ChatGPT agent: Personal

Set up a weekly meal plan that ChatGPT agent generates every Monday

Tom's Guide's Christoph Schwaiger shares a prompt that schedules ChatGPT agent to generate a weekly meal plan every Monday at 08:00 from food bloggers, local restaurant menus and trending recipes, choosing recipes that share key ingredients to minimize shopping, with optional extras like a grocery list, Google Sheets export or nutrition overview. It's a setup guide and doesn't report a finished week.

Find and book a restaurant table that fits gluten-free and veggie diets with ChatGPT agent

Tom's Guide's Alex Hughes asked ChatGPT agent to find and book a table in Bristol for next Wednesday between 7 and 8 pm with vegetarian options at about £30–40 a head. It asked about diets and party size (3 people, one gluten-free) and about two minutes later returned three options, all with tables free at that time and with vegetarian and gluten-free choices, each with an explanation; once they picked one, they only had to add contact details and confirm the booking.

Book family movie tickets with ChatGPT agent

A poster says one prompt to ChatGPT agent booked family tickets for Fantastic Four that Sunday in a few steps. The cinema site's search didn't surface the movie correctly, but the agent found its way; it handed control back for them to fill in personal details before purchase, and took longer than a person would.

Book movie tickets, calendar events and a babysitter slot for date night with ChatGPT agent

TechRadar's Eric Hal Schwartz asked ChatGPT agent to plan a Saturday movie date: get tickets at a theater they named, add calendar events for dropping their child at the grandparents' and the showtime, and make an invitation for their wife. It asked which showing and seats they wanted, confirmed before buying, picked two good seats and paused at payment for them; then it created the calendar event, sent invites to their wife and the grandparents, and offered a separate babysitting event.

Plan Saturday errands and find haircut slots with ChatGPT agent

Asked to plan Saturday errands (a haircut, an Amazon return, groceries and Target), ChatGPT grouped stops by location into an efficient route, and the agent found nearby kid-friendly salons, opened booking pages and narrowed to the earliest slots; the author notes it can't always finalize bookings.

Book a doctor's appointment with agent mode (blocked)

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.

Cancel Netflix, Disney+ and Peacock with ChatGPT agent

Tom's Guide's Amanda Caswell used ChatGPT agent to cancel three subscriptions (Peacock, Disney and Netflix), entering their credentials at the login screens themselves. They say they had no problems cancelling, but warn that some sites have anti-bot defenses or don't recognize the agent, and advise double-checking before it confirms.

Notify Germany's TV licence (GEZ) office of a house move with ChatGPT agent

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.

Find a restaurant-week steak deal and book a table for 2 with ChatGPT agent

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.

Pay a UK car tax reminder with ChatGPT agent (handoff for payment)

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.

Apply to a job with ChatGPT agent (small-button trouble)

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.

Track and cancel unused subscriptions with ChatGPT agent

ChatGPT agent scans for recurring charges and reminds the author to cancel before renewal, helping cancel unused streaming services.

Find an available domain name with ChatGPT agent

The poster found ChatGPT agent useful for finding an available domain name that met a set of constraints.

Book a business-lunch restaurant reservation with ChatGPT agent

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.

Book a restaurant reservation with ChatGPT agent (failure case)

ChatGPT agent took about 5 minutes just to reach the reservation page, then handed back; the poster called it a waste of time.

Weekly meal plan, priced grocery list and spreadsheet with ChatGPT agent

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.

Plan a house-inspection Saturday with ChatGPT agent (blocked)

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.