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Can Grok Bot send text messages? With a dedicated number, yes

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Company
Date Published
Author
Cole Baker
Word Count
959
Company Posts That Month
54
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
Post removed?
No
Summary

Grok Bot, described as an AI agent from SpaceXSI, can potentially handle text-based errands through Bland’s Agent Phone Plan by sending an initial message from a dedicated US local number and allowing Bland’s separate AI texting agent to continue the exchange toward a user-defined goal, such as checking blazer availability and requesting a hold. Official confirmation that Grok Bot can independently send texts without Bland is not identified, although its phone-calling capabilities have been publicly discussed, and users are advised to verify compatibility with the Phone with Bland template before subscribing. Bland connections may be set up through a template, a new-account sign-up process involving Link payment approval, or an API-key-based Model Context Protocol connection for developers, though the template’s technical method remains unclear. The plan costs $9.99 for the first month and $19.99 monthly thereafter, includes limits of 20 texts per hour and 100 per day across all outgoing messages, supports only US and Canadian numbers, and is intended for a single agent managing one person’s errands rather than large-scale outreach.

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