Best-value RAM across Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace, in 15 seconds
They asked for the best-value RAM nearby, new or second hand, on Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace and anywhere relevant. The Zot agent came back with a concise range of options in maybe 15 seconds.
Done withZotSpotted· by HN user airbreather· Oct 15, 2026
Result Rated 3x to 5x more productive than OpenClaw
“then I asked it, find the best value ram in my area, second hand as well as new, try gumtree and facebook marketplace, plus anything else relevant, bam - 15 seconds maybe a concise summarised range of options”
Spotted: found in the wild. Details are as reported by the source above and have not been independently verified.
What they did
Had the agent write itself two skills: one to read Gmail and attachments, and one to browse the web (text first, with screenshots and OCR for JavaScript-heavy pages). Then asked it to find the best-value RAM in their area, new and second hand, on Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace and anywhere else relevant.
How it went
It came back in maybe 15 seconds with a concise summary of options. On another project it read all the relevant emails, including meeting minutes, and was fully up to date. The user rates it 3x to 5x more productive than OpenClaw.
Try it yourself with Zot
Find the best-value [item and spec] for sale near [location], new and second hand. Check [marketplaces, for example Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace] and any other relevant local sites. Give me a short table with the listing, price, condition, seller location and link, sorted by value, and flag anything that looks like a scam or a bad deal.
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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