Their agent ran the group trip's WhatsApp, so they could hang out
Every friend-group trip has one person stuck fielding logistics. Their OpenClaw, on its own $15 SIM, posted the daily itinerary and answered questions down to the Airbnb gate code.
Done withOpenClawSpotted· by HN user mbesto· Oct 15, 2026
Result Running cost: a $15/month SIM card
“It posted a daily itinerary for everyone in our WhatsApp group and handled all of the "busy work" I hate doing as the person who books the "friend group" trip.”
Spotted: found in the wild. Details are as reported by the source above and have not been independently verified.
What they did
Set up OpenClaw on its own Ubuntu VM with its own Gmail account and WhatsApp number. During a group trip it posted a daily itinerary in the friends’ WhatsApp group and handled the busy work, from what time lunch at the beach club was to the Airbnb gate code.
How it went
The organiser got to spend more time actually hanging out with their friends. Next they want it to message restaurants to find a table for 12 people, but they aren’t comfortable letting it act on their behalf yet. Running cost: a $15/month T-Mobile SIM card.
Try it yourself with OpenClaw
You're the assistant for our group trip to [destination] from [dates]. Here's the plan: [flights, accommodation, bookings, addresses, access codes]. Every morning at [time], post today's itinerary to the group chat. Answer the group's logistics questions from this plan only. If the answer isn't in it, say you'll check with me instead of guessing.
A starting prompt written by Agents in the Wild. Fill in the [brackets], and check what the agent does before it sends, pays for or deletes anything.
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