Run browser agents for small admin tasks
One practitioner notes that anna Mills tried agentic browsers (Perplexity Comet, ChatGPT Atlas, Claude in Chrome, Claude Cowork) on small admin tasks. In these tools a chat window sits beside the page, and the AI can see the page, click and fill forms with Someone's permission. She located the tools clunky, slow and untrustworthy, but still useful for these tasks.
- Agent or tool
- Perplexity Comet
- Topic
- Media & Content
- Reported on
- Blog
- 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 62 sightings filed under Media & Content on Agent Sightings (number 35 by interest), and one of 10 involving Perplexity Comet.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Perplexity Comet or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Creative task: run browser agents for small admin tasks. 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: run browser agents for small admin tasks.
- 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 Blog: https://annamills.substack.com/p/agentic-ai-considerations-for-educators. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.