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AI agent use cases from Sunday, October 25, 2026

3 real use cases posted on this day, rewritten in plain English with links to the originals.

Real use caseLearning

Set up a locked-down homework helper for a child

The poster built his daughter her own Hermes Agent profile that she texts through iMessage. It runs an open model on his own computer, with web browsing, search and code tools turned off. It can only read a school wiki with schedules and lunch menus. It gives homework hints instead of answers, can't save memories without his approval, and only responds to her number. iPhone Screen Time decides when she can reach it. He says it took about a week.

PromptYou are a homework helper for a [AGE]-year-old. Never give the final answer to homework. Explain the idea,...

Real use caseMoney & bills

Cancel Adobe and get the early cancellation fee waived

The poster asked Grok Bot to cancel his Adobe subscription. He says it dealt with Adobe customer service for him and got them to waive the early termination fee. By his count that's $373 he won't pay: $19.99 a month for the rest of the year plus a $133 fee. Adobe's annual plans that are billed monthly charge a fee if you cancel early, so it's worth asking politely before you pay it. An agent that can sit in a support chat does the waiting for you.

PromptCancel my [SERVICE] subscription. First, check my plan type, when the commitment ends and what the early...

He says this saved him $373. We have not verified this.

Real use caseHome & family

Plan the family's meals and get the groceries delivered

The poster built a family meal planner with a cookbook and grocery list, connected it to his ChatGPT Dot, and planned meals around what his family will actually eat and what was already at home. The Dot then put together a Walmart order from the plan. He approved checkout and the groceries arrived. He says there were gaps, like planned meals not saving to the cookbook at first, and it still took some directing and checking.

PromptPlan dinners for [NUMBER] nights for [NUMBER] people. We like [FOODS], we don't eat [FOODS], and we already...