Reserve a restaurant table through OpenTable
From the linked report, yash Kumar of OpenAI asked Operator to book Beretta in San Francisco around 7 p.m. Operator opened a remote browser, went to OpenTable and searched, but OpenTable was set to Iowa. Operator located the right setting without help and stopped for approval before booking.
- Agent or tool
- Operator
- Topic
- Shopping
- Reported on
- Blog
- 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 48 by interest), and one of 10 involving Operator.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Operator or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Shopping task: reserve a restaurant table through OpenTable. 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 Blog: https://www.expedite.news/p/book-me-a-table-robot. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.
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