Elon recently dropped Grok Connectors, a new tool to manage your email, calendar and more. Grok excels at basic tasks like email summarization. But for more complex operations, it falls short.
This morning, I ran Grok Connectors through a three round test. I had it do everything from inbox management to meeting prep.
Let me show you what Grok Connectors can do…
Round #1: Crushing My Inbox
Every day, I seem to get more emails than the day before! Can Grok help me manage the chaos?
First, I asked Grok to summarize my emails. All I had to do was type “@Gmail” and tell it to summarize.
Grok gave me a great little summary of everything in my inbox. It’s pretty light at the moment — I just checked it an hour ago. If I had an avalanche of messages, this would be even more useful.
But Grok can do a lot more than summarize. It can reply to emails, move them, even delete them.
I had Grok write a reply to a founder. It wrote a draft, but wouldn’t send it for me.
I asked Grok if it can just send emails from now on, and it said yes. We’ll see how it goes on future emails!
I also told Grok to delete some messages I didn’t need. That part worked beautifully.
Overall, the Gmail Connector is great for summarization but less useful for replies. I’m giving this round a B.
Round #2: Prepping for my Meetings
I’ve got a full slate of meetings next week with some great founders. So I used the Google Calendar Connector and had Grok prep me for Tuesday.
Grok gave me a nice calendar summary. But unfortunately, Grok said it cannot connect to my LinkedIn or X messages. I need to dig into those to prepare for my meetings.
I’m surprised that Grok can’t connect to X. It’s the same company! Inability to read messages across platforms makes Grok Connectors a lot less useful.
In all, Grok didn’t give me anything I couldn’t get just glancing at my calendar. I’m giving this round a D.
Round #3: Helping Me Reconnect With Great Founders
Sometimes, I chat with a great founder, but their company is a little too early. So I wondered, who I was talking to six months ago that I haven’t spoken with recently?
I had Grok search my Gmail for founders I was corresponding with in late 2025 and haven’t spoken to lately.
Grok named a couple of founders that I’ve invested in. But I’ve actually corresponded with them recently. I even e-mailed one this morning!
This round gets an F.
Wrap-Up
Overall, I’m giving Grok Connectors a D+.
Connectors works well for simple tasks, like summarizing an inbox or replying to an email. But for anything more complex, it misses the mark.
It doesn’t have many integrations yet. It also fails to understand complex prompts and act on them.
Grok Connectors is a new product, so we can’t expect perfection. If xAI can really nail Connectors, it would make Grok 10x more useful.
I’m excited to see future releases from xAI. I hope that in a year’s time, I can do everything in Grok.
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