Research newsletter ideas into a Notion backlog
I Built a Seven Grok Bot AI Team I Can Run From My Phone. Task: I Built a Seven Grok Bot AI Team I Can Run From My Phone When Grok Bot launched, I was skeptical about it. I already use Claude Code, ChatGPT, and Codex. I did not want another AI tool asking me to rebuild my whole workflow from scratch. Dheeraj Sharma felt the same way. If something already works for him, he would rather improve it than jump to whatever launched two weeks ago. But after using Grok Bot for a few weeks, I found a reason to keep it in my current setup. I can create several bots, name them, give each one a specific job, connect them to the apps those jobs require, and access the same bots from my phone. All of my bots run in the cloud, so I don’t need to keep my laptop open or prompt them manually. I built a routine that lets these bots run without me. By Episode 26 of One Shot Show, I had seven Bots sitting in the sidebar: a Social Content Writer, Chief of Staff, Invoice Hunter, Content Researcher, SEO Agent, Creative Director, and Business Coach. During the session, I showed Dheeraj and the rest of the audience how I use them, what each one can do, and which apps these bots are connected to. But first… What Is Grok Bot and How Does It Work? Grok Bot is an AI agent app where you create and name Bots and give them work to do across your apps, websites, and files. You describe the result you want in a conversation. With the necessary access, the Bot can research a topic, prepare a document, update a content backlog, or carry out a recurring task. The software gives those Bots a cloud computer with a browser, file storage, and a terminal for running commands. That’s how a Bot can execute tasks inside other apps. When I ask for research to be added to Notion, the Bot can figure out how to get the information it needs and execute an authorized connection to the place where I want the output saved. In my usual Claude Code or ChatGPT setup, I begin with a project folder and open conversations inside it. In Grok Bot, I open a conversation with the bot responsible for that job: it can be a content writer, a researcher, or my chief of staff. What Can Grok Bot Do? 6 Core Features Before we get into my seven Grok Bot agents, there are a few features that explain how that works. 1. How Do You Give a Grok Bot a Role and Memory? You can create multiple Bots and give each one a name, description, and responsibility. The description explains the work it owns and the boundaries it should follow. Memories add information you want it to carry into future conversations, such as your audience, preferences, or business background. For example, I gave my Content Researcher information about AI Maker and the kinds of ideas I find interesting. That gives it something specific to work from when I ask it to investigate a new topic. The name helps me find the right Bot; the information behind it helps the Bot understand the request. 2. Does Grok Bot Work When Your Laptop Is Off? The bots can keep working when I close my laptop because their computer runs in the cloud. I do not have to keep my own laptop awake for those cloud tasks to continue. All bots on an account share that computer, including its files, app logins, and signed-in browser sessions. But each bot can run separately, so you can request totally different things from different bots, even though at the core they are all running on the same shared cloud computer. 3. Which Apps Can Grok Bot Connect To? Plugins and connectors let the Bots retrieve information or take actions in services such as Notion, Gmail, Drive, Granola, or even Typefully. You may already know these these connections as MCP, a standard that lets an AI agent use tools provided by another service. But what’s interesting to me, compared to Claude Code or ChatGPT, is that to connect apps you can simply do it in the conversation, instead of clicking a button. You just sign in and authorize it when prompted. Grok Bot can also use its browser to work with websites. The available connections and the permissions you grant determine what it can actually do. 4. What Are Grok Bot Skills? Same as Claude Code or ChatGPT, Grok Bot also has Skill. A skill records how a task should be done. Once you have a process that produces a useful result, you can ask the Bot to save it for reuse. That process might describe how to research a topic, which sources to check, and how to format the findings.; tools: Grok Bot. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: Prerequisites include a Grok Bot subscription (linked to Cursor account) and access to connected apps (Notion, Typefully, etc.). Data privacy concerns were raised during the session but not resolved in the text. The shared cloud computer means all bots share files and logins, creating potential security risks. Model selection is limited, and visibility into agent reasoning is lower than in tools like Claude Code. Human approval is required for sensitive actions and final content publication..
