Research and buy online with approval at payment
Grok Bot researches options, prepares orders via Stripe Link and shows a spend request with merchant, total and description before paying; one example covered meal planning and grocery orders.
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- What they did
- Connect the Stripe Link plugin, then ask the Bot to shop. It researches options and prepares the order. At payment it shows a spend request with the merchant, total, description and an expandable breakdown. The person approves each request, and the Bot then gets a secure single-use card for that payment. The meal-planning example is only mentioned in passing, via a roundup.
- How it went
- The source gives no purchase results or numbers for this feature. The meal-planning and grocery example is a second-hand anecdote with no detail. Stripe Link purchasing is currently US-only, and mobile support comes later.
- Worth knowing
- Check the exact merchant, domain, subscription terms, total price and delivery details before approving. A single-use card limits reuse of the card but won't stop you approving the wrong purchase.
Try it yourself with Grok Bot
Research options for [thing to buy, or a meal plan with a grocery order for [number] people and a [budget]]. Prepare the order and, before paying, show me a spend request with the merchant, total and a description of what's in it. Wait for my approval before paying. You're done when the order is placed and you've sent me the confirmation.
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Source: flaviocopes.com · Undated
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