Builder says his Grok bot chokes on Gmail PDF attachments every time
billyjhowell · x · 2026-09-12
A developer reports that his Grok-powered bot consistently fails at one task: sending a Gmail message with a PDF attachment — 'it completely breaks its brain every time.' His follow-up: the agent then sent him a blank PDF, and he's still asking for fixes.
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