# Agent Use Directory

> Directory of 45 real, source-linked AI agent use cases (what people actually do with Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, Hermes, ChatGPT agent and more).

## Categories
- [Coding & dev](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/coding-dev/): 13 use cases
- [Fun & games](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/fun-games/): 1 use cases
- [Health](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/health/): 1 use cases
- [Home & life admin](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/home-life-admin/): 2 use cases
- [Money & bills](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/money-bills/): 1 use cases
- [Personal productivity](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/personal-productivity/): 10 use cases
- [Research & finance](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/research-finance/): 7 use cases
- [Sales & marketing](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/sales-marketing/): 5 use cases
- [Security](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/security/): 3 use cases
- [Travel & booking](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/categories/travel-booking/): 2 use cases

## Use cases
- [Analyze real-time satellite data for investing research](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/analyze-real-time-satellite-data-for-investing-research/): An investor runs an agent on OpenClaw that analyzes real-time satellite data and can be steered from a phone. Source: https://x.com/TheValueist/status/2107988556132036701
- [Hunt for an exoplanet candidate in public data](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/hunt-for-an-exoplanet-candidate-in-public-data/): A hobbyist used Claude Code to search astronomy data and believes he found an unknown planet. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50002665
- [Keep scheduled agent jobs alive across sessions](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/keep-scheduled-agent-jobs-alive-across-sessions/): Built 'Chronos' so Claude Code crons re-arm every session with a headless backup. Source: https://x.com/Treynor87/status/2107447881653453026
- [Monitor running coding agents for stuck prompts](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/monitor-running-coding-agents-for-stuck-prompts/): Built 'Hommies', a desktop buddy that watches coding agents so they never stall on permission prompts. Source: https://x.com/ayandexyz/status/2106782940382597445
- [Let a coding agent diagnose a vendor bug and file the support case](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/let-a-coding-agent-diagnose-a-vendor-bug-and-file-the-support-case/): Codex hit an OAuth blocker building a Salesforce package, isolated missing PKCE fields, and filed the support case. Source: https://x.com/ApexGeniusAI/status/2093353908429037906
- [Get warned in Slack about phishing emails](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/get-warned-in-slack-about-phishing-emails/): A self-built assistant flagged a test phishing email in Slack instead of leaking data. Source: https://x.com/kedlinco/status/2091536416069062759
- [Write reproducible bug reports with a coding agent](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/write-reproducible-bug-reports-with-a-coding-agent/): Compared config vs UI after a Codex scheduled-task glitch and filed a GitHub issue. Source: https://x.com/pluoki/status/2090735936980300084
- [Build an outbound sales function in a weekend](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/build-an-outbound-sales-function-in-a-weekend/): A GTM engineer built outbound with Claude Code from one CLAUDE.md; first week booked 6 calls. Source: https://x.com/jack_9947/status/2085787608580309259
- [Fact-check videos and articles with agent skills](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/fact-check-videos-and-articles-with-agent-skills/): Agent skills that fact-check claims in videos and articles. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49096917
- [Automate an X account to share value from content](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/automate-an-x-account-to-share-value-from-content/): Spawned a GPT + Hermes agent with one goal: extract and post value from the owner's material. Source: https://x.com/floriandarroman/status/2080564367737696358
- [Turn your screen recordings into agents](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/turn-your-screen-recordings-into-agents/): Screenpipe records how you work and turns repeat workflows into agents. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49024620
- [Get quotes and negotiate a home-appliance replacement](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/get-quotes-and-negotiate-a-home-appliance-replacement/): After researching water-softener specs, the poster had an agent handle hunting for quotes and negotiating prices instead of doing it himself. Source: https://x.com/kovyrin/status/2079644615460983056
- [Share one memory across several agents](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/share-one-memory-across-several-agents/): Self-hosted semantic memory over MCP shared by Claude Code, Codex, Hermes profiles and Grok. Source: https://x.com/fazerluga/status/2078534447255941482
- [Find and fix a bug in an agent framework with a coding agent](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/find-and-fix-a-bug-in-an-agent-framework-with-a-coding-agent/): Debugging an OpenClaw agent with Codex surfaced a real OpenClaw bug; the user submitted a fix upstream. Source: https://x.com/MohandesDavid/status/2077817536650129447
- [Train a model with an agent that runs RL](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/train-a-model-with-an-agent-that-runs-rl/): RL-trained an agent that itself trains models with RL, for about $1.3k. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48905919
- [Draft follow-ups for prospects who went quiet](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/draft-follow-ups-for-prospects-who-went-quiet/): A Claude Code tool reads the inbox every morning, finds stalled threads and drafts the next follow-up line. Source: https://x.com/ZaidAD_/status/2073483081726497156
- [Run a 24/7 agent team over Telegram](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/run-a-24-7-agent-team-over-telegram/): Explainer of a multi-agent team on OpenClaw and Hermes, driven from Telegram with cron jobs. Source: https://x.com/Saboo_Shubham_/status/2071293463447097625
- [Get a second opinion on an MRI](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/get-a-second-opinion-on-an-mri/): Used Claude Code to analyze his own MRI scans as a second opinion. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708941
- [Build a personal sports-tournament tracker](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/build-a-personal-sports-tournament-tracker/): Built a custom World Cup tracker with OpenClaw and Codex because big sports apps lacked the wanted view. Source: https://x.com/p45c41/status/2068153836678553788
