Compare the quotes I got for a home job
Each quote in one table with the total, the dates and the terms, and the gaps to ask about.
- You start it: When you start it
What it does
The task
Search my Gmail for the quotes for job that arrived since date, and read each e-mail and PDF. Put them in a new Google Sheet with the business, the total with tax, what is included, what is excluded, the start date, the number of days, the deposit and the guarantee. Check each business on the official company or trade register when one exists. List what one quote includes and the others do not. Write the questions to ask each business before I choose. Do not reply to anyone.
- It works in Gmail, Google Sheets and any government site, in the workspace you pick, and signs in with passwords from your Cuiar vault.
- It runs once, when you start it.
What you give it
| Blank | What to give | Example |
|---|---|---|
| job | The work, as you described it in the request | painting 2 bedrooms |
| date | The date you sent the requests | 28 October 2026 |
What you get back
An example run with the example values above. Your run uses your own data.
Quotes for painting 2 bedrooms: 3 received (sheet Quotes compared)
| Business | Total | Start | Days | Deposit | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Lane Decorators | 1,480 GBP | 16 Nov | 4 | 20% | 12 months |
| Brushwork & Co | 1,150 GBP | 23 Nov | 3 | none | none stated |
| Northwest Finish Painters | 1,320 GBP | 16 Nov | 4 | 10% | 6 months |
Only Maple Lane includes filling cracks and 2 coats on the ceilings. Brushwork & Co does not include the paint.
Register: all 3 are active companies on Companies House
Ask Brushwork & Co: which paint, how many coats, and the total with paint included
Run it in Cuiar
- 01
Open it
Click Use in Cuiar on this page. The side panel opens with the task in the composer.
- 02
Fill in 2 blanks
Type job and date. Tab moves to the next blank.
- 03
Run it
Run sends it to the agent. Follow each step in the panel, and stop it at any time.
From the terminal
cuiar exec "Search my Gmail for the quotes for painting 2 bedrooms that arrived since 28 October 2026, and read each e-mail and PDF. Put them in a new Google Sheet with the business, the total with tax, what is included, what is excluded, the start date, the number of days, the deposit and the guarantee. Check each business on the official company or trade register when one exists. List what one quote includes and the others do not. Write the questions to ask each business before I choose. Do not reply to anyone."Run it from your AI agent
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients reach Cuiar at https://mcp.cuiar.com/mcp. Add the server one time, then ask for the task in plain words, or call run_task yourself.
1. Add Cuiar to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http cuiar https://mcp.cuiar.com/mcp2. Ask your agent
Use the Cuiar tool run_task to run my "Compare the quotes I got for a home job" template with job = painting 2 bedrooms; date = 28 October 2026.Setup for other agents: AI agents.
The tool call
{
"name": "run_task",
"arguments": {
"task": "Search my Gmail for the quotes for painting 2 bedrooms that arrived since 28 October 2026, and read each e-mail and PDF. Put them in a new Google Sheet with the business, the total with tax, what is included, what is excluded, the start date, the number of days, the deposit and the guarantee. Check each business on the official company or trade register when one exists. List what one quote includes and the others do not. Write the questions to ask each business before I choose. Do not reply to anyone."
}
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