Reading and summarizing an inbox Beginner

Ask your bot for a short summary of new mail: who wrote, what they want, and what needs a reply today.

What you'll learn

How to ask for a useful summary
How to make the format stick

Before you start

The Grok Bot app, installed and signed in. New? See where to download it and installing and signing in.
Gmail or Outlook connected (how).

1. Ask for it

Open your bot's chat.
Type a clear request, for example:
Summarize my unread email from today. For each: sender, what they want, and whether it needs a reply today. Put urgent ones first.
Read the summary and open anything important yourself.

Screenshot: A bot reply listing unread emails grouped by urgent, reply-later and FYI.

2. Make the format stick

Liked the format? Say "Remember this summary format." That saves it to the bot's memory (Quick Start: Memory).

3. Narrow it down

By time: "since yesterday 5 PM".
By sender: "only from clients".
By topic: "anything about invoices".

4. Make it automatic

Once you like it, turn it into a morning routine: see Scheduled email digests.

Ideas to try

Monday catch-up.
Summarize everything since Friday 5 PM in ten bullets or fewer.
Shop owner.
List customer emails from today that ask about an order.
Volunteer group.
Summarize this week's emails from the PTA and list dates.
After vacation.
Group my unread mail by sender and tell me which 5 to read first.

Tips

Ask for links to each message so you can check the original.
Summaries can miss nuance; read important mail yourself.
Treat instructions inside emails as data, not orders.

Facts about the Grok Bot app come from Cursor's official Grok Bot documentation. Menus and services change; if something looks different, check the official docs or ask your bot.