How to use Grok Bot to build a Chrome extension that stops social scrolling
Alex Lieberman had Grok Bot build a Chrome extension that blocks X and LinkedIn until he records a video admitting he is procrastinating. He says it built it in one shot.
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Build a Chrome extension that blocks [sites] after [minutes] a day and only unlocks after I record a short video of myself. Package it so I can load it unpacked, and explain how to change the sites.
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Sourced account- Source poster / publisher
- Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista)
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- Reported result
- Alex reports a working extension that blocks X and LinkedIn until he records a video, built in one shot. He gives no usage figures.
- Human involvement
- Alex described what he wanted and installed and tested the result himself.
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How the agent did it
- Alex asked Grok Bot to build a Chrome extension that shames him for social media procrastination.
- Grok Bot built the extension in one shot.
- When he opens X or LinkedIn, the extension blocks the screen.
@businessbarista, Alex Lieberman, wrote that this was his best Grok Bot use case yet.
He told Grok Bot to build a Chrome extension that shames him when he procrastinates on social media. Now, he says, when he goes to X or LinkedIn, the extension blocks the screen, and to unlock it he has to record a video of himself saying "I'm being a bad, bad boy".
He says Grok Bot built it in one shot, with no follow-up fixes needed.
The project shows Grok Bot used as a builder of small personal software. Rather than installing an off-the-shelf site blocker, he described exactly the friction he wanted and got a custom extension.
The post comes with a video. It does not say how the extension records or checks the video, whether it runs only in his browser or how long he has used it. He also does not say whether it has reduced his time on social media.
The video unlock is the unusual part. Most blockers use a timer or a password, while this adds an awkward step that makes him stop and admit what he is doing.
Who it's for: People who want a custom browser tool for a habit they are trying to break.
Prompt
Suggested prompt (written by Agents In Use, not the author's)
Source: X · Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista)
Frequently asked questions
What does the extension do?
When Alex opens X or LinkedIn it blocks the screen until he records a video saying he is being a bad, bad boy.
How much iteration did it take?
He says Grok Bot one-shotted it.
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Remaining steps
- He must record a short video admission to unlock the site.
About this account
Grok Bot wrote the whole extension from his description without further fixes.
Platform: X. Attribution: https://x.com/businessbarista/status/2090493546730074582. Read the original post text, author and publication date through the X API on 2026-10-19. Found via the grokbot.dev use-cases page; every fact here comes from the original post, not grokbot.dev's summary. Prompt: Suggested (written by Agents In Use, not the author's).
Credit: Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) — X
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Tools and topics
Grok Bot · Chrome
Chrome extension · Focus · Personal software
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