{"slug":"grok-bot-list-newsletters-worth-unsubscribing","title":"List newsletters worth unsubscribing and leave the click to me","summary":"Grok Bot handles this as a draft: From the mailbox I connect, list newsletters I have stopped reading and the unsubscribe link it can see. I click. It does not unsubscribe.","agent":"Grok Bot","agentSlug":"grok-bot","category":"Operations","categorySlug":"operations","roles":["Operator"],"roleSlugs":["operator"],"industries":["Software"],"industrySlugs":["software"],"jobs":["inbox-and-calendar"],"topic":"Life Admin & Home","topicSlug":"life-admin-and-home","score":18,"difficulty":"easy","estCost":"A Grok Bot on the plan you already pay for, with read access to the mailbox you connect.","costTier":"low","timeSaved":"Hunting unsubscribe links across a crowded inbox. An estimate, not a measurement.","prompt":"Look at newsletters in the mailbox I connected. List the ones that look worth unsubscribing from.\n\nFor each row include: sender, subject of a recent issue, about how often it arrives, and the unsubscribe link if one is visible in the message. If you cannot see an unsubscribe link, say so. Do not invent a link.\n\nSort the longest-ignored senders first. Skip mail from people I have replied to recently.\n\nDo not click unsubscribe. Do not delete mail. Do not send anything. I will click the links I agree with.","steps":[{"title":"Connect the mailbox as read-only","detail":"The post uses Gmail for this bot. Do not grant permission to send or to click links."},{"title":"Read the list and open two links yourself","detail":"Check that each unsubscribe URL is on the message you recognize. Drop any row whose link you cannot see in the original mail."},{"title":"Stop","detail":"You click unsubscribe. The bot only lists candidates."}],"sourceUrl":"https://ghuntley.com/bot/","sourceNote":"Same Geoffrey Huntley post as the morning-brief playbook, dated 16 Oct 2026. The page returned HTTP 200 on 17 Oct 2026. He describes an Inbox Diet bot that lists newsletters to unsubscribe from and leaves the click to him, using Gmail. Prompt and stop rules are an AI Playbook Gems adaptation, not a quote; unverified.","date":"2026-10-17","verified":false,"status":"unverified","sponsorUrl":"","metrics":[{"label":"Hands-on time","value":"Checking the list and clicking the ones you want gone"},{"label":"You still approve","value":"Every unsubscribe click"}],"faq":[{"question":"Has this Grok Bot playbook been re-run for the catalog?","answer":"No. Status is unverified. The blog post was checked on 17 Oct 2026. The prompt is an adaptation."},{"question":"What stays human?","answer":"The click. The post says the bot lists newsletters and the person unsubscribes."}],"url":"https://aiplaybookgems.com/usecases/grok-bot-list-newsletters-worth-unsubscribing","jsonUrl":"https://aiplaybookgems.com/api/usecases/grok-bot-list-newsletters-worth-unsubscribing"}