Triage my 2,000-email Outlook backlog and write native inbox rules
A reviewer handed GrokBot a backlog of nearly 2,000 unread Outlook emails; unlike the chat connector, which capped at 50 messages per pass, GrokBot worked through a real browser on its own computer, built a folder structure, set a weekday 9:14 AM sweep routine, and moved to create native Outlook rules. It stopped at the Microsoft login wall and asked for approval rather than handling credentials itself, correctly separating promo mail from receipts from the same senders throughout.
This only partly worked. Read what happened before you try it.
How it works
- Reviewer connects Outlook
- GrokBot inspects existing folders
- Builds Marketing subfolder structure
- Creates a weekday morning sweep routine
- Opens Outlook web in its own browser to create native rules
- Stops at Microsoft login and requests approval
- Filing continues with promo and transactional mail from the same sender correctly separated
Why it’s worth knowing
The agent did not just sort mail through an API; it drove a real browser to write native Outlook rules like a person would.
Where it’s from
Summarized from a public post on djsmobiles.com. See the original ↗