Engineering
Install almost any software on the bot VM and let Grok Bot use it
People treat the bot computer as a chat box, not a machine you can provision.
What hurt
Richard (@ZeusRadls) notes you can install almost any software on the Grok Bot VM. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Treat it like your computer; optionally install Grok Build so the bot can build apps it then uses.
Bots
No new bot. Follow the first-run steps.
Plugins
None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/ZeusRadls/status/2109026797203415425 (credit @ZeusRadls).
- 2List two tools you wish the bot had locally.
- 3Ask it to install them from official sources on its computer.
- 4Verify with a one-line task per tool.
- 5Optionally install Grok Build for bot-built helpers.
Approval fence
Installs are fine; anything that spends or publishes still needs your yes.
What to tweak
The VM is a real computer—provision it on purpose.
Source
Richard de los Santos @ZeusRadls · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
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