Re:Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash or...
by Kim_Bruning on Thursday November 05, 2026 @01:27PM
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> Except that regular people compare 13 different options to pick the cheapest one
Exactly.
So I have a specialized AI agent that comparison shops for me and tracks prices when I'm placing component orders for my company.
Even the first run isn't too painful, but afterwards you can ask it to write memory files with preferences; and any scripts and tools you write for an earlier search remain usable for later ones of course.
I don't let it place the orders themselves, I'd prefer to do that by hand yet. But recently it finds spec matches and prices better and quicker than I can.
This is kind of handy in today's wild IT market with a customer breathing down your neck asking why it's all so expensive.
(of course the reason it's all expensive is because the datacenters out-bid everyone. But hey, every downside has an upside)
Exactly.
So I have a specialized AI agent that comparison shops for me and tracks prices when I'm placing component orders for my company.
Even the first run isn't too painful, but afterwards you can ask it to write memory files with preferences; and any scripts and tools you write for an earlier search remain usable for later ones of course.
I don't let it place the orders themselves, I'd prefer to do that by hand yet. But recently it finds spec matches and prices better and quicker than I can.
This is kind of handy in today's wild IT market with a customer breathing down your neck asking why it's all so expensive.
(of course the reason it's all expensive is because the datacenters out-bid everyone. But hey, every downside has an upside)