Automate daily location-based garage sale discovery and deliver a concise Telegram alert each morning.
The AI agent automatically detects your daily location and retrieves garage sale listings from Brocabrac.fr. It filters results to nearby, high-quality events and formats a concise summary. It then sends a neatly formatted Telegram alert each morning, enabling effortless planning for treasure hunting.
A concise, end-to-end automation flow.
Detects daily location from connected devices and Home Assistant.
Scrapes and parses listings from Brocabrac.fr.
Filters results by distance and relevance to keep only nearby, high-quality events.
Formats a concise, readable summary with key details.
Sends the Telegram alert at your selected morning time.
Logs activity for simple audit and troubleshooting.
Automates daily, location-based garage sale discovery and delivers it to Telegram. Removes the burden of manual searching and ensures you receive timely, relevant nearby options each morning.
A simple 3-step flow that anyone can follow.
Fetches your daily location from Home Assistant and connected devices to tailor results.
Scrapes Brocabrac.fr for today’s listings, parses key fields, and filters by distance and relevance.
Delivers a formatted summary to your Telegram account at the scheduled morning time.
One realistic scenario.
Scenario: 7:15 AM. Your daily location is detected in your neighborhood. The AI agent scrapes Brocabrac.fr and returns 6 listings within 6 miles for today, selecting 4 high-quality events. A neatly formatted Telegram message with the 4 events is posted to your chat, and you can quickly plan which sales to visit.
People who want simple, daily local garage sale alerts.
Wants a single, hands-free daily alert to local deals.
Seeks curated nearby events without scrolling.
Plans outings with a compact list of nearby sales.
Wants to compare deals by distance and time with minimal effort.
Targets sales with items of interest within a short distance.
Wants to quickly learn about the local garage sale scene.
Core tools used to power the AI agent workflow.
Provides daily location data used to tailor listings.
Source for scraping and parsing today’s garage sale listings.
Delivers the formatted daily alert directly to your chat.
Orchestrates the AI agent’s end-to-end workflow.
Concrete scenarios where this AI agent adds value.
Common questions and practical guidance.
The agent sources listings from Brocabrac.fr and uses your location data from Home Assistant to tailor results. Listings are scraped and parsed to extract the date, time, distance, and a quick item snapshot. Data handling is designed for the alert itself and does not create long-term storage by default. You can review the generated results for accuracy before acting. The system operates with ephemeral results to keep privacy focused and relevant to your alert.
Yes. You can set a preferred radius and choose a fixed morning time for alerts. The radius ensures you only see nearby deals, while the alert time aligns with your routine. If your plans change, you can adjust these settings to keep the alerts aligned with your schedule. The agent will continue to run automatically once configured.
If no qualifying listings are found, the AI agent sends a minimal notification indicating no matches for that window. This helps you stay aware without hunting through feeds manually. The search continues automatically the next day with fresh data. You can opt to receive a heads-up report summarizing the day as soon as listings become available.
Telegram is the default channel for alerts due to its reliability and ease of use. The architecture can be extended to other messaging apps in the future, but current deployments focus on Telegram for simplicity. If you need additional channels, the workflow can be adapted with minimal changes.
Location data is used solely to tailor daily listings and is not stored long-term unless you explicitly enable a log feature. The agent operates within your own environment (via Home Assistant) or trusted integrations, minimizing exposure. Personal data is not shared externally without your consent. You control the data flow and can pause alerts at any time.
Yes. Alerts can be paused or disabled from the control panel or by turning off the automation in your workflow. You can resume when you’re ready, with the same configuration preserved. The system is designed to be flexible to fit changing schedules.
A dry-run or sandbox mode can be configured to simulate data for testing purposes. This allows you to verify the flow from location detection to Telegram formatting without sending real messages. Real alerts only trigger once you enable the production path. You can review sample outputs and adjust filters during testing.
Automate daily location-based garage sale discovery and deliver a concise Telegram alert each morning.
