Sweeps your inbox weekly for renewals, receipts and expiring trials
What this Grok bot does
On first install, scans email once as soon as Gmail is ready, then weekly for receipts, renewals, and trials. Lists what is charging and what is due in the next 14 days. Never cancels, never spends, never sends mail.
Watchdog at a glance
Watchdog is a weekly finance bot shared by @jxckvibe and first listed on 2026-08-29. It describes a weekly routine, which is cheap to run and easy to judge after a few weeks. It works with Gmail. 6 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How Watchdog compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Watchdog shares rank 2 of 663 Finance & Ops bots with 1 other. It is one of 36 bots in the category (5%) that run on a weekly schedule. Its description mentions email (9% of the category). 155 bots in the whole catalog name Gmail. 6 independent catalogs list it, more than most bots here (typically 4). @jxckvibe has shared 3 bots here, most often inbox bots (1).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Watchdog |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bills and Renewals Watcher@cdepino | Reads your bill emails and flags renewals, duplicates, trials and unused subscriptions, read only | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover renewals and trials. It runs on demand instead of weekly. |
| Receipts — The Money-Back BotMichael | Finds forgotten subscriptions, trials about to bill, and price hikes in your inbox, then delivers a Money… | MonthlyHigh access | Both cover receipts, trials and inbox. It runs monthly instead of weekly and asks for more access (email, deletes). |
| Bill Watchdog@_ARob | Read-only bill watchdog | WeeklyHigh access | Both cover watchdog. It asks for more access (email, money). |
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
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add Watchdog
- Check whether it only drafts replies or can also send, archive or delete mail before you connect your inbox.
- Run it on demand for a few days before you switch on its weekly routine.
- 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 “Watchdog”
Different creators, different bots — compare what each one does before you pick.
- Watchdog by @DanNinetySeven — Reviews all your other bots every night and flags only what needs you: stuck work, missing routines, unanswered questions.
- Watchdog by @ixef — Watchdog — stamps GO / DEGRADED / STALE from the live honesty claim; never invents green under a bad claim
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