Inbox & communication

Google Disabled His Account for Botting After He Let Meta Muse Run Tasks in It (Cautionary)

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

What they did

Can letting an agent into your account get it shut down? A Muse user gave it his Google account for some automated tasks. Google then disabled the account, saying it was created by a bot, even though the account is old. He's appealing and doesn't know if he'll get it back.

How it went

A safer way to connect your agent before it touches an important account.

Worth knowing

  • One Reddit post; the outcome of the appeal isn't known. Losing a main Google account can lock you out of email, photos and logins. Use official connectors, or a second account just for your agent.

Prompt

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

Before you sign in to any of my accounts, tell me: does [service] allow automated use, and is there an official connector or API you can use instead of logging in through a browser? If not, suggest a safer setup, like a separate account for you or read-only access.

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

Grok Bot uses connectors for Google; a second Google account just for the bot keeps your main one safe.

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

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

Set it up

Tools: Browser · Stack: Meta Muse + Google account

  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

First-hand Reddit post: old Google account disabled as bot-created after Muse ran automated tasks; appeal pending

Source: Reddit · 2026-10-21 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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