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A Week of Meals Under a Calorie Limit, Cart Filled and Promo Applied: Grok Bot Uses a Supermarket MCP and Sends a Confirm Link

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

What they did

He has a dedicated grocery bot connected to his local supermarket through MCP. He asks for a week's menu under a calorie limit, and Grok Bot creates the menu, adds the products to the cart, applies a promotion and sends him a link to confirm the order.

How it went

X post by @sunset_evm (Oct 28, 2026 UTC): grocery bot connected to a supermarket MCP builds a calorie-limited weekly menu, fills the cart, applies a promotion and sends a confirm link. Calorie counts from AI meal plans are estimates. Check the numbers if you track for health reasons

Worth knowing

  • X post by @sunset_evm (Oct 28, 2026 UTC): grocery bot connected to a supermarket MCP builds a calorie-limited weekly menu, fills the cart, applies a promotion and sends a confirm link.
  • Calorie counts from AI meal plans are estimates. Check the numbers if you track for health reasons.

Prompt

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

Plan [number] days of meals for [people] at about [calories] per day, avoiding [foods]. Add all the ingredients to my cart at [supermarket], check for promotions or coupons and apply them. Then send me the menu, the cart total and a link to confirm. Don't place the order yourself.

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 (as needed) 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

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 @sunset_evm (Oct 28, 2026 UTC): grocery bot connected to a supermarket MCP builds a calorie-limited weekly menu, fills the cart, applies a promotion and sends a confirm link. Calorie counts from AI meal plans are estimates. Check the numbers if you track for health reasons

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