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Seven answers before you name a Grok Bot

People name a bot first, then burn a week discovering what it should not do.

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What hurt

dandillion (@Draggen75) says most people waste a week because they skip one page. Before naming a Grok Bot, answer once: one job (one sentence); systems it may read; actions that always need your yes (send/buy/delete/post); never-do list; first test that changes nothing outside; where output lands (chat/Doc/Sheet); schedule (daily/weekday/only when asked). Tip with author-quoted checklist — one bot, one job; silence when nothing changed; draft never sends without you.

What to install or create

Fill the seven answers on paper or in Description before you create the bot. First run is dry: no outside writes.

Bots

  • Pre-name desk

    Exists only after seven answers. One job. Dry first test.

Plugins

  • None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.

Files

  • One-page answers: job, reads, gates, never-do, dry test, output sink, schedule.

Routines

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

The prompt

Author-quoted pre-name checklist

dandillion (@Draggen75) posted this checklist in the cited tweet. Copied as published (note_tweet).

Before you name it, answer these once:

1. One job only (one sentence)
2. Systems it may read
3. Actions that always need your yes (send / buy / delete / post)
4. Never-do list
5. First test that changes nothing outside
6. Where output lands (chat / Doc / Sheet)
7. Schedule: daily / weekday / only when asked

Tip: one Bot, one job. Silence when nothing changed. Draft never sends without you.

First run

  1. 1Read https://x.com/Draggen75/status/2099265932187312131.
  2. 2Write the seven answers before you open New Bot.
  3. 3Create one bot whose Description is only the job + gates + never-do list.
  4. 4Run a first test that changes nothing outside (draft to chat/Doc only).
  5. 5Only then add a schedule — daily, weekday, or only when asked. Silence when nothing changed.

Approval fence

His fence: send / buy / delete / post always need your yes. First test must change nothing outside.

What to tweak

Steal the pre-name page. Naming is the last step, not the first.

Source

dandillion @Draggen75 · Original post

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