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Christmas shopping team — research, price, buy only with your yes
Last-minute gift panic: endless browsing, no budget gate, no delivery tracker.
What hurt
@Michael_Fenech_ (Nov 3 pointer to his 5-step Christmas workflow): gift list → 3 ideas each → total delivered price compare → Vault purchase with your approval → track deliveries/returns on one Christmas Gift Page. Author-quoted Chief of Staff prompt. Never place orders without explicit approval. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Gift list → research shortlist → price hunt → approve purchases → track on one Page.
Bots
No new bot. Follow the first-run steps.
Plugins
None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
Christmas Shopping Team (author-quoted)
Quoted from @Michael_Fenech_ — as published. Do not invent a second system prompt.
Last line is our approval fence: Never send, post, spend, or buy without my explicit yes.
Set up my Christmas Shopping Team. Create one shared Christmas Gift Page to manage recipients, budgets, gift ideas, approved selections, prices, orders and delivery status. Coordinate the following jobs: 1: Gift Research — Ask me about each recipient and recommend three suitable gifts within budget. 2: Price Hunter — Compare total delivered prices across retailers, check discounts and confirm Christmas delivery dates. 3: Shopping Assistant — Prepare purchases for my approval, using available secure checkout methods. Check gift wrapping and gift-message options. 4: Order Tracker — Monitor purchases, delivery dates, spending and returns. Alert me only when something needs attention. Never substitute gifts, exceed budgets or place orders without my explicit approval. Show me the setup and ask for any missing information before starting. Never send, post, spend, or buy without my explicit yes.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/Michael_Fenech_/status/2117419738968015257 and the linked full workflow (credit @Michael_Fenech_).
- 2Paste the author Chief of Staff prompt; answer missing recipient/budget questions.
- 3Approve the Gift Page layout and role split before research starts.
- 4Approve each gift shortlist, then each purchase — nothing auto-buys.
- 5Let Order Tracker alert only on delays, overspend, or returns.
Approval fence
Never substitute gifts, exceed budgets, or place orders without your explicit yes. Show setup first.
What to tweak
Steal the approval-gated shopping team; bots research, you buy.
Source
Michael | AI + Agents @Michael_Fenech_ · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
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