--- name: al-373-hand-off-your-apartment-hunt-to-an-ai-agent-it-watches-th description: "Apartment hunting means refreshing the same rental sites every day, re-applying the same filters and asking 'is this still available?' over and over. On Oct 27, 2026 a renter posted on X that he automated almost his entire apartment search with Grok Bot: it watches the listing portals, sorts what fits, gives each place his own star rating so he can see at a glance what's a maybe and what's a must-see, and pings him when something is worth looking at. The one step he keeps for himself is the first message to the landlord, because tone and timing still need a real person. The prompt below sets up the same search with any AI agent that can browse and send you alerts. Use when the user wants help with apartment hunting (personal productivity) for a small business." --- # Hand off your apartment hunt to an AI agent: it watches the rental sites, filters out what doesn't fit, star-rates every new listing against your must-haves and pings you only for the ones worth a look, while you write the message to the landlord yourself Apartment hunting means refreshing the same rental sites every day, re-applying the same filters and asking 'is this still available?' over and over. On Oct 27, 2026 a renter posted on X that he automated almost his entire apartment search with Grok Bot: it watches the listing portals, sorts what fits, gives each place his own star rating so he can see at a glance what's a maybe and what's a must-see, and pings him when something is worth looking at. The one step he keeps for himself is the first message to the landlord, because tone and timing still need a real person. The prompt below sets up the same search with any AI agent that can browse and send you alerts. ## Inputs to collect first Ask the user for anything below that they haven't already given you. Don't guess missing facts. - E.g. basement units, no in-suite laundry, over budget by any amount - E.g. balcony 2, near a park 1, dishwasher 1 - The rental portals and local groups you use - Twice a day ## Instructions Do the task below with the user's inputs in place of each [bracket]. Help me run my apartment search so I only see listings worth my time. What I'm looking for: [city and neighbourhoods, max monthly rent including utilities or not, bedrooms, move-in date, lease length, pets, parking, laundry, floor or elevator, commute limit to (address) by (transit/car/bike)]. Deal-breakers: [e.g. basement units, no in-suite laundry, over budget by any amount]. Nice-to-haves with weights: [e.g. balcony 2, near a park 1, dishwasher 1]. Sites to watch: [list the rental portals and local groups you use]. 1) Check those sites [twice a day] for new listings only, and skip anything that breaks a deal-breaker. 2) For each remaining listing, give it 1 to 5 stars using my weights, with a one-line reason, the rent, the link, the date posted and anything unclear I should ask about (e.g. utilities, deposit rules). 3) Send me one short alert per day, must-sees (4-5 stars) first, and an instant ping for any 5-star listing. 4) Flag likely scams: rent far below similar units, requests to pay before a viewing, an owner who is 'abroad', or photos that appear in other listings. 5) Keep a simple tracker of every listing you showed me and its status. Never contact landlords, apply, or share my personal details; I'll write those messages myself. ## Safety checks (share these with the user) - Check every figure, price and total against your own records before anything is sent, posted or booked. A person approves refunds, discounts, payments and price changes. - Remove names, contact details, account numbers and other personal data the task doesn't need before you paste, and check your AI tool's data and training settings. - Read and edit the draft before it reaches a customer or goes public. If you later automate this prompt, start with "draft and notify me", not "send automatically". - Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details. - Say clearly which parts need a person to review or approve before anything is sent, paid, posted or filed. ## About this skill - Works with: Grok Bot, ChatGPT, Claude, Google Sheets - Based on this real-world example: https://x.com/OceanSeek1/status/2115107006184821027 - Free prompt from AgentPlaybook Real Estate: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/prompt/al-373-hand-off-your-apartment-hunt-to-an-ai-agent-it-watches-the-r/ - To install in an agent that supports Agent Skills, save this file as SKILL.md in a folder with the same name as `name` above (for example in your skills directory). Install steps for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/skills/