Feature Description
Problem
I hate Facebook. I'm only still on it to give stuff away through two hyperlocal mutual aid groups in my town — Buy Nothing and Everything is Free — and even then, I let gives pile up in my house and do batch posts maybe 4x a year to minimize time on the platform. I'd like to get things through these groups too ("buy less, if not nothing!"), but the culture requires constant vigilance: "GIVE" posts are claimed within minutes, "ISO" posts need drafting and monitoring, and coordination moves to Messenger DMs. I refuse to install any Meta app or sit watching a browser tab. So I give (rarely), and I never receive.
What I Want
An agent that monitors both groups and acts as my proxy. It should:
- Watch both groups continuously.
- Reference an evolving wishlist I can add to casually.
- Claim matching "GIVE" posts fast, using group convention (interested, interested can pick up [when]).
- Handle Messenger end-to-end — accept DM requests, read, and reply.
- Weigh location against item value when deciding whether to engage (some neighborhoods are worth the drive, some aren't).
- Loop me in for pickup timing and other judgment calls.
- Share item images with me in-thread so I can make quick calls.
- I want to talk to the agent through WhatsApp, Signal, or iMessage.
Guardrails
- Never posts outside these two groups (or future ones I enable).
- Stays on-topic, not terse but not AI-sloppy in DMs.
- Is polite and kind. It's representing me in my actual community.
Human-in-the-Loop
Full autonomy isn't the goal yet. The agent needs my input for pickup timing and judgment calls. Calibrating what it handles solo vs. what needs sign-off is a WIP.
Future / Maybe
- Draft and post my own ISO and GIVE posts, then triage responses.
- Extend to Facebook Marketplace.
- Extend to other parent or town groups to augment my search for hyperlocal information, passively or via post. What kids camps to folks like. Recommendations for an electrician, etc.
Proposed Solution
Developers choice
Want to contribute?
Additional Context
NA
Feature Description
Problem
I hate Facebook. I'm only still on it to give stuff away through two hyperlocal mutual aid groups in my town — Buy Nothing and Everything is Free — and even then, I let gives pile up in my house and do batch posts maybe 4x a year to minimize time on the platform. I'd like to get things through these groups too ("buy less, if not nothing!"), but the culture requires constant vigilance: "GIVE" posts are claimed within minutes, "ISO" posts need drafting and monitoring, and coordination moves to Messenger DMs. I refuse to install any Meta app or sit watching a browser tab. So I give (rarely), and I never receive.
What I Want
An agent that monitors both groups and acts as my proxy. It should:
Guardrails
Human-in-the-Loop
Full autonomy isn't the goal yet. The agent needs my input for pickup timing and judgment calls. Calibrating what it handles solo vs. what needs sign-off is a WIP.
Future / Maybe
Proposed Solution
Developers choice
Want to contribute?
Additional Context
NA