Whenever new orders come in
I go down an order list in Excel, place each order on a supplier's website, and type the receipt number back into the sheet.
How it goes now
Read the next row.Switch to the supplier's site.Search for the item.Type the quantity.Pick the delivery date.Place the order.Copy the receipt number.Back to Excel. Paste it beside the row.Next row.
Row by row, down the whole list.
Tell Kitewell once
For each row of orders.xlsx, place the order on the Harbor Supply site and write the receipt number back beside the row.
That's the whole setup. Kitewell lays out every step for you to check, and nothing is saved until you apply it.
Then it runs on its own
orders.xlsxRunning on this computer
- Read the rows to runBefore anything runs, you see which rows will run, and why any other row won't.Done
- Place the orderFor each row: find the item, add the quantity, set the delivery date, place the order, and read the receipt number.Done
- Write the receipt backEach receipt number goes into the workbook, beside the order it came from.Done
What you get instead
orders.xlsx
Every row done. Each receipt number is beside its order.
Good to know
- The workbook stays on this computer. The website step sends what it reads on the page to the model you choose.
- Kitewell works on the file itself without starting Excel, so it runs with the screen locked.
What it needs
- Google Chrome (or Edge on Windows)
- An Anthropic, OpenAI, or Gemini model that can use a browser
- The workbook as .xlsx (not .xls or Google Sheets)
Kitewell's own screens with sample data. Watch the whole film →
More chores
- Whenever the list growsI type each row of a spreadsheet into the same web form, one customer at a time.
- Every weekday morningEvery morning I log in to our supplier's portal, download the new invoices, and type each one into an accounting app from 2009.
- Every new listI open each company's website from a list and write down what they do, how big they are, and where they're based.