CrawlDex
Preflight detail

instacart.com

food_local.find_delivery_windows

degraded recipe://food_local.find_delivery_windows/instacart-delivery-windows/v1
Hold / Collect evidence first

Do not trust this route yet

The current evidence set is too thin for a confident agent decision.

Next: Run a canary or submit a trusted outcome before allowing an agent to attempt this unsupervised.
62AES
62% outcome rate
Evidence and trust

low trust

32%
basisBased on 2 evidence samples from catalog reporters.2
sourceSources: public web observation.
nextTreat this as directional until trusted canaries or operator reports arrive.
Confidence low 27%
Evidence 2 public web observation
Freshness 0d fresh
Blockers 3 known friction
Recipe

Build a minimal cart context, surface available windows and fees, and stop before account creation or placing the order.

active
recipe://food_local.find_delivery_windows/instacart-delivery-windows/v1
  1. Open the official public source page and verify the current task path before acting. Source URL, page title, and task-specific branch are captured.
  2. Enter the task surface only after matching the user's goal to the documented path. Required identity, payment, policy, or JavaScript gate is visible.
  3. Stop at any irreversible, paid, or account-mutating step until the user approves. Final-state language and user approval are captured.
Dimension scores

Why the route scores this way

reachability 50
navigability 50
task completability 62
transactability 50
recoverability 62
policy parseability 62
trust safety 50
efficiency 50
Issue flags

Known blockers

forced_account_creationlogin_requiredhidden_fee
Policy notes
observation methodpublic official help or docs page
observation date2026-06-09
window pathaddress retailer cart checkout delivery or pickup window
account gateitems can be added before signup but checkout requires account
fee branchingretailer window and order total dependent
source urlshttps://www.instacart.com/help/article/360039163432 | https://www.instacart.com/help/section/1289447635
Recommended actions

Remediation queue

  • mediumagent
    Treat Instacart delivery-window lookup as cart-context research, not checkout. Lets agents compare delivery timing without crossing into order placement.
  • highagent
    Require total-price verification immediately before final submission. Reduces high-regret transaction errors.
Agent handoff

Copy this into an agent runbook

food_local.find_delivery_windows
Before attempting food_local.find_delivery_windows on instacart.com, check CrawlDex. Current verdict: Collect evidence first. Run a canary or submit a trusted outcome before allowing an agent to attempt this unsupervised.
curl -sS -X POST /api/v1/preflight \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{"site":"instacart.com","task":"food_local.find_delivery_windows","agent_profile":{"stack":"browser-use","browser_runtime":"playwright"}}'
Preflight contract 
{
  "site": "instacart.com",
  "task": "food_local.find_delivery_windows",
  "agent_profile": {
    "stack": "browser-use",
    "browser_runtime": "playwright"
  }
}