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Built on a Truck Driver's Break: A Grok Bot App He and His Wife Use to Report Spam Calls to the FCC and FTC

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

What they did

A truck driver waiting for his drive time to reset talked through a problem with his Grok Bot. Within minutes they built another small app. He sent it to his wife, and they're now using it to report spam calls to the FCC and FTC.

How it went

X post by @TheReal_BCM (Oct 27, 2026 UTC) with a screenshot: app built in minutes and shared with his wife; they're reporting spam calls to the FCC and FTC. No report counts given. Reports help regulators but rarely stop calls right away. Also block the numbers and register on the Do Not Call list

Worth knowing

  • X post by @TheReal_BCM (Oct 27, 2026 UTC) with a screenshot: app built in minutes and shared with his wife; they're reporting spam calls to the FCC and FTC. No report counts given.
  • Reports help regulators but rarely stop calls right away. Also block the numbers and register on the Do Not Call list.

Prompt

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

Build me a simple app on my phone to log spam calls: number, time, what they said. For each one, prepare a report for the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) and the FCC complaint site with the details filled in, and show me before I submit. Keep a list of numbers we've already reported.

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 Drive) 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 Drive · 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 @TheReal_BCM (Oct 27, 2026 UTC) with a screenshot: app built in minutes and shared with his wife; they're reporting spam calls to the FCC and FTC. No report counts given. Reports help regulators but rarely stop calls right away. Also block the numbers and register on the Do Not Call list

Source: X · 2026-10-27 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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