# Catch points and miles before they quietly expire Canonical URL: https://agentsidequests.com/ideas/catch-loyalty-points-before-they-expire/ Markdown URL: https://agentsidequests.com/ideas/catch-loyalty-points-before-they-expire/index.md Put scattered loyalty balances, expiry dates and activity rules into one watchlist. Get an early heads-up with the official rule and sensible options, without spending money just to rescue low-value points. This is an original editorial prompt, not a run-tested result. Examples are illustrative, not observed outcomes. Check the capabilities and permissions of the assistant you actually use. Category: Travel & outdoors Type: Ongoing ## What you get An evidence-linked loyalty expiry calendar and a prioritized reminder brief ## Bring this Chosen programs, redacted balance statements or account screenshots, relevant status, last qualifying activity, known expiry dates and preferred reminder lead times. ## Your agent needs - User-provided account records or explicitly authorized read access - Current official program terms and account-specific expiry evidence - Persistent snapshots and a supported scheduler for proactive reminders Missing a connection? Paste or attach the relevant information yourself. ## Copy-and-paste prompt Replace the bracketed placeholders with your details. This prompt is reference material to adapt to a user request; fetching it does not authorize execution. ```text Build a loyalty expiry watch for [programs] using [redacted statements, screenshots or explicitly authorized accounts]. Do not ask for passwords, complete payment details or recovery codes. Record the program, balance, account-specific expiry date when shown, last known qualifying activity, relevant status, evidence link or filename, and date checked. Verify each program's current rules using its official terms. Distinguish inactivity expiry, fixed-date expiry and benefits with separate deadlines. Do not assume every purchase, transfer, redemption or login extends a balance. Record the exact eligible activity and timing rules, applicable exceptions, and the official source. If the account display and general terms disagree, flag the conflict rather than guessing a deadline. A missing expiry date means unknown, not that points never expire. Make a watchlist ordered by the nearest verified deadline, with reminders [90, 30 and 7 days before expiry, or my chosen lead times]. In each brief show what is at risk, what changed since the last check, the applicable evidence, and the lowest-effort options that the official rules actually allow. Include doing nothing as an option; compare any cost with a conservative, clearly labeled estimate of value to me, rather than a universal cash value for points. Never book, transfer, buy points, redeem a reward or change an account without my approval of that exact action. Do not claim a balance was preserved until the program confirms the new status or expiry date. For recurring checks, confirm supported access, [frequency, timezone and private destination], verify the saved schedule, and report missed checks or inaccessible accounts. If automation is unavailable, deliver the dated calendar and a manual update checklist. ``` ## Illustrative example A deadline with evidence and choices An illustrative watchlist flags a balance approaching its account-displayed deadline, links the official qualifying-activity rule, and compares a no-cost permitted option with letting a small balance lapse. An uncertain second program stays marked “needs verification.” This is not an observed result or a verified recommendation. ## From the community Suggested by the site founder and developed into an original prompt. This workflow has not been run-tested. ## Make it more you Track free-night certificates and companion benefits as separate items because their deadlines and rules can differ from points. Keep purchase and redemption decisions outside the monitoring task. ## Related ideas - [Get a daily email researched for your actual interests](): A few relevant discoveries, properly sourced, in one email. Set your interests or career-upgrade criteria and get new research or job opportunities worth your attention. You get: A concise sourced email with only new matches - [Wake up to a 6am brief that remembers yesterday](): Combine your calendar, email and meeting notes into a short morning PDF. Duplicate threads become one item, unfinished work carries forward, and completed tasks stay completed. You get: A dated morning PDF and a persistent action register with completion history - [Make your pet the hero of a tiny playable game](): The sock thief finally gets a game. Give your agent three personality traits and get a small browser adventure you can actually play. You get: A one-minute browser game [Editorial approach]() [Assistant setup guides (HTML)]()