Claude use cases
14 real things people got Claude to do, each with what they asked, how it went, and the prompt to copy.
Automate a day job as an automation engineer
The poster has Claude act as an automation engineer, doing design and research work and finding related docs and indexes for their job.
Build a self-hosted bookkeeping and finance app
Poster used Claude over a weekend to plan and build a self-hosted app that organizes receipts for an accountant and replaces paid bookkeeping software.
Check taxes against receipts and bank statements
A user had Claude compare tax figures with receipts and bank statements, flagging discrepancies, then reviewed the draft themselves.
Claim refunds for delayed or cancelled flights with Claude
Claude gathers the facts, researches the rules and drafts the refund request email after a delayed or cancelled flight.
Control your Mac by voice with a Claude-backed assistant
Atticus lets a user speak or type tasks on macOS; simple ones run locally and complex ones go to Claude via claude -p, with successful steps saved for faster replay.
Find fitting job postings and tailor resumes
People use Claude to search for job postings that fit and tailor the resume for the ones the user picks.
Have Claude implement most of a day job's work
The poster gives Claude work tasks and has it implement most of the functionality, though the last 10% still takes the most time.
Let Claude drive a Mac to play chess and make notes
A writer gave Claude computer use control of his Mac to play chess and create notes; simple tasks worked, complex ones failed, and usage quota nearly ran out.
Measure how long jobs stay open at tech companies
An agent read 25 open jobs each at five companies and measured how long each had been posted, e.g. 21 of 25 at Figma were 60+ days old.
Spend leftover AI quota on reviewable PRs
RemainderBot uses a founder's goals and task lists to write PRs with spare Claude and Codex quota, producing 111 PRs including call prep and prototypes.
Summarize an insurance denial letter for an appeal
The poster used an AI assistant to summarize a denial PDF to draft an appeal, but it invented an appeal deadline.
Survey AI product names with a swarm of search agents
The author had a swarm of Claude agents run 4,654 searches to catalog AI bot names and analyze naming trends by gender, industry and year.
Take orders for a sushi chain with an agent
The poster built a Claude agent that takes orders for a seven-location sushi chain, using menu, allergen, delivery zone, hours and promo data.
Turn Slack and call transcripts into Claude Code tasks
The poster wants a persistent Claude agent that watches Slack and call transcripts, spots tasks, and drafts the Claude Code prompts, removing them from the loop.