Work
7:15am email brief with a DONE WHEN line and Send left to you
Routines without a finish line make it impossible to tell a finished run from a stuck one.
What hurt
Fan Grok Bot Radar (@GrokBotRadar) argues you need about five routines, not fifty, and that the line that makes them work is DONE WHEN. The first one he shared reads overnight email at 7:15am, sorts it, and drafts replies without sending. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Connect email, paste the author's routine, and add an Ask-first rule for sending so drafts can never go out on their own. The DONE WHEN line tells you exactly what a good run leaves behind.
Bots
No new bot. Follow the first-run steps.
Plugins
Gmail
Optional
Routines
Overnight email brief. Weekdays 7:15am (author's setup). Sort overnight mail into reply today / waiting / FYI / noise; draft reply-today only.
The prompt
7:15 email routine (author-quoted)
Quoted from @GrokBotRadar — as published. Do not invent a second system prompt.
Every weekday at 7:15am, read my overnight email. Sort it into reply today, waiting, FYI and noise. Draft replies for reply today only. Don't send. DONE WHEN I have a 12-line brief and drafts waiting.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/GrokBotRadar/status/2107188270669148319 (credit @GrokBotRadar).
- 2Connect your email to your bot.
- 3Add an Ask-first rule for sending email (the author points to Settings > General > Auto-review).
- 4Paste the routine below and save it for weekdays at 7:15am.
- 5Next morning, check the DONE WHEN: a 12-line brief plus drafts waiting, nothing sent.
Approval fence
The routine says “Don't send.” Back it with an Ask-first rule for sending (author's path: Settings > General > Auto-review).
What to tweak
Write the finish line into every routine: what you should see when it is done.
Source
Fan Grok Bot Radar @GrokBotRadar · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
Pro pack
Inbox & calendar EA with its own email address
Morning triage with drafts waiting, and scheduling threads turned into three real slots from your live calendar. Books only after they pick, never sends without you.