Shopping

Groceries Ordered Without Him Listing a Thing: Claude Duet Checked His Past Orders and Asked First

  • Level Beginner
  • Setup~30 min (estimated)
  • Evidence Anecdotal
  • CostNot stated in source
  • No-codeYes
Claude DuetSource-linkedBeginner-friendly

What they did

Claude Duet asked him whether it should order groceries. It checked his previous orders, figured out what he likes and cooks, and placed the order, skipping the usual two minutes of explaining what to buy. He rated it 10/10 with no glitches.

How it went

Claude Duet built and placed a grocery order from his past orders after asking him first.

Worth knowing

  • X post by @mrfundman (Oct 24, 2026 Denver time): Claude Duet checked his previous grocery orders, worked out what he likes and cooks, and ordered after asking him. No receipt shown.

Prompt

Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.

Look at my last [5] grocery orders from [store]. Work out what I buy regularly and what's probably running low, build this week's cart, and show it to me with the total before you check out.

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

Grok Bot can do the same from your order history email receipts; keep checkout behind your approval.

  1. Copy the prompt (button below).
  2. Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
  3. Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
  4. If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."

Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude Duet, Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.

Set it up

Stack: Claude Duet + grocery account

  1. Read the original source for full context.
  2. Connect the tools your agent needs.
  3. Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
  4. Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.

Generic suggested steps, not from the source.

Evidence

X post by @mrfundman (Oct 24, 2026 Denver time): Claude Duet checked his previous grocery orders, worked out what he likes and cooks, and ordered after asking him. No receipt shown

Source: X · 2026-10-24 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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