How to create a Grok Bot

Creating a Bot is less like writing software and more like briefing a new teammate. You name the job, you show an example, and you say when they should come back.

Before you click create

• Write the job in one sentence a colleague would understand.
• Decide where the result should land — Slack, email, a doc, or a list you review.
• Grab a prompt from this site, or write your own with the same shape: role, steps, format, what to ignore.

When you set it up

1. Give the Bot a name that is the job, not a personality. “Competitor Monitor” beats “Buddy”.
2. Paste the prompt. Fill the brackets with your company, URLs and tone.
3. Connect only the tools that job needs.
4. Run it once. Read the output out loud. If you would not send it, change the prompt.
5. Set the schedule last — daily, weekly, or only when you ask.

A prompt that works has four parts

1. Who the Bot is, in one line.
2. The steps, in the order a person would do them.
3. The exact format you want back.
4. What to ignore, and when to say “I don’t know”.

If you get stuck, start from a use case on this site and only change the parts that are yours. That is faster than a blank page.