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Grok Bots can now have their own email address
In short
Since v0.70.2 (Oct 11, 2026) a Grok Bot can claim its own email address and receive mail. How it works, how drafts protect you, and good first uses.
One of the most useful October changes is easy to miss: your Bot can now have its own email address. The official changelog for version 0.70.2, dated October 11, 2026, says Bots can claim their own email address and receive mail there, and email they send from it waits for your approval on a draft card.
Why that's a big deal
Until now, a Bot that needed email had to use yours, through a connected Gmail or Outlook account. A separate Bot inbox means you can hand out an address for one job without giving the Bot the keys to your personal mail. Think of it like giving a new assistant a work email instead of your password.
Good first uses
- Sign-up confirmations for a newsletter you want the Bot to summarize
- A contact address for a small side project
- Receipts from one online store, so the Bot can track orders
How sending stays safe
Out of the box, mail the Bot sends from its own address shows up first as a draft card in your chat. You read it, then press Send or discard it. Later releases added more polish:
- October 14 (v0.71.2): Bots can send from a tagged form of the address, like name+shop@, and a routine on that tag runs only for its mail.
- October 22 (v0.75.2): routines can read the Bot's inboxes, and the first email a Bot sends to someone new includes a one-click unsubscribe link.
The changelog also mentions a "Disable drafts" option that lets a Bot send directly. I'd leave drafts on while you're learning.
How to set it up
- Open a chat with the Bot you want to give an address.
- Ask: "Claim an email address for yourself for order receipts."
- It will suggest an address. Approve it.
- Use that address on the store or service, then ask the Bot to tell you when mail arrives.
Watch out for
- Don't use a Bot address for banking or anything you'd need to recover in an emergency.
- Treat anything unexpected that lands in the inbox like spam. Bots can be targeted by phishing too.
What it means for you
A Bot inbox is a cleaner way to let a Bot handle email jobs without touching your personal account. For ideas, see customer email without the dread, and for safety basics, is Grok Bot safe?
Sources
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