ChatGPT agent mode is pretty slick! The other day I got it to list a lamp on Facebook Marketplace for me. It took minimal intervention and actually got the job done. It cost me 2 “uses” (you get 40 a month, I think) and then I tried it again today because one of my workflow processes takes WAAAY too long. I have to go to a client’s 4 different social media channels and manually update a spreadsheet with their views for each video to get a total. It’s only once a week, but still. But 3 “uses” later and I learned that sites like TikTok are wise to the likes of ChatGPT’s agent and will not allow them to see the videos and therefore, I got no count totals. Sticking to the old fashioned way for now.
I did have the thought, though, to ask it, “What are other things people use Agent Mode to do?” and here’s what I got:
People are using Agent Mode for a surprisingly wide range of “do the annoying real-world stuff for me” tasks. The sweet spot is usually: multi-step, repetitive, browser-heavy, or detail-heavy work.
A few big categories:
Business / Marketing
- Posting and optimizing marketplace listings
- Uploading products to Shopify
- Building Eventbrite events
- Researching competitors and compiling pricing
- Pulling lead lists from directories
- Drafting outreach emails
- Updating WordPress content
- Finding sponsorship opportunities
- Booking podcast appearances
- Creating social media content calendars
Very “Matthew-coded,” honestly. Half your workflow is basically an Agent Mode commercial already.
Admin / Life Stuff
- Comparing insurance quotes
- Booking travel
- Finding replacement tires at nearby shops (Merritt trauma flashbacks intensify)
- Tracking down obscure products
- Filling out forms
- Organizing inboxes
- Scheduling appointments
- Comparing cell phone/internet plans
- Finding the cheapest flight + hotel combo
Creator / Media Work
- Uploading YouTube videos with titles/descriptions/tags
- Repurposing content across platforms
- Generating captions and posting them
- Researching trending sounds/topics
- Building thumbnail variations
- Managing affiliate links
- Creating newsletter drafts from transcripts
Research / Analysis
- Deep-dive company research
- Pulling reviews from multiple sources
- Summarizing legislation or policies
- Comparing software tools
- Tracking AI news/tools
- Monitoring competitor social activity
- Gathering references for pitch decks
Real Estate / Local Business
- Finding commercial lease listings
- Comparing local competitors
- Pulling Google review insights
- Finding grant programs
- Researching zoning/permitting info
- Building prospect lists for outreach
Technical / Web
- Testing website flows
- QA’ing forms and checkout processes
- Monitoring broken links
- Comparing hosting providers
- DNS troubleshooting
- Pulling SEO metadata
- Auditing page structure
Weirdly Popular Uses
People also use it for:
- Hunting down discontinued furniture
- Finding concert tickets under a budget
- Locating rare collectibles
- Planning entire vacations
- Comparing Costco item pricing
- Finding the “best” Reddit consensus on something
- Applying to jobs in bulk
- Apartment hunting
- Finding restaurant reservations
And then there’s the dangerous category:
“I’ll just have Agent Mode help with one thing…”
Three hours later you’ve automated half your life and are emotionally attached to a browser tab.
You in particular would probably get massive mileage out of:
- automating event listings,
- syndicating social posts,
- AI event promotion workflows,
- lead gathering for marketing clients,
- sponsorship outreach,
- social proof harvesting (reviews/testimonials/media mentions),
- and repetitive WordPress updates.
Basically: anything that makes you think,
“Ugh, this is easy but tediously manual.”