Work
Have the bot search Gmail Spam and move a message back to Inbox
Important mail lands in Spam and you only notice when someone pings you.
What hurt
Optimus G (@OptimusG2026) uses a small trick: Grok Bot can search Spam and move a message back. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Handy for one-off rescues when something landed there by mistake.
Bots
No new bot. Follow the first-run steps.
Plugins
Gmail
Optional
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
- 1Read https://x.com/OptimusG2026/status/2109099217608458379 (credit @OptimusG2026).
- 2Connect Gmail and ask the bot to search Spam for a sender or subject.
- 3Confirm the exact message before it moves anything.
- 4Ask why it was classified spam if useful for a filter.
- 5Don't grant blanket "empty spam" powers.
Approval fence
Moves back to inbox only for messages you name; no bulk unmarked moves.
What to tweak
Search Spam on purpose when something "never arrived".
Source
Optimus G @OptimusG2026 · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
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