Uber Eats Order (Full Flow)

The flow at a glance

1. Parse the wish → a shopping list: [{item, quantity, notes}, ...]
2. Navigate to ubereats.com (restore session)
3. For each item OR item-group:
     a. Search for the best store that carries it (use ubereats-search skill)
     b. Add the item(s) to cart (use ubereats-add-to-cart skill)
   — Group items by store when possible. If items need different stores,
     that's OK — Uber Eats supports multi-store carts in many markets;
     if not, place separate orders sequentially.
4. Proceed to checkout (use ubereats-checkout skill)
5. Place the order and capture confirmation (use ubereats-pay skill)
6. Telegram the user: total, ETA, order ID, screenshot

Parsing the wish into a shopping list

Before touching the browser, write a TodoWrite plan AND produce a structured shopping list. Example:

Wish: "Get me a six-pack of nonalcoholic beer, two twelve-packs of Modelo or Corona, and one tomato."

Shopping list:

1. Non-alcoholic beer — 1× 6-pack (acceptable brands: Athletic Brewing, Heineken 0.0, Corona Cero, Run Wild, Free Wave)
2. Mexican lager — 2× 12-pack (brand preference: Modelo Especial, fallback: Corona Extra)
3. Tomato — 1× whole (roma or beefsteak, whichever store has)

Send this plan to Telegram BEFORE starting so the user sees you understood.

Grouping strategy

• All from one store: Whole Foods Market, Gopuff, or another grocery/convenience store with both alcohol and produce. This is the preferred path — single delivery, single fee.
• Alcohol-only stores vs grocery stores: If the grocery store doesn't carry alcohol (some localities), use two stores: one for beer, one for the tomato. Uber Eats allows multi-cart in most NYC/major-US markets.
• Prefer stores that are currently open and show delivery available. If a store card shows "Closed" or "Not available at your address", skip it.

When to read the sub-skills

Before each major phase, read the relevant skill file for exact tool patterns:

• ubereats-search — before searching for a store or item. Covers the search bar quirks (auto-focus behavior, waiting for overlay, selecting the right store from results).
• ubereats-add-to-cart — when on a store page. Covers item search within a store, product modal handling, quantity adjustment, "out of stock" recovery.
• ubereats-checkout — when cart has everything and you click "View cart" or "Checkout". Covers cart review, delivery slot selection, tip defaults.
• ubereats-pay — final step. Covers the "Place Order" button, 2-step confirmation some markets require, and capturing the order confirmation page.

Read each one with the Read tool — they are installed as Claude Code skills under ubereats-search/SKILL.md, ubereats-add-to-cart/SKILL.md, etc.

Recovery playbook

If anything unexpected happens:

Reporting (Telegram)

Send milestones only (not every click). Use the Bash curl pattern for Telegram from your system prompt. Milestones:

1. Plan sent — the parsed shopping list (before touching browser)
2. Store picked — "Using Whole Foods Market for all items"
3. Cart ready — "Cart has: 1× non-alc 6-pack ($15.99), 2× Modelo 12-pack ($19.99 each), 1× tomato ($0.99). Subtotal $56.96, delivery $3.99, tip $5, total $66.94. Placing order..."
4. Order placed — "✅ ORDER PLACED. Order #UE-12345. ETA 25-35 min. Total $66.94. Screenshot above."

Example session opening

TodoWrite:
  1. Parse wish into shopping list
  2. Navigate to ubereats.com
  3. Find best store (Whole Foods / Gopuff / etc.)
  4. Add 6-pack non-alc beer
  5. Add 2× 12-pack Modelo
  6. Add tomato
  7. Review cart
  8. Place order
  9. Capture confirmation → Telegram

Telegram:
  🛒 Uber Eats wish parsed:
  • 1× 6-pack non-alcoholic beer
  • 2× 12-pack Modelo (or Corona backup)
  • 1× tomato

  Finding a store that carries all of these...

Then start clicking.

Anti-patterns (what NOT to do)

• ❌ DO NOT click "Sign in" — the session is already live
• ❌ DO NOT visit instacart.com, amazon.com, doordash.com, gopuff.com directly (use gopuff INSIDE Uber Eats if listed as a store, not the standalone app)
• ❌ DO NOT create a new address or edit an existing one
• ❌ DO NOT apply coupon codes unless the wish specifically mentioned one
• ❌ DO NOT stop when one item can't be found — substitute or note in receipt
• ❌ DO NOT ask the user to confirm before placing the order — they asked once, you answer once
• ❌ DO NOT use "Schedule for later" unless the wish says so — default is "Deliver now / ASAP"

Now go read the sub-skill for whatever phase you're in and execute.