you avoid conflict in meeting recordings with Claude CodeRecreated promptEvidence: Article or interview
Dan Shipper puts all his meeting recordings in a folder and asks Claude Code to find every time he subtly avoided conflict.
Claude Code · Personal · Source date:
- Diagnose why your Mac is running slow with Claude CodeRecreated promptEvidence: Article or interview
Anthony Roux uses Claude Code to check load, memory pressure, disk space, stuck processes and swap, dig into causes like caches, Docker and Time Machine snapshots, explain the results and suggest fixes with risk notes.
Claude Code · Personal · Source date:
- Notify Germany's TV licence (GEZ) office of a house move with ChatGPT agentRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
After a few problems, ChatGPT agent found the GEZ (public broadcasting fee) contact form, wrote a message and entered the new address; the poster only had to solve one captcha.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Find a restaurant-week steak deal and book a table for 2 with ChatGPT agentEvidence: Described by poster
Asked to find the best Dine LA steak dinner deal and book for 2 the next day, ChatGPT agent booked Dear John's for 8:15, though it misread the menu by treating sides as a separate course.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Pay a UK car tax reminder with ChatGPT agent (handoff for payment)Recreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
From a photo of the posted reminder and a chosen payment option, ChatGPT agent found the government website and filled out the forms; the poster took over to enter card details.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Apply to a job with ChatGPT agent (small-button trouble)Improved promptEvidence: Shown on videoPartial
Testing ChatGPT agent on a real job application (to OpenAI), the poster found it much better than the earlier Operator but it struggled to click small buttons; they rated Manus as slightly ahead at times.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Track and cancel unused subscriptions with ChatGPT agentEvidence: Article or interview
ChatGPT agent scans for recurring charges and reminds the author to cancel before renewal, helping cancel unused streaming services.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Find the best flight options on Skyscanner with ChatGPT agentEvidence: Screenshots or logs
ChatGPT agent searched Skyscanner across flexible dates and returned the flight the author would actually book in 3 of 3 tests, though airline sites and 3D Secure blocked it from completing the booking.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Find an available domain name with ChatGPT agentRecreated promptEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendly
The poster found ChatGPT agent useful for finding an available domain name that met a set of constraints.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Book a business-lunch restaurant reservation with ChatGPT agentEvidence: Article or interview
From a terse prompt, ChatGPT agent found a restaurant, filled in the form (including a shellfish allergy), and got a confirmed reservation in 11 minutes versus about 2 manually.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
Comet Assistant created a Steam account with the email the poster gave it, and solved a captcha the poster had failed.
Perplexity Comet Assistant · Personal · Source date:
- Book a restaurant reservation with ChatGPT agent (failure case)Improved promptEvidence: Described by posterFailure
ChatGPT agent took about 5 minutes just to reach the reservation page, then handed back; the poster called it a waste of time.
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- Weekly meal plan, priced grocery list and spreadsheet with ChatGPT agentEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendly
ChatGPT agent created five healthy dinner recipes and a grocery list sorted by store section, checked local prices via Instacart data, and exported everything to Google Sheets.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Plan a house-inspection Saturday with ChatGPT agent (blocked)Improved promptEvidence: Described by posterFailure
ChatGPT agent was asked to search a real-estate site for 4-bedroom Melbourne homes, save listings and route Saturday inspections, but the site and agent blocked each other.
ChatGPT agent · Personal · Source date:
- Rename, organize and de-duplicate files with Claude CodeRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
Claude Code organized and renamed the poster's files and folders and found and removed duplicates; the poster says it worked incredibly well.
Claude Code · Personal · Source date:
Claude Code read and changed the local Apple Notes database and organized 225 notes in about 5 minutes with little manual effort.
Poster says:225 notes organized in about 5 minutes
Claude Code · Personal · Source date:
- Build a parenting shift-tracker app with Replit AgentEvidence: Screenshots or logs
A non-coder built ParentShift, a working app for couples to track night-duty shifts, using Replit Agent; the author reports it took about 3 hours and cost under $50.
Poster says:Idea to app in 3 hours for $50
Replit Agent · Personal · Source date: