Make your first bot in 10 minutes
You can make a first bot in one short sitting. Give it a short name, one job, and one task. The get-started page includes a first task that needs no app login.
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Plan on a short sitting
The Grok Bot 101 guide says standing a bot up takes about 10 or 15 minutes. The get-started page describes a first result you can try without connecting an app. This lesson follows that page, not a timer we invented.
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Create the bot
Choose a