Grok Bot runs a Taobao store but waits for human OK on supplier and auth
At a glance
Huppy's Day-3 Taobao store run by Grok Bot had 3 items live and 0 orders; today's pick stayed drafted because the bot couldn't confirm supplier stock and wouldn't click authorize when the delivery tool login expired—both waits were intentional. This workflow is listed under Grok-Bot, Sales-Marketing, E-commerce, Life-Admin.
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