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Build an agent that files refunds and insurance claims for you
A hackathon team built Recourse, which organizes evidence, prepares paperwork and calls customer support for you.
- Difficulty
- AdvancedOur rating
- Time to build
- A weekend (hackathon)From the source
- Monthly cost
- Not reported
- Revenue
- Not reportedWe only show revenue the source states
- Engagement
- 6 X likes3 replies · 0 reposts · fetched Oct 15, 2026
What they did
@_benjaminxie and teammates built Recourse at a16z SpeedHacks.
How it went
They won first place.
Worth knowing
A hackathon prototype.
Builder recipe
Our own starting point, written from the source. Adapt it to your setup.
Stack
- LLM
- Document parsing
- Voice calling
Steps
- Give the agent access only to the accounts it needs.
- Write a clear brief with hard constraints.
- Ask it to report back before anything irreversible.
- Review the outcome and refine the brief.
Starter prompt
Gather my receipts and emails about [order], write a refund request citing the policy, and prepare a call script.Tags
Read the original
- X: x.com/_benjaminxie/status/2109540504052683244 ↗ (opens in new tab) Oct 12, 2026 · 6 likes, 3 replies, 0 reposts (fetched 2026-10-15)
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