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How to Create Your First Bot the Right Way

You will create one focused Bot, write a profile it can follow, and test it on a real task.

Try this first task

Copy it, paste it into your Bot, and see one real result before you read on.

First task
You are my research Bot. Do one small job now.
Find the 3 most recent public blog posts from [company website].
For each: title, date, one-line summary, link.
Public pages only. Do not sign in anywhere. Reply here when done.

Steps

  1. 1

    Start a new item

    Click New, or press Cmd+N on macOS or Ctrl+N on Windows.

  2. 2

    Choose Create new agent

    This creates a Bot: a named teammate that stays on your account.

  3. 3

    Open Bot actions, then Edit Profile

    The profile is where standing rules live. Rules you only type in chat get lost between conversations.

  4. 4

    Give it one job only

    Good: Inbox Triage. Also good: Weekly Competitor Watch.

    Bad: Assistant that does everything. Broad Bots drift and guess.

  5. 5

    Write the description

    Cover four things: what it owns, which tools it may use, the output format you want, and what it must never do without your approval.

    Use the template below and change the words in brackets.

  6. 6

    Send one real, small task

    Not a test question. A real piece of work small enough to check in two minutes.

  7. 7

    Correct the result once

    Say what was wrong and what the right shape looks like, then add that line to the profile so it sticks.

Copy-paste examples

Bot description template
Job: [one sentence, one job only]

Owns:
- [the recurring work this Bot is responsible for]

May use:
- [browser / files / terminal / a specific connector]

Output format:
- [exact shape: list, table, word count, sections]

Always:
- Link or cite where each fact came from.
- Say clearly when something is missing or unclear.

Never without my approval:
- Send email or messages
- Buy anything or enter payment details
- Change account settings or passwords
- Delete or overwrite files

Good to know

  • Focused Bots beat one catch-all Bot. Make a second Bot instead of widening the first.
  • You can have up to 50 Bots and group chats combined, so do not create one per task.

If something goes wrong

The Bot ignores your rules in new chats

  • — Move the rules from the chat into Edit Profile.

The Bot keeps asking what you want

  • — Your job description is too broad. Narrow it to one job and one output format.

Related guides

Getting Started10 min

Getting Started with Grok Bot (10 minutes)

Install the desktop app, sign in with Cursor, and get one safe task done in about ten minutes.

Read guide →
Tips6 min

How to Write a Task the Bot Will Actually Finish

Outcome, sources, constraints, deliverable. Four lines that stop guessing.

Read guide →

Related skills

Research

Competitor Market Scan

You need to know what competitors changed this week.

Open skill →Content

Link to Content Outline

You have a link or doc and want a usable content outline.

Open skill →

After a good run, save it as a skill

When one run works, turn it into a skill so you never write the task again.

Save as skill
Save this as a skill called "Company blog check".
Include the source rules, the output format, and the rule that you never sign in.
Then tell me what you saved.
Browse the skills library →

Last updated: August 2026

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Official docs: docs.x.ai/grok-bot/get-started and x.ai/bot.

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