Lab · 30 min
Community recipes
What people did with Muse in its first two weeks, three recipes to try, and the places it tripped up.
By the end you can
- Run three tasks other Muse users have posted about.
- Know which public claims were tested by reviewers and which are self-reported.
- Avoid the failures reviewers ran into.
What people did
| What | Who and where | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turned saved Instagram and Facebook posts into a searchable recipe book, with ingredients, steps and links back | Engadget reviewer, 12 September | Hands-on review |
| Built a restaurant guide from saved posts, sorted by city | Same review | Hands-on review |
| Set a 5 am email triage task that flags what needs a reply | MBI Deep Dives newsletter | Hands-on review |
| Pulled the 10 best quotes from a podcast overnight | MBI Deep Dives | Hands-on review |
| Planned a trip with nonstop flights only, set fare tracking, and got a cheaper airport suggestion | Engadget | Hands-on review |
| Found a forgotten book subscription and got a refund | #MuseMoneyChallenge post, reported by Yahoo | reported |
| Switched car insurance for $3,500 a year less | Founder's post on X, reported by TNW | reported |
| Avoided dealer upsells and a fee, saving $1,250 | Coinbase PM's post on X, reported by TNW | reported |
Many #MuseMoneyChallenge posts came from Meta staff, and press coverage notes that none of the savings were checked independently.
Recipe 1: Saves into a recipe book and grocery list
The first half is the Engadget reviewer's prompt. The grocery list is the step Meta shows in its launch demo.
Go through my saved posts on Instagram and Facebook. Pull out every recipe and organize them by type, with ingredients, steps and a link to the original post.
Pick 4 dinners for this week from that recipe book and make one grocery list, combined and grouped by store aisle, with quantities for [number] people. Save it as an interactive page I can tick off on my phone. Don't buy anything.
- The recipe book and the grocery list are in your Library.
- Each recipe links back to the post it came from.
Recipe 2: Forgotten money hunt
A wider version of Lab 2, built from what #MuseMoneyChallenge posts reported finding: subscriptions, gift cards, credits and unfinished returns.
Search my email from the last 18 months for subscriptions I'm still paying for, unused gift cards or credits, and returns or refunds I never finished. Make a table with what it is, the amount, and the one next step to take. Ask me before contacting anyone or cancelling anything.
Every row has an amount and a next step you can take today.
Recipe 3: Saves into a trip list
Check my calendar for my next trip. Look through my Instagram and Facebook saves, and search for well-reviewed spots at that destination. Give me the 8 best, grouped by neighbourhood, with one line each on why.
Where reviewers got stuck
- Sign-in loops. A reviewer's DoorDash order failed after three rounds of a Google sign-in inside Muse's browser. For stores and delivery apps, have Muse build the order and place it yourself.
- Old prices. A vacation rental search reached checkout with prices that were out of date. Confirm the price on the booking page before you approve.
- Custom connector logins. One reviewer's custom connector worked but did not keep her login between sessions. Check a connector again in a new side chat the next day.
- Background alerts. An "alert me when something important arrives" task across several inboxes never fired for one reviewer. Test a recurring task on day one and again on day three.
- Muse asks for more data. A Wired reviewer noted Muse offering to connect his bank balance, scan his inbox and log meal photos. Say no to anything a task does not need.
Share your own
Found a task that saves you time or money? Write down the prompt, what connectors it used, and the result. That is the format every recipe on this page follows.