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Counsel frames the open question; EXECUTE/HANDOFF unlocks action

Grok Bot is strong once you know the job — weak at helping you frame it the first time.

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Tom Henke (@TomLHenke) published Counsel: most Grok Bots finish the work; Counsel thinks before anyone does. It steelmans the idea, looks up what the analysis actually needs, then hands back options and a 5-line brief for your Chief of Staff. It will use the computer for research. It will not run inbox, CRM, campaigns, or other bots unless you type EXECUTE or HANDOFF. Operators own the closed loop; Counsel owns the open question. Group chats make bots act, so thinking stays 1:1. Calmer voice than default — adult peer, not bro-exec. Author method + public template. Not affiliated with xAI.

What to install or create

1:1 thinking seat. Research OK. Inbox/CRM/other bots locked until you type EXECUTE or HANDOFF. CoS gets a 5-line brief.

Bots

  • Counsel

    Frames the open question. Research only until you type EXECUTE or HANDOFF.

Plugins

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Files

  • Author method: steelman → look up what the analysis needs → options + 5-line CoS brief. Will not run inbox, CRM, campaigns, or other bots unless you type EXECUTE or HANDOFF. Thinking stays 1:1 — group chats make bots act.

Routines

  • None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.

Shareable bot

Install click if you want it. The published prompt is still below for anyone who would rather paste.

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The prompt

This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.

First run

  1. 1Read https://x.com/TomLHenke/status/2100357443243172222 and optionally import https://x.ai/bot/iyADOAx0CM1V76Zh5i1n1.
  2. 2Give Counsel one open question in a 1:1 chat — not a group. Do not invent a system prompt.
  3. 3Let it steelman, research, and return options plus a 5-line brief for your Chief of Staff.
  4. 4Keep inbox / CRM / campaigns / other bots locked until you deliberately type EXECUTE or HANDOFF.
  5. 5Operators close the loop after that gate. Send and spend still need your yes.

Approval fence

Research may run. Inbox, CRM, campaigns, other bots, send, and spend stay locked until you type EXECUTE or HANDOFF.

What to tweak

Steal Counsel-owns-the-open-question. Typing EXECUTE is the gate — not a group chat.

Source

Tom Henke @TomLHenke · Original post

Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.

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