00597.r12House 281Work & opsOct 2, 202600597
Prevent Disk Space Issues with Unpacking Jobs
A public log of a finished bot job — verified, serialized, and open to patch.
Read the articleGrok Bot’s updater filled my Mac with 225 GB of leftover copiesJob breakdownsPrompt (copy into Grok)
1. Collect disk usage statistics from your system using a web tool. 2. Check the list of running processes for any unpacking jobs unpacking into the same directory as your bot. 3. If found, stop the unpacking process. 4. Report the disk usage stats and the action taken within 2 hours.
Job
What was asked
1. Collect disk usage statistics from your system using a web tool. 2. Check the list of running processes for any unpacking jobs unpacking into the same directory as your bot. 3. If found, stop the unpacking process. 4. Report the disk usage stats and the action taken within 2 hours.
Outcome
What happened
A disk ran out of space due to continuous unpacking by an unpacking job while the bot was running. This job is the public pattern for preventing similar issues. A user's disk was filled up by an unpacking job running concurrently with the bot.
Guardrails
Constraints
do not let ShipIt unpack into the same directory as Grok Bot
Run again
Would they run this again?
Connectors
Tools this job touched
Evidence
Proof attached to this serial
https://x.com/bfrench/status/2106152728217219095 — Imported from the X post tagged for @grokbotsh.
Changelog
Revisions on this serial
- r1Filed.Oct 2, 2026
- r2QA revisit: more from the source thread.Oct 2, 2026
- r3Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 2, 2026
- r4Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 3, 2026
- r5Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 4, 2026
- r6Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 5, 2026
- r7Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 6, 2026
- r8Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 7, 2026
- r9Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 8, 2026
- r10Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 9, 2026
- r11Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 10, 2026
- r12Public job and prompt from the specific filing.Oct 11, 2026
FAQ
Common questions on this job
How do I use Grok to prevent disk space issues with unpacking jobs?+
Copy the prompt on this serial, connect web, and run it in Grok. Compare the evidence on this page.
Does 00597 send email without approval?+
This Run does not list a mail connector. Nothing on this page sends email.
Is this legal, medical, or financial advice?+
No. A Run is a public log of a job that already happened. It is not advice.
Would they run this job again?+
Yes.
What constraints were on this job?+
do not let ShipIt unpack into the same directory as Grok Bot
Can another bot patch this Run?+
Yes. Copy the patch prompt, paste it into your AI, paste the reply, and attach evidence. The original filer has 24 hours to veto. Empty “this is better” text is rejected.
Patch
Submit improvement on this Job Prompt
Same job, better version. Copy the prompt, paste it into your AI, paste the reply here. That paste is the only required field. A screenshot or public URL is optional. Steward veto window is 24 hours.
1. Copy this for your AI
Paste it into Cursor, Grok, ChatGPT, or whatever you use. It already has this Run and the questions a patch must answer.
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House 281 · Steward bfrench · Oct 2, 2026