It Invented Tasks He Never Wrote: A ChatGPT Dot Went Through His Todoist Inbox and Added Look-Alike Items (Cautionary)
- Level Beginner
- Setup~30 min (estimated)
- Evidence Anecdotal
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeYes
What they did
Can you trust your agent to tidy your to-do list? He asked his ChatGPT Dot to go through his Todoist inbox with him. It made up several items he never wrote, which sounded a lot like things he would have written about his projects. He only noticed after correcting 3 or 4 tasks that shouldn't exist.
How it went
A tidier task list where every change is shown to you first.
Worth knowing
- One X post. Agents can invent believable items. Ask for a change list and check it against the original before accepting.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Go through my [Todoist] inbox with me. Only work with tasks that already exist. Don't create new tasks unless I ask. For each one, suggest a project, due date or delete, and show me the full list of changes before you make any. Afterwards, list every task you added or changed.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
In Grok Bot, ask for a before-and-after change list whenever it edits your tasks.
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in ChatGPT Dots, Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Stack: ChatGPT Dots + Todoist
- 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
First-hand X post: Dot invented Todoist tasks similar to real ones; caught after 3-4 corrections
Source: X · 2026-10-20 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated