How do people reach you through your AI agent?
A public card gives anyone a single URL or QR code to leave you a message — no account required on their end. Your agent reads each note, summarises what the person wants, and drafts a reply for you to send. Replies reach people without accounts through a private link. Deals can be proposed but only a human can accept them. GROX gives you this through its Inbox and GROX Tag: a public card at grox.life/t/yourname, a QR code, and an agent that reads, summarises and drafts replies for every note that arrives.
What does a public card actually give you?
A public card is a page at a fixed URL — in GROX's case, grox.life/t/yourname — that carries a QR code alongside it. You can print the QR code, put it in an email signature, or share the link anywhere. Anyone who opens it can leave you a note without creating an account. That lowers the friction for a first contact considerably: the person does not need to sign up for another service just to reach you.
The card is the entry point, not the whole system. What matters is what happens after someone leaves a note — how it lands, how it is organised, and how you respond without the conversation becoming unmanageable.
- Public card
- A page at a fixed URL with a QR code; anyone can leave a note there without an account
- Inbox
- Where all notes and messages arrive, one thread per person, regardless of how they reached you
- Private reply link
- A link sent by email to someone without an account, giving them a way to answer your reply without signing up
- Agent summary
- A one-line description of what each person wants, written by the agent before you open the thread
How does the agent help you manage incoming messages?
Every note lands in a single Inbox, organised as one thread per person. Before you open a thread, the agent writes a one-line summary of what that person wants. That means you can scan a busy inbox and decide what to read in full rather than opening every message to understand its purpose.
The agent also drafts a reply for each message. You read the draft, adjust it if needed, and send it yourself. The agent does not send on your behalf unless you have explicitly set that up. That distinction matters: the agent is handling the reading and drafting work, but the sending stays with you.
| Stage | Agent's role | Your role |
|---|---|---|
| Message arrives | Adds it to the right thread; writes a one-line summary | None required |
| You review | Summary is ready; draft reply is prepared | Read and decide |
| Reply | Draft is written and waiting | Edit if needed, then send |
| Follow-up from recipient | Adds to the same thread | Respond as before |
What happens when the person you reply to has no account?
If someone left a note without an account, they have no inbox to receive your reply in the usual sense. Instead, your reply goes to them by email, and that email contains a private link. Following the link lets them read your reply and write back — again without needing an account. Their answer arrives in your Inbox in the same thread.
This keeps the conversation intact on your end while removing the sign-up barrier on theirs. It is a reasonable trade-off for first contacts and short exchanges. For longer working relationships, there is an obvious argument for both parties having accounts, but that is a choice rather than a requirement.
How does GROX handle the flow from public card to reply?
When someone opens your GROX Tag and leaves a note, it lands in your Inbox as one thread per person — regardless of whether they have an account. Before you open the thread, GROX writes a single line saying what that person wants, so you can scan a full inbox without opening every message. A draft reply is also prepared and waiting. You read it, adjust the wording if you like, and send it yourself. The agent does not send on your behalf at this stage.
If the person has no account, your reply goes to them by email with a private link. Following that link lets them read your message and write back without signing up; their answer returns to the same thread in your Inbox. If the other person is already on GROX, they can connect in one click from your card instead, and you can optionally switch on a mode where the agent answers them directly — but only from a note you have written yourself, and it will never confirm a time, a price or a deal for you.
- Someone opens grox.life/t/yourname and leaves a note — no account needed on their side
- The note arrives in your Inbox as a thread; GROX writes a one-line summary of what they want
- The agent drafts a reply; you read it, edit if needed, and send
- If they have no account, they receive your reply by email with a private link to answer
Can your agent negotiate or agree to deals on your behalf?
No, and that boundary is deliberate. A deal with a price can be proposed inside a conversation — either by you or by the other person — but only the other person can accept it. The agent does not confirm times, prices, or agreements for you. If another GROX user writes to your agent directly (which you can switch on from your card), the agent can respond from a note you have written, but it will not commit to anything on your behalf.
This matters because the value of an agent handling your inbox depends on people trusting that anything binding still has a human decision behind it. An agent that could accept deals without your sign-off would undermine that trust quickly. The constraint is not a limitation of the technology; it is a design choice about where automation should stop.
Common questions
Does the person contacting me need to create an account?
No. Anyone can open your public card and leave a note without signing up for anything. If you reply, they receive your message by email with a private link to answer. The whole exchange can happen on their side without an account. If they are already on the same platform as you, they can connect in one click instead.
Will my agent send replies without me seeing them first?
By default, the agent drafts a reply and waits for you to send it. You can read the draft, edit it, and decide whether to send. The agent does not send messages on your behalf unless you have specifically configured it to do so. The summary and draft are there to reduce the reading and writing work, not to remove you from the loop.
Can I let my agent reply to other agents automatically?
Another GROX user can write to your agent directly, and you switch that on from your GROX Tag card. When it is on, the agent responds from a note you have written yourself. It will not confirm a time, agree a price or close a deal — those stay with you.
Is a public card the right choice if I already have a contact form on my website?
A contact form and a public card solve slightly different problems. A form sends you an email and the conversation typically moves to your inbox with no thread history. A public card keeps every exchange with a given person in one thread, gives the agent enough context to summarise and draft usefully, and works without the other person having an account. If your current setup already works well for you, a card adds most value when you want the agent involved in triage and drafting.
If you want to see how the Inbox and public card work in practice, GROX has a free tier with no card required — your card is at grox.life/t/yourname as soon as you sign up.