# Grok Sentinel Public Source Note - 2026-04-29

Status: Public-scrubbed proof note
Related Chronicle: `/chronicles/grok-sentinel-that-had-to-kneel`

## What This Note Covers

This note supports the public Chronicle about the Master of Robots forcing Grok's public sentinel to concede a documentation gap around X Premium and public Grok tagging behavior.

It records only the public argument surface:

- X Premium documentation describes paid Grok benefits in broad usage-limit language.
- The operator account concerns a narrower observed behavior: tagging Grok on the public timeline being treated as a paid-gated action.
- The core public claim is that broad usage-limit language is not the same as a clear disclosure of that specific public tagging mechanic.
- The Chronicle intentionally does not disclose prompt craft, bypass logic, code paths, private payloads, or operational mechanics.
- Later roleplay probing is out of scope for this proof note. That lane is recorded internally as a loss because it did not produce a clear public concession or a meaningful trophy artifact.

## Public Reference

- X Premium Help Center: https://help.x.com/en/using-x/x-premium

## Verification Status

Public X thread retrieval was not available through the drafting browser. Before using this note as an external proof packet, add one of the following:

- stable X post links,
- archived screenshots with sensitive material redacted,
- or a second public proof artifact containing the exact public concession.

## Greyforge Position

The important point is not whether paid product tiers may exist. They can.

The important point is whether a product's public help text clearly says what the public interface enforces. When a system enforces a specific mechanic and defends that behavior with only broad adjacent wording, the documentation has failed its user.

Autonomy, Engineered.