Travel

A Refundable Flight He Forgot to Cancel: His Proactive Grok Bot Spotted It in His Email and Filed the Refund After He Said Yes

  • Level Beginner
  • Setup~30 min (estimated)
  • Evidence Some evidence
  • CostNot stated in source
  • No-codeYes
Grok BotSource-linkedBeginner-friendly

What they did

He set up a "Proactive Bot" that scans his email. It noticed a flight he wasn't going to take and hadn't cancelled, told him the fare was 100% refundable and, once he confirmed, submitted the refund request for him. He says that one message paid for the bot for the next 12 months.

How it went

X post by @SPYR0LAB (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): Proactive Bot found an uncancelled, fully refundable flight in email and submitted the refund after confirmation. Refund amount not given

Worth knowing

  • X post by @SPYR0LAB (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): Proactive Bot found an uncancelled, fully refundable flight in email and submitted the refund after confirmation. Refund amount not given.

Prompt

Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.

Every [morning], scan my email for upcoming flights, hotels, rentals and event tickets. Compare them with my calendar and flag anything I may not use (a trip I cancelled, a date clash, a duplicate booking). For each one, tell me the refund or cancellation rules and the deadline. If I confirm, submit the cancellation or refund request and send me the confirmation number.

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

  1. Copy the prompt (button below).
  2. Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
  3. Connect the listed tools (Google Calendar, Email) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
  4. If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."

Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.

Set it up

Tools: Google Calendar, Email · Stack: Grok Bot

  1. Read the original source for full context.
  2. Connect the tools your agent needs.
  3. Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
  4. Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.

Generic suggested steps, not from the source.

Evidence

X post by @SPYR0LAB (Oct 30, 2026 UTC): Proactive Bot found an uncancelled, fully refundable flight in email and submitted the refund after confirmation. Refund amount not given

Source: X · 2026-10-30 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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