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Tip only: Thunderbird on the bot VM for mail + calendar

Mail and calendar can live on the bot computer. iMessage still needs a screenshot workaround.

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What hurt

Dhalgren Marquis (@DhalgrenMarquis) hooked Grok Bot into email and calendar through Thunderbird on its VM. He notes Grok Bot cannot access anything related to iMessage without a screenshot, and he still wants reminders, notes, voice memos, and iMessage without a multistep workaround — those remain a gap, not a method on this page. Steal the Thunderbird-on-the-computer path only. Tip only — no invented prompt. Not affiliated with xAI or Mozilla.

What to install or create

Install Thunderbird on the bot VM/computer. Connect mail + calendar there. Treat iMessage as screenshot-only until a real bridge exists.

Bots

  • Mail + calendar desk

    Reads Thunderbird on its VM. Drafts only. No iMessage method beyond a screenshot you provide.

Plugins

  • Calendar

    Optional

Files

  • Thunderbird profiles for the mail and calendar accounts the bot may read.

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/DhalgrenMarquis/status/2100726361610756480. Tip only.
  2. 2On the bot's VM or dedicated computer, install Thunderbird and sign in to the mail + calendar you want it to see.
  3. 3Ask the bot to read from that Thunderbird — not to invent a cloud connector.
  4. 4If you need iMessage context, provide a screenshot. Do not invent a deeper bridge.
  5. 5Send, invites, deletes, and any message to a person stay behind your yes.

Approval fence

Read mail and calendar on the VM. Send, invite, delete, and any iMessage action wait for your yes.

What to tweak

Steal Thunderbird-on-the-VM for mail and calendar. Do not invent an iMessage integration.

Source

Dhalgren Marquis @DhalgrenMarquis · Original post

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

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