How to set up the Spam-Call Scrubber in Grok Bot (unofficial guide)

What the Spam-Call Scrubber does

Per its x.ai share page, the template "finds your phone number on people-search sites and data brokers, submits the opt-outs, finishes the email confirmations, and re-checks on the schedule you choose," and "asks only for the minimum details it needs."

It's a third-party template, not an xAI or SpaceXSI product. The share page says so itself: "This AI bot was created by a third-party user, not by SpaceXSI. It may act on your behalf." Adding it accepts the third-party bot terms.

Why it's everywhere: the creator, @MinimalDuck, posted it on Oct 15, 2026, and Elon Musk quote-posted it the same day: "Ask your @Grok @Bot to remove your phone number from spam call & text lists!" As of Oct 16, 2026, ~7:50am CT, X's API showed Musk's post at 3,347,510 impressions and 16,063 bookmarks, and the original post at 2,699,268 impressions and 11,628 bookmarks (source: X API public metrics).

What information is safe to share

Give it what a people-search opt-out actually needs: the phone number you want removed, your name as it appears on listings, and city and state (or past cities) to match the right record. The share page says the Bot asks only for the minimum details it needs. If it asks for more, ask why first.

Opt-outs send confirmation links by email. A separate inbox keeps those away from your personal mail: give the Bot its own @mail.grokbot.com address, or use a dedicated email you control.

Don't share your Social Security number, ID photos, card numbers, bank details, passwords, or 2FA codes in chat. Some sites ask for phone verification or a CAPTCHA. Per the official Grok Bot FAQ, the Bot should hand those steps to you through Take over rather than bypass them.

Before adding any shared Bot, open its instructions and read them. The official FAQ notes that a shared link exposes the Bot's configuration, and that adding one gives you a copy, not the creator's computer or logins. Your Bots share one cloud computer and its logins, so a separate Bot isn't a security boundary.

How often to recheck

The template rechecks "on the schedule you choose" (x.ai share page). It doesn't publish a default interval, so you pick one.

Why recheck at all: the FTC says listings can come back if your information changes, and it advises you to "periodically check the people search sites" and file a new opt-out if you show up again (FTC, What To Know About People Search Sites).

Our suggestion (not from the template or the FTC): run it monthly, then drop to every two to three months once a few runs in a row find nothing new. Every run uses your weekly Grok Bot allowance, so add the rule 'if nothing new is listed, say so and stop.'

Honest limits

It doesn't stop illegal robocalls. The FTC says the National Do Not Call Registry "won't stop calls from scammers making illegal calls," and scammers who robocall don't buy their lists from opt-out-friendly sites or follow those rules either. Removing your number from people-search sites cuts one source of exposure. It doesn't block calls.

Opting out doesn't erase your data everywhere. Per the FTC, your number may still appear in relatives' or neighbors' reports, and opting out doesn't delete public records.

Coverage is limited to sites the Bot can reach. Sites can block automation, require phone verification, or change their opt-out forms. Ask the Bot for a list of sites it couldn't finish so you can do those by hand.

Results aren't instant. Brokers process requests on their own timelines, so judge it over weeks, not days.

Do the free basics too: register at DoNotCall.gov, use your carrier's call-blocking tools, hang up on robocalls without pressing buttons, and report them at DoNotCall.gov (FTC).