TL;DR
What did Daylan Skidmore (@DaylanSkidmore) use Grok Bot for?
Switching between clients all day made hourly billing hard, so a part-time finance consultant asked Grok Bot for a fix; it installed local tracking software and now matches the files and apps they use to each client. They say the per-client time tracking is really accurate.
What they did
They bill some clients hourly but switch between clients constantly. They asked Grok Bot to come up with a solution. It downloaded local-only, open-source tracking software that records the names of the files, pages and apps in use, then uses criteria they set up in advance to decide which tab or sheet belongs to which client and how much time went to each.
How it went
They say the per-client time tracking is really accurate.
Worth knowing
- Tracking software sees everything you open, so keep it local, check what it records, and make sure clients are fine with it. Spot-check the totals before you send an invoice.
- Price check: Grok: free plan; Plus (The X Subscription): US$8/month, or US$6.67/month on a yearly plan (US$80/year) (checked Nov 2, 2026).
Try it yourself
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I bill several clients by the hour and switch between them all day. Suggest a privacy-friendly way to track my time automatically, set it up for me, and create rules that match files, folders, websites and apps to each client: [client names and how to recognize their work]. Each week, give me a per-client summary of hours I can check before invoicing.
Original post
See Daylan Skidmore (@DaylanSkidmore)'s original post on X → (Nov 5, 2026)
Sources
- Daylan Skidmore (@DaylanSkidmore) on X, Nov 5, 2026 — the original post
- Grok pricing — checked Nov 2, 2026