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I Built a Seven Grok Bot AI Team I Can Run From My Phone
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I Built a Seven Grok Bot AI Team I Can Run From My Phone When Grok Bot launched, I was skeptical about it. I already use Claude Code, ChatGPT, and Codex. I did not want another AI tool asking me to rebuild my whole workflow from scratch. Dheeraj Sharma felt the same way. If something already works for him, he would rather improve it than jump to whatever launched two weeks ago. But after using Grok Bot for a few weeks, I found a reason to keep it in my current setup. I can create several bots, name them, give each one a specific job, connect them to the apps those jobs require, and access the same bots from my phone. All of my bots run in the cloud, so I don’t need to keep my laptop open or prompt them manually. I built a routine that lets these bots run without me. By Episode 26 of One Shot Show, I had seven Bots sitting in the sidebar: a Social Content Writer, Chief of Staff, Invoice Hunter, Content Researcher, SEO Agent, Creative Director, and Business Coach. During the session, I showed Dheeraj and the rest of the audience how I use them, what each one can do, and which apps these bots are connected to. But first… What Is Grok Bot and How Does It Work? Grok Bot is an AI agent app where you create and name Bots and give them work to do across your apps, websites, and files. You describe the result you want in a conversation. With the necessary access, the Bot can research a topic, prepare a document, update a content backlog, or carry out a recurring task. The software gives those Bots a cloud computer with a browser, file storage, and a terminal for running commands. That’s how a Bot can execute tasks inside other apps. When I ask for research to be added to Notion, the Bot can figure out how to get the information it needs and execute an authorized connection to the place where I want the output saved. In my usual Claude Code or ChatGPT setup, I begin with a project folder and open conversations inside it. In Grok Bot, I open a conversation with the bot responsible for that job: it can be a content writer, a researcher, or my chief of staff. What Can Grok Bot Do? 6 Core Features Before we get into my seven Grok Bot agents, there are a few features that explain how that works. 1. How Do You Give a Grok Bot a Role and Memory? You can create multiple Bots and give each one a name, description, and responsibility. The description explains the work it owns and the boundaries it should follow. Memories add information you want it to carry into future conversations, such as your audience, preferences, or business background. For example, I gave my Content Researcher information about AI Maker and the kinds of ideas I find interesting. That gives it something specific to work from when I ask it to investigate a new topic. The name helps me find the right Bot; the information behind it helps the Bot understand the request. 2. Does Grok Bot Work When Your Laptop Is Off? The bots can keep working when I close my laptop because their computer runs in the cloud. I do not have to keep my own laptop awake for those cloud tasks to continue. All bots on an account share that computer, including its files, app logins, and signed-in browser sessions. But each bot can run separately, so you can request totally different things from different bots, even though at the core they are all running on the same shared cloud computer. 3. Which Apps Can Grok Bot Connect To? Plugins and connectors let the Bots retrieve information or take actions in services such as Notion, Gmail, Drive, Granola, or even Typefully. You may already know these these connections as MCP, a standard that lets an AI agent use tools provided by another service. But what’s interesting to me, compared to Claude Code or ChatGPT, is that to connect apps you can simply do it in the conversation, instead of clicking a button. You just sign in and authorize it when prompted. Grok Bot can also use its browser to work with websites. The available connections and the permissions you grant determine what it can actually do. 4. What Are Grok Bot Skills? Same as Claude Code or ChatGPT, Grok Bot also has Skill. A skill records how a task should be done. Once you have a process that produces a useful result, you can ask the Bot to save it for reuse. That process might describe how to research a topic, which sources to check, and how to format the findings.
Reported result
The source does not report measured business outcomes, efficiency gains, or error rates. It describes the setup as functional for the author's personal workflow, with bots successfully executing tasks like adding research to Notion and scheduling posts via Typefully. No quantitative data on time saved or quality improvement is provided.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
Prerequisites include a Grok Bot subscription (linked to Cursor account) and access to connected apps (Notion, Typefully, etc.). Data privacy concerns were raised during the session but not resolved in the text. The shared cloud computer means all bots share files and logins, creating potential security risks. Model selection is limited, and visibility into agent reasoning is lower than in tools like Claude Code. Human approval is required for sensitive actions and final content publication.
Try it
I want to set up a Grok Bot agent to research newsletter ideas and save them to Notion. First, create a new Bot named 'Content Researcher'. Define its role: research topics using Tavily and X, then format findings for a Notion database. Connect Tavily and Notion by authorizing them in the chat. Use this [replaceable input: specific topic or keyword] to test the workflow. Ask the Bot to research the topic and add the results to my Notion backlog. Review the output in Notion to ensure accuracy and formatting. If successful, create a Skill to save this process. Then, set up a Routine to run this research every [replaceable input: day/time]. Before scheduling, run one manual test and confirm the output meets my standards. Do not automate until the manual test is approved. Handle errors by checking if app connections are valid or if the prompt needs refinement.
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