Sloth Errands: an agent that does my web chores while I sleep, and asks before it pays
This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady . What I Built I have a list of small web chores that I keep forgetting. Renew the library books before they go overdue. Book the 7 AM gym slot the moment booking opens. Check where my parcel is. See if a tool I use shipped a new release. Pay that ₹50 library fine. None of these are hard. They are just…
Sloth Errands is a GitHub repository created for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady. The project showcases an agent that performs boring web tasks while you sleep. The user creates a list of small web chores, such as renewing library books, booking gym slots, checking parcel status, and checking for new tool releases.
Before bed, the user adds the night's chores to a departure board-like interface and goes to sleep. The agent, built on an open-weight model and running on cloud browsers, handles the tasks overnight. Safe tasks like renewing a book or checking a parcel's status complete automatically. Risky tasks, such as paying a fine, are flagged and held until the user wakes up and confirms the action via an Auth0 Guardian push notification.
The agent uses Mastra, a Mastra Agent, with tools for interacting with web pages, proposing risky actions, and reporting completion status. The repository includes the full night's log, the Temporal history, and Browserbase session list for transparency and verification.
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