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Project Vend: Claude Ran a Shop and Became Obsessed with Tungsten

Project Vend

Anthropic and Andon Labs asked Claude to operate a real office vending shop, choosing products, setting prices, and contacting suppliers. Business mistakes eventually gave way to a strange tungsten episode.

Time to tryAbout 5 minutes
CostFree

Why it’s interesting

It is a pressure test that moves an AI agent from a demo into a tiny real business. The failures read as both workplace incidents and a slowly unraveling office comedy.

How to try it

Open the original source link on this page and spend a few minutes with the official demo, project page, video, or first interaction. Follow the source’s current instructions and verify account, price, installation, device, and regional requirements before continuing beyond the initial experience.

Requirements and sources

The approved publication record classifies this as free and expects a short experience that takes about five minutes to understand. Creator, original title, publication date, cover, source URL, and evidence links remain shared with the approved Chinese entry, so this translation does not create a second factual record. Use the original source to confirm current access, pricing, account, installation, device, safety, and regional requirements. The English copy preserves the Chinese editorial conclusion and adds no unsupported factual claims.

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