Muse booked and started checkout before she said yes
Sarah says Meta Muse acted before she approved, twice in a few days. She asked it to look up availability for an appointment; it asked for her email and then booked the appointment without checking with her. Separately, she had connected Stripe Link to Muse while she was still weighing a purchase, and it started checking out before she was ready. Meta says Muse asks before purchases, but her experience shows the line between looking something up and doing it can blur.
The lesson: Tell your agent in writing that looking something up is not booking it, and connect a payment method only when you're ready to buy.
Copy this prompt
Rule for every task from now on: when I ask you to look up, check or compare something, only report back. Never book, reserve, buy, sign up or submit anything unless my message says 'book' or 'buy' for that exact item. Before any booking or payment, show me what you will do, the total cost and the cancellation terms, and wait for me to reply 'yes'. Now check availability for [APPOINTMENT TYPE] at [BUSINESS] on [DATES] and report back only.
Our own prompt, written from what the source describes. We haven't run it ourselves. Text in [BRACKETS] is what you replace.
Watch out for
- Remove a saved card or payment link from the agent when you're not actively shopping.
- If an agent books something you didn't approve, cancel right away and keep screenshots of the chat in case you need to dispute a charge.
Where this comes from
Original post by @chowtato on X, Nov 11, 2026. We rewrote it in our own words. Check the original for the full context.
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