Guides
Learn from people already running Grok Bots
23 guides people have published on X and the web, sorted by topic, newest first. Each one links to the original.
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X post · @CarolinaDill · Oct 13, 2026
Where a Grok Bot gets its guidance
Shows the difference between instructions, skills, memory, and standing rules.
X Article · @Argona0x · Oct 13, 2026
How to build a Second Brain that actually does the work (Grok Bot full course)
Shows a folder-based second brain with nightly filing, a 7:30 AM morning page, and a Sunday review.
X Article · @irongiantxbt · Oct 11, 2026
GROK BOT AGENTS: how to put your life on autopilot with your own AI team (10-step guide)
X Article covering a role contract, connectors, saved skills, routines, specialists, group chats, approvals, and a weekly review.
Blog · Mo Bitar · Aug 25, 2026
I went in ready to hate Grok Bot, and now I have eight AI assistants running my business
Covers eight bots he built, each with a bot description, skill, routine cadence, and how it breaks (parts paid).
Official · SpaceXSI Docs
Get started
Covers setup, creating a first Bot, and the five things to include in a first task: outcome, sources, constraints, deliverable, review point.
Official · Grok Bot Guides (x.ai)
How I run multiple teams of Grok Bots
Shows each project getting a channel, a bot roster, and a Notion board, with a manager bot coordinating.
More guides
Everything not featured above, by topic.
Getting started (5)
- Grok Bot: How to Hire Your First AI Employee (Full Guide) ↗X Article on giving a first Bot one job and limited access instead of everything on day one.
X Article · @distortgeekin · Sep 30, 2026
articlebeginner - Grok Bot Tutorial (20-lesson template) ↗Shares an installable template with 20 hands-on lessons that walk through each feature.
X post · @SawyerMerritt · Sep 26, 2026
templatebeginner - Grok Bot: The Complete Beginner's Playbook ↗A free beginner playbook for setting up a first AI teammate (signup page).
Blog · Mark Lyford · Sep 23, 2026
docbeginner - Designing Grok Bot for a world of persistent agents ↗Explains the design behind the Bot roster, the Bot's own computer, and work that starts without a prompt.
Official · SpaceXSI · Sep 3, 2026
docbeginner - Grok Bot 101 ↗Covers how to stand up a bot, routines and triggers, multi-bot chains, and four workflows the author runs.
Official · Grok Bot Guides (x.ai)
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Instructions and skills (1)
Routines and recurring work (3)
- Grok Bot Can Now Search X: Build Your Own AI Research Desk in 12 Steps ↗X Article showing how to set up a recurring research job that searches and monitors X.
X Article · @iiiichigo_chan · Oct 8, 2026
articleadvanced - Mac Mini Server Setup (template) ↗Shares a template that walks through setting up a Mac Mini as an always-on machine for your bots.
X post · @mikepat711 · Sep 28, 2026
templateadvanced - Grok Bot with Kimi K3: Complete A–Z Guide ↗X Article walking through a full setup for handing off recurring personal tasks.
X Article · @Argona0x · Aug 24, 2026
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Running a bot team (6)
- Grok Bot: How to Build Your First AI Team (Full Guide) ↗X Article showing six bots that hold a 5 a.m. standup and deliver one board in the morning.
X Article · @distortgeekin · Oct 10, 2026
articleadvanced - Grok Bot Agents: How to Build an AI Team You Can Actually Trust (Full Guide) ↗X Article on a Chief that routes work, specialists that do it, and a verifier that checks every result.
X Article · @0xjmori · Sep 20, 2026
articleadvanced - GrokBot Agents: build a team that works for you 24/7 in 10 steps (Full-Course) ↗X Article on splitting one overloaded bot into a Chief and specialists.
X Article · @0xMovez · Sep 16, 2026
articleadvanced - How to Launch 5 AI Agents as Your Team ↗X Article on moving from chatbot use to a five-agent team.
X Article · @zer0ixm · Sep 11, 2026
articleadvanced - How I Run Grok Bot with BotOps ↗Shows a fleet where only the Chief of Staff gets DMs and the other bots get tickets.
Blog · Matthew Granda · Sep 6, 2026
articleadvanced - Grok Bot for Work ↗Covers four bots: Inbox Manager, Calendar EA, Intel Scout, and Bot Boss as the single front door.
Official · Grok Bot Guides (x.ai)
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Real-world setups (2)
- Grok Bot (is really good) ↗Covers his team of scoped bots, their connectors, and routines on schedules and triggers.
Blog · James Pember · Oct 4, 2026
articleadvanced - I gave my Grok Bot 3 X accounts. It got us 69.8M impressions. (full guide) ↗X Article showing how one bot runs ideas and posts across three X accounts.
X Article · @chddaniel · Aug 24, 2026
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