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A 7-location sushi chain hands Instagram DM orders to a Claude agent, with photos and calls still going to a human
One person used to type every reply. Now the agent takes the order and sends it to the kitchen.
What they did
u/timhartmann7 built an agent for a sushi chain where about 90% of orders arrive through Instagram DMs. Claude gets the full menu, ingredients, allergens, delivery zones, hours and promos. It helps customers choose, flags allergens, suggests add-ons, and pushes confirmed orders to the kitchen and CRM.
How it went
The builder says plain-text handoffs to a human are rare, mostly just "let me talk to a human." By choice, voice notes, photos and calls go to a person. The owner gets a panel showing every chat. Commenters warned about prompt injection from customers typing tricky instructions.
Worth knowing
The smart part is what it doesn't do: it doesn't guess at photos or handwriting. Any business taking orders or bookings by text can copy that rule.
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