- [Grab hard-to-get restaurant reservations at release time](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/grab-hard-to-get-restaurant-reservations-at-release-time/): A non-technical user set OpenClaw on a VPS (Telegram + Claude model + spend-limited virtual card) to book a Paris dinner slot released at 1am her time. Source: https://x.com/conniebiel/status/2067368188204216604
- [Build an audit proxy to run an agent with traffic logging](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/build-an-audit-proxy-to-run-an-agent-with-traffic-logging/): Built (with an agent) a Go MITM proxy to run OpenClaw in Docker with full traffic audit and API-key swapping. Source: https://x.com/Xianbao_QIAN/status/2063578202422009860
- [Build a local agentic search pipeline](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/build-a-local-agentic-search-pipeline/): Implemented a Search-as-Code pipeline (fan-out, fetch, rank, dedupe, extract) in ~200 lines with Brave Search API. Source: https://x.com/monocleaaron/status/2061596463272976524
- [Track SaaS sign-ups to cut wasted spend](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/track-saas-sign-ups-to-cut-wasted-spend/): Automated tracking of everything a business signs up for; claims £210.72 saved on day one. Source: https://x.com/duncangledhill/status/2055698333901975583
- [Build dashboards as code with an agent](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/build-dashboards-as-code-with-an-agent/): DAC: dashboards defined as code that agents and humans edit. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47949066
- [Wake up to scraped, scored leads and drafted DM openers](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/wake-up-to-scraped-scored-leads-and-drafted-dm-openers/): Claude Code handles lead scraping, scoring, health checks and DM openers, delivered as Telegram messages each morning. Source: https://x.com/IAmAaronWill/status/2048048327040672256
- [See what people actually do with OpenClaw](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/see-what-people-actually-do-with-openclaw/): Ask HN thread collecting real OpenClaw usage from users. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47783940
- [Run a daily content pipeline with an agent](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/run-a-daily-content-pipeline-with-an-agent/): Agent pitches ideas, drafts content and surfaces learnings every morning at 6am; human approves and schedules. Source: https://x.com/CasJam/status/2041592566240460916
- [Plan a company retreat with an agent](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/plan-a-company-retreat-with-an-agent/): TeamOut's agent plans company offsites: venues, logistics, quotes. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47151598
- [Let agents play SimCity through an API](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/let-agents-play-simcity-through-an-api/): AI agents control a city-builder via REST API. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946593
- [Use OpenClaw as a life-changing personal assistant](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/use-openclaw-as-a-life-changing-personal-assistant/): Personal essay on daily life tasks run through OpenClaw. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46931805
- [A bull case for a personal agent (Clawdbot)](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/a-bull-case-for-a-personal-agent-clawdbot/): Detailed account of real tasks delegated to Clawdbot/OpenClaw. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46872465
- [Sandbox coding agents so they can't leak secrets](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/sandbox-coding-agents-so-they-can-t-leak-secrets/): yolo-cage runs AI coding agents in a cage that blocks secret exfiltration. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46706796
- [Search and index a huge document dump](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/search-and-index-a-huge-document-dump/): Open-source agent that indexes and searches the Epstein files. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46611348
- [Discover connections between 100 books](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/discover-connections-between-100-books/): Used Claude Code to map thematic links across 100 books into an explorable site. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46567400
- [Code from your phone instead of doom scrolling](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/code-from-your-phone-instead-of-doom-scrolling/): Setup to drive a terminal coding agent from a phone. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46517458
- [Vibe-code a static site on a $25 phone](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/vibe-code-a-static-site-on-a-25-phone/): Built a static site with an AI coding agent on a cheap Walmart phone. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46480677
- [Run everyday automations with an open-source agent](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/run-everyday-automations-with-an-open-source-agent/): RowboatX: Claude-Code-style agent for background everyday automations. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45970338
- [Clean up annoying websites with a browser agent](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/clean-up-annoying-websites-with-a-browser-agent/): Tweeks: describe a change and an agent rewrites the page for you. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45916525
- [Run Claude Code from anywhere on your phone](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/run-claude-code-from-anywhere-on-your-phone/): Omnara lets you monitor and steer Claude Code sessions remotely. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44878650
- [Have AI make phone calls to companies for you](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/have-ai-make-phone-calls-to-companies-for-you/): Piper: an AI that calls customer-service lines on your behalf. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44716414
- [Use an agentic browser for web chores](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/use-an-agentic-browser-for-web-chores/): Open-source agentic browser that completes tasks on sites. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44329457
- [Operate an iPhone with an AI agent](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/operate-an-iphone-with-an-ai-agent/): Agent that taps through iPhone apps to complete tasks. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44155426
- [Automate email-driven workflows by forwarding](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/automate-email-driven-workflows-by-forwarding/): Forward an email to an agent address and it does the task (summaries, research, scheduling). Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44107856
- [Write a cited research report automatically](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/write-a-cited-research-report-automatically/): Open-source agent that browses and writes cited research reports. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43817423
- [Build a 35k-line recipe app by vibe coding](https://useagentsfor.pages.dev/use-cases/build-a-35k-line-recipe-app-by-vibe-coding/): Solo dev built a full recipe app largely with AI coding agents. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43553031