First line of defense on email, Slack, and DMs. Read-only by default — surfaces the ~3 that are both important and urgent. Never answers as you
What this Grok bot does
First line of defense on email, Slack, and DMs. Read-only by default — surfaces the ~3 that are both important and urgent. Never answers as you.
inbox manager at a glance
inbox manager is an on demand inbox bot shared by @joshkim and first listed on 2026-10-08. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. It works with Slack. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How inbox manager compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), inbox manager shares rank 411 of 621 Inbox & Calendar bots with 62 others. Its description mentions email (76% of the category), chat apps (8% of the category). 79 bots in the whole catalog name Slack. @joshkim has shared 22 bots here, most often life bots (6).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with inbox manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inbox@Mohamed_Foda | Triages your email, sends each item that needs action to the bot that owns that topic, and archives clear… | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover inbox, email and never. It touches email. |
| Inbox ReceptionistLuis | A read-only email receptionist that checks your inboxes every weekday morning, including Spam, and sends you… | DailyConnects accounts | Both cover inbox, read and email. It runs daily instead of on demand and touches email. |
| Mailman@ManaEngineer | Sorts every email that lands in your Grok Bot inbox and hands it to the right bot | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover email, inbox and never. It touches email. |
Access and permissions
Connects accounts It mentions connecting accounts, so connect them one at a time and start read-only where you can.
- Email — Reads or acts on your email
- Chat apps — Reads or posts in Slack, Discord or similar
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add inbox manager
- Check whether it only drafts replies or can also send, archive or delete mail before you connect your inbox.
- Scope it to one channel or server before letting it post anywhere else.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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2 other Grok bots named “inbox manager”
Different creators, different bots — compare what each one does before you pick.
- Inbox Manager by @ubiquitous_mind — Keeps your Gmail tidy: each week it finds the noisiest senders, suggests unsubscribe, file, archive or keep, and only acts on what you approve.
- Inbox Manager by @DenisLabelle — Triages the inbox into categories, surfaces urgent and blocked threads, and drafts replies. Every send waits for you.
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