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Tip only: dedicated mini Chrome when sites block Grok Bot

Some storefronts block the bot user-agent. A registered mini opening Chrome is the author's stated workaround.

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What hurt

Connor (@bluecollarivy) uses a dedicated mini when pricing at HD/Lowe's matters and those sites block Grok Bot: the bot opens Chrome on the mini and it looks like a human. Respect site terms — this page only records that local-computer + Chrome pattern, not a scrape-bypass cookbook. His second note (a Blue message to book sales calls) is not a Grok Bot job and is omitted. Tip only. Not affiliated with xAI, Home Depot, or Lowe's.

What to install or create

Register a dedicated mini/computer the bot already owns. When a site blocks the bot UA, open Chrome there. Stay inside the site's terms. You still approve any buy.

Bots

  • Storefront browse

    Opens Chrome on the dedicated mini when a named storefront blocks the bot. Read prices. No buy.

Plugins

  • Browser

    Optional

Files

  • Which storefronts may be opened on the mini. Buy stays locked.

Routines

  • None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.

The prompt

This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.

First run

  1. 1Read https://x.com/bluecollarivy/status/2100681239305097392 — use case 1 only (dedicated mini + Chrome).
  2. 2Use a mini/computer you already registered to the bot. Do not invent a stealth stack.
  3. 3When a named storefront blocks Grok Bot, ask it to open Chrome on that mini and read the price.
  4. 4Stay inside that site's terms. This is not a scrape-bypass guide.
  5. 5Cart, buy, account, and send stay behind your yes.

Approval fence

Browse may run on the mini. Any add-to-cart, buy, account create, or send waits for your yes. Stay inside the site's terms.

What to tweak

Steal dedicated-mini + Chrome for blocked storefronts. Not a license to evade ToS or auto-buy.

Source

Connor @bluecollarivy · Original post

Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.

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