Scan thrift store items and flag good deals
A published walkthrough shows wes Bos assembled an agent that processes video frames captured while scanning thrift store items, zeros in on objects in the frames, queries online prices for each, and alerts on good deals. The builder described being shocked at how well the agent worked.
- Agent or tool
- Custom agent
- Topic
- Media & Content
- Reported on
- X
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Making content involves a lot of production steps around the creative part. Here an agent takes on some of those steps so the person can focus on the idea. It is one of 70 sightings filed under Media & Content on Agent Sightings (number 11 by interest), and one of 266 involving Custom agent.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into your own agent or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Creative task: scan thrift store items and flag good deals. Outline first, then draft. Preserve my voice; ask before posting publicly.
The prompt breaks down into 3 steps you can check as the agent works:
- Creative task: scan thrift store items and flag good deals.
- Outline first, then draft.
- Preserve my voice; ask before posting publicly.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on X: https://x.com/wesbos/status/2102769412608778737. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.
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