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Email

Issues

0.70.2 was said to keep your computer connected when you step away

Staff say the local helper stays up after the window sits in the background. Also: Linux local exec breaks on Ubuntu 22.04, and routines still can't send from mail.grokbot.com.

Grok BotMon 12 Oct 2026

Biology research can silence a Grok Bot, staff say

If a Bot goes quiet after science work, start fresh in another Bot. Below: desktop Bot instructions are gone by design, and email routines need a workaround.

Grok BotSat 10 Oct 2026

Grok Bot launches its own email addresses at mail.grokbot.com

Ask your Bot to claim one permanent address. Below: Thursday's "Bot failed to respond" errors are fixed, staff say, but scheduled routines are still late.

Grok BotFri 9 Oct 2026

Changelog

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Known issuesConfirmed

Gmail connector still turns your email links into Google redirects

Staff say a fix is in the works but not live yet, and it hits every platform. Add links in Gmail yourself until then.

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NewsConfirmed

Grok Bot email now takes plus aliases for sorting and routines

Your one mail.grokbot.com address can now split into aliases like +receipts, and a routine can fire only for mail sent to one of them.

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WorkflowsReported

Email yourself a Daily Loose Ends list each morning

champagnekofi's Claude Code routine gathers owed replies, Slack threads, and half-done work into one morning email skimmed in five minutes.

AnthropicLast checked 14 Oct 2026

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Known issuesConfirmed

Scheduled routines don't get the Bot inbox email tools

SendEmail works in the main chat but not in a routine run. Staff say use Gmail unattended, or hand the send back to chat.

TipsReported

Use an email trigger when mobile hides webhook credentials

The phone app still doesn't show a webhook URL or key. BrexitBot's workaround is a mail.grokbot.com email trigger, or a forward into that inbox.

Grok BotLast checked 12 Oct 2026

TipsConfirmed

Hand Bot-inbox sends from a routine to the main chat

Scheduled runs can't see SendEmail for mail.grokbot.com. Staff say to draft in the routine, then approve the send in chat.

Grok BotLast checked 12 Oct 2026

Known issuesConfirmed

Email-triggered routines fail to save

If your Bot can't create a routine that runs when mail arrives, have it check the inbox on a schedule instead, as staff advise.

TipsReported

Put your Bot's email on your own domain

Forward an address like bot@yourdomain.com to your Bot's mail.grokbot.com inbox with Cloudflare Email Routing, as @wiiiimm did.

Grok BotLast checked 10 Oct 2026

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NewsNeeds re-check

Every Grok Bot user can now claim a mail.grokbot.com address

SpaceXAI launched Bot email on Oct 9 with a help page: one permanent address per user, claimed from chat, the Email plugin or a tag on X.

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NewsNeeds re-check

Grok Bot this week: its own email, X tagging and a rough Thursday

Oct 5 to 9 in one read: two releases, Bot email, built-in X search, Opus 5.5 routing, a day of failed replies and late routines, and what to watch the week of Oct 12.

Grok BotUpdated 10 Oct 2026

WishlistAsked

Wish: Bots that notice new email without a routine

Hours after Bot email launched, one user asked for new mail to reach the Bot like a push notification.

Asked by @bdvd_25

ReleasesConfirmed

Slide decks, formatted emails, and a bigger Bot screen

Ask a Bot for a slide deck and get it back as a PowerPoint file or Google Slides, and send emails with real formatting.

Grok Bot 0.68.1

NewsConfirmed

Bots get their own mail.grokbot.com inbox in a gradual rollout

A Grok Bot team member says the addresses will reach more accounts soon. Try asking your Bot to send an email.

Grok BotUpdated 9 Oct 2026

ReleasesConfirmed

Five new languages and Gmail send-as addresses

Send Bot email drafts from a verified Gmail send-as address, and use Grok Bot in Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Swahili, or Hausa.

Grok Bot 0.68.0

NewsConfirmed

Email and Slack drafts you approve first

A Bot writes the message as a card, and you Send or Discard it.

Grok Bot 0.45.0

NewsConfirmed

Outlook, Calendar, and OneDrive plugins

Bots can read, write, and act across your Microsoft accounts.