Place library holds for books you need
An always-on agent picks titles for a request like chess books for a 6-year-old and books them via the county library site; the library emails when ready. Task: Eleanor Konik provided her library card credentials to Muse, a hosted always-on agent, which stored them in a secure locker accessible only on the library site. She issued a natural language instruction to find chess books for a 6-year-old. Muse autonomously selected titles and placed holds on the county library website. The human role was limited to providing the initial request and physically picking up the books.; tools: Meta Muse. Human role: Source evidence is unavailable regarding specific human oversight steps beyond the initial instruction and final pickup.; limitations: Muse operates on a model approximately six months behind the frontier, which may affect selection quality. Unlike Grok Bot, Muse can store login credentials in a secure locker, but hosted agents incur compute costs for scheduled tasks. The workflow relies on the library website being accessible to the agent and the author's willingness to delegate credential management to a third-party service..
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Overview
An always-on agent picks titles for a request like chess books for a 6-year-old and books them via the county library site; the library emails when ready.
Workflow
Eleanor Konik provided her library card credentials to Muse, a hosted always-on agent, which stored them in a secure locker accessible only on the library site. She issued a natural language instruction to find chess books for a 6-year-old. Muse autonomously selected titles and placed holds on the county library website. The human role was limited to providing the initial request and physically picking up the books.
Reported result
The county library emailed Konik a few days later confirming the books were ready for pickup. The source does not specify the exact number of titles requested or report any failures in the selection or booking process. Success is evidenced solely by the receipt of the availability notification and the author's intent to collect the items.
Human role
Source evidence is unavailable regarding specific human oversight steps beyond the initial instruction and final pickup.
Limitations
Muse operates on a model approximately six months behind the frontier, which may affect selection quality. Unlike Grok Bot, Muse can store login credentials in a secure locker, but hosted agents incur compute costs for scheduled tasks. The workflow relies on the library website being accessible to the agent and the author's willingness to delegate credential management to a third-party service.
Try it
Act as a library assistant agent. I will provide my library card login credentials and a specific book request: [replaceable input: e.g., 'find 3 age-appropriate books about space for a 5-year-old']. First, perform a dry run by listing the titles you would select and the URLs where they are found, without placing any holds. Wait for my explicit confirmation. Once confirmed, log in to [replaceable input: library website URL] using the provided credentials, search for the titles, and place holds. Output a summary table with Title, Author, Hold Status, and Pickup Location. If the website blocks automation or requires CAPTCHA, stop immediately and report the error. Do not spend money or share personal data beyond the library account.
Source reports are not independently verified. Publication date is the catalog publication date, not the original article date.