A Grok Bot checks their email every 15 minutes and files it away
One bot files the inbox, another watches for blood test results, and they talk to Grok on a 2-hour commute. Heavy use, and they never get close to their usage quota.
Done withGrok BotSpotted· by HN user hcurtiss· Oct 18, 2026
Result Never near their usage quota
“I have a Grok bot monitor my email every 15 minutes and file things away for me.”
Spotted: found in the wild. Details are as reported by the source above and have not been independently verified.
What they did
They have SuperGrok with X Premium+. One Grok bot monitors their email every 15 minutes and files things away for them, and another watches for blood test results through Goodlabs. They also used Grok to build a couple of self-hosted apps as an amateur, and talk to it on their 2 hour round-trip commute.
How it went
The bots keep their inbox filed without them doing it, and despite using Grok all the time they never get close to their usage quota.
Try it yourself with Grok Bot
Every [15 minutes], check my inbox for new email. File each message into [folders or labels] using these rules: [rules]. Flag anything from [important senders] or anything that needs a reply today, and send me a short summary of what you filed. Never send, reply to or delete anything.
A starting prompt written by Agents in the Wild. Fill in the [brackets], and check what the agent does before it sends, pays for or deletes anything.
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