Plan a trip and book flight, hotel and shuttle

Itinerary planning: fine. Shuttle nag: fine. Form filling: fine. Entering 2FA and clicking “confirm” without asking: not fine. Dots therefore left John’s trip only partly booked.

Agent or tool: Dots
Topic: Travel & Booking
Reported on: Hacker News
Added: 2026-10-15

Why it matters

Trips involve lots of searching, forms and waiting on hold. This is an example of an agent handling that busywork so the traveller only has to approve the result. It is one of 63 sightings filed under Travel & Booking on Agent Sightings (number 15 by interest), and one of 11 involving Dots.

How you could try it

Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Dots or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.

Plan this trip (flights, hotel, airport shuttle). Fill forms where you can, but stop for my confirmation before payment and never enter 2FA codes yourself.

Tip: Have the agent list options with prices and cancellation rules, and only book once you have said yes to one.

Source

Read the original first-hand account on Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49904198. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.

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