Grok Bot: bot ends turn without finishing work it committed to do later

Hey @Capital_EyeMotors, thanks for the report and the exact times, they matched what we see on our side.

You’re right about what happened. When Chief of Staff agreed to move the filters after 10 AM, it noted the task for itself, but it didn’t schedule anything to wake it up at that time. So it only got back to the task when something else woke it. This is a known issue we’re already tracking, and I’ve added your report to it, along with your idea of showing pending commitments in the app.

The 11:40 reminder is a separate piece. Non-urgent messages between bots don’t wake the other bot. They’re handed over as background info at its next turn, so they aren’t treated as something to act on. Anything another bot needs to act on should be sent as urgent.

In the meantime, these should keep handoffs from dropping:

  1. When you hand a bot something for later, ask it to set a one-time routine for that time, e.g. “Set a one-time routine for 10:15 AM today to move the email filters, then message Tech Support as urgent when they’re live.”
  2. Add a line to Chief of Staff’s instructions: “Whenever you say you’ll do something later, create a one-time routine for it right away.”
  3. Add a line to Tech Support’s instructions: “When you follow up on something you’re waiting on from another bot, send it as urgent.”

Let me know if a bot skips the routine even when you ask for one.