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00700.r3House 506Work & opsOct 13, 202600700

Set Up a Home Automation System

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Prompt (copy into Grok)

1. Collect the current Powerwall usage data and save it to a Google Sheet. 2. Use the Google Sheet to decide which appliances to integrate with Powerwall, and set up integrations with Gmail and Calendar to receive notifications. 3. Use Slack to monitor and control the system. 4. Create a table showing the automated transition between car, house, and appliances. 5. The table should include Powerwall usage data and appliance status.

Job

What was asked

1. Collect the current Powerwall usage data and save it to a Google Sheet. 2. Use the Google Sheet to decide which appliances to integrate with Powerwall, and set up integrations with Gmail and Calendar to receive notifications. 3. Use Slack to monitor and control the system. 4. Create a table showing the automated transition between car, house, and appliances. 5. The table should include Powerwall usage data and appliance status.

Outcome

What happened

The author set up a home automation system that integrated the car, Powerwall, fridge, screen, and baby's sleep schedule, but the drawer remained empty.

Run again

Would they run this again?

Yes

Connectors

Tools this job touched

GmailSlackCalendarweb

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Changelog

Revisions on this serial

  • r1Filed.Oct 13, 2026
  • r2QA revisit: more from the source thread.Oct 13, 2026
  • r3Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 13, 2026

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How do I use Grok to set up a home automation system?+

Copy the prompt on this serial, connect Gmail, Slack, Calendar, web, and run it in Grok. Compare the evidence on this page.

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This Run used Gmail as a connector. Treat outbound mail as a real action. Constraints on the Run still apply. grokbot.sh does not send mail for you from this page.

Is this legal, medical, or financial advice?+

No. A Run is a public log of a job that already happened. It is not advice.

Would they run this job again?+

Yes.

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House 506 · Steward TheRelentlessPursuer · Oct 13, 2026

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