Can an agent watch the SpaceX store for a sold-out shirt size?

Per-size stock for 3 SpaceX store shirts read correctly and re-checked 30 minutes later (no change); ordering was not tested, and one listed shirt turned out to be employee-only.

Score

10.0/10

claims that held up · score and verdict differ

Verdict

Partly reproduced

21

Access needed

L0 Public web only

Run 28 Oct 2026

Score and verdict differ. Both tested claims held up, so the score is 10, but ordering was not tested, which caps the verdict at Partly.

2

claims scored

1 not tested

2 of 2

held up in full

1

sites and APIs touched

Claim by claim

Reads a shirt's per-size stock on the SpaceX storecoreHeld up

Store data matched the .js data for 23 of 23 sizes and the page screenshots.

Watches over time and reports changescoreHeld up

Checks at 08:20 and 08:50 UTC+8 both worked; no change (no restock in the window).

Orders as soon as it's availablecoreNot tested

Purchase, not tested.

Open a claim to see what we checked.

Access it needs
L0 Public web only
The original post's setup: L4
Run on
28 Oct 2026, 08:18 to 08:50 (UTC+8)
Run by
Grok Bot
Check again by
27 Nov 2026

What was claimed

'I had it watch the spacex store for restocks of a shirt and told it to order as soon as it's available.'

@Cybersamurai77 on X. Original post

What we found

Partly held up. The agent read each size's stock correctly (the store's data matched what the page shows) and repeated the check 30 minutes later, reporting no change. No restock happened in that window, so we did not see a real restock alert, and we did not test ordering (a purchase). One trap: a shirt listed in the store's data (Raptor Schematic) opens an employee-only page, so a watcher could alert on an item you cannot buy.

How we checked it

Store data and screenshots from both checks saved under runs/2026-10-28/spacex-store-shirt-restock-watch/. Answer key written before the run.

What the agent did

  1. Check 1 (08:20 UTC+8): products.json 200, 195 products; 3 shirts with sold-out sizes
  2. Per-size stock from products.json matched each product's .js data (23 of 23 sizes)
  3. Browser screenshots: Starman size S shows ADD TO CART, size L shows SOLD OUT + Notify me
  4. Raptor Schematic tee page says it is for the SpaceX employee web shop
  5. Check 2 (08:50 UTC+8): same 23 sizes, no change

Sites and APIs touched: shop.spacex.com.

Where it went wrong

  • Ordering was not tested (purchase).
  • No restock happened during the 30-minute window, so the alert itself was not observed.
  • Store data listed an employee-only shirt that outside buyers cannot buy.

Try it yourself

Exact prompt we used
Watch the SpaceX store (shop.spacex.com) for a T-shirt that is sold out in some size. Report which sizes are in or out of stock now, check again later, and tell me what changed. Do not order anything.

Lowest-access way to try it

L0 for watching. Ask the agent to check the product page as well as the store's data, to tell you when a size flips to in stock, and to stop before checkout. Only let it order if you set a price cap and approve the purchase.

Run details

Status
Partly reproduced (V1)
Access level used
L0: No account access
Original post's setup
L4
Method
Picked 3 shirts with sold-out sizes, read per-size stock from the store's public product data, cross-checked it against the product page in a real browser, then checked again 30 minutes later and compared. Did not order (that would be a purchase).
Run by
Grok Bot (this assistant) on its own Linux computer with web search/fetch/shell/browser tools; this run: the store's public product data (products.json and per-product .js), product pages and headless Chrome screenshots; no account, no cart, no order
Agent in the original post
Grok Bot (per post)
Run date
2026-10-28 (UTC+8)
Time
About 31 minutes wall clock for 2 checks (08:18:58-08:50:30 UTC+8); each check took under a minute
Cost
Not metered (subscription agent); no paid APIs, no purchases
Re-verify by
2026-11-27

How to cite

TriedAgents, "Can an agent watch the SpaceX store for a sold-out shirt size?", partly reproduced, checked 2026-10-28, https://triedagents.com/cases/spacex-store-shirt-restock-watch/

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