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Grok BotRoutineShopping & travel

Flight price watch with a threshold

Check one route every morning and alert when it drops below your threshold; buying stays with you.

Setup time5 min
CostIncluded in plan
RunsDaily 09:00
NeedsGrok Bot, web search
Last updated2026-10-15
XSource

Grok Bot can watch a price — then alert you. It won't buy on its own.

by Jonathon (@grokbotguide) · 2026-10-05

✓ Opened via the X API on 2026-10-15

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Part 1 · What the source did

Check one route every morning and alert when it drops below your threshold; buying stays with you.

  • Example: check London–Lisbon at 9am daily and alert below £120.
  • Saved as a routine; no purchasing.

Summary written by Agent Cookbook. See the original for the full context.

Part 2 · Our copy-paste version

Adapted by us from what the source described. Fill in the [BRACKETS].

The prompt

Every day at 09:00: check [ORIGIN]→[DESTINATION] on [DATES] (±[N] days), [CABIN], [BAGS]. If the lowest total price is below [THRESHOLD], message me with price, airline, times, booking link and the source site. Otherwise send nothing. Never book or enter payment details.
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Approval ruleNever books or enters payment details.

Set it up

  1. Run once and confirm the price matches what you see.
  2. Save as a routine.
  3. Stop it after you book.

Common failures

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What usually goes wrong
  • Prices without bags look cheaper; specify bags.
  • Sites show different totals; ask it to name the source.

Variations

  • Hotel or train prices.
  • Weekly price-trend summary.

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