A Grok Bot Skill Turned to Gibberish Halfway Down: The Cause Was His Own Email Address in the Text
- Level Intermediate
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeYes
What they did
He spent a day chasing broken Grok Bot skills. One saved fine, loaded once and vanished; another loaded but turned to gibberish halfway down, even though the file on disk was clean. The cause was his own email address in the skill text: the loader hides it and scrambles every line after it.
How it went
X post by @Wzchao (Nov 1, 2026 UTC): one skill vanished after loading once; another went gibberish halfway; the file was clean; his own email in the text made the loader hide it and scramble the following lines
Worth knowing
- X post by @Wzchao (Nov 1, 2026 UTC): one skill vanished after loading once; another went gibberish halfway; the file was clean; his own email in the text made the loader hide it and scramble the following lines.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Check this skill file before I load it: [paste]. Flag anything that looks like personal data (email addresses, phone numbers, account numbers) and replace it with a placeholder like [MY_EMAIL]. Then load it, read it back to me line by line and tell me if any line differs from the file.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (Email) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Tools: Email · Stack: Grok Bot
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
X post by @Wzchao (Nov 1, 2026 UTC): one skill vanished after loading once; another went gibberish halfway; the file was clean; his own email in the text made the loader hide it and scramble the following lines
Source: X · 2026-11-01 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated