Build purchase orders and track payables nightly
According to the write-up, make.com automation was set up to build purchase orders and perform other tasks. It watches payables nightly on its own and updates estimating formulas in real time by pulling the most recent paid costs for materials such as deck boards or nails. Formulas stayed current through Covid amid weekly and monthly material price increases.
- Agent or tool
- Make
- Topic
- Shopping
- Reported on
- X
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Comparing products, prices and delivery options is slow work for a human and fast work for an agent. Cases like this show agents doing the legwork before anything gets bought. It is one of 65 sightings filed under Shopping on Agent Sightings (number 22 by interest), and one of 10 involving Make.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Make or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Shopping task: build purchase orders and track payables nightly. Collect order/policy details, prepare exact steps, and pause before submit or payment.
Tip: Ask the agent to stop before checkout and show you the final basket, price and delivery date before you confirm.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on X: https://x.com/jbuesking/status/2107954334788989409. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.
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