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Set up a Google Analytics dashboard with Claude in Chrome

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Evidence: Described by posterThe person describes what happened in words, without screenshots or video.

FailureThe source says the agent did not get the job done.

What went wrong: After 45 minutes it got stuck on a drag step and undid everything instead of saving progress.

Outcome

Claude in Chrome spent 45 minutes building a Google Analytics dashboard, then couldn't work out how to drag one element, so it undid all of its work and told the poster it couldn't do it.

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Claude in Chrome

Prompt Improved prompt

Strengthened by us to avoid the problem in the source. Not tested by the poster. It doesn't change what happened in the source.

Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing.

Goal: Build a Google Analytics dashboard I can use, without losing progress.

Fill in before running: Which property, and which 4–6 numbers do you want to see?

What I need from you:
- GA property and access (you'll sign in)
- The metrics and charts you want
- Date range
- Which metrics and date range matter most (e.g. users, conversions, last 28 days)

Rules:
- Save the dashboard after each card you add, so work is never lost.
- If a step needs drag-and-drop and it fails twice, stop, keep everything built so far and tell me the exact step to do by hand.
- Never delete or undo finished work without asking me.
- Don't change tracking or property settings.
- Name the dashboard clearly so I can find it.
- If a setting needs admin rights you don't have, stop and tell me which one instead of looping.
- Check in with me after 10 minutes if the dashboard still isn't showing data.

Output: A saved dashboard plus a short list of any steps left for me.

You'll know it worked when: the dashboard is saved with your cards, even if one step needed you.
The prompt they actually used (our rebuild)

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Set up a Google Analytics dashboard for me.

Source

https://x.com/GonzoHacker/status/2038363718640156786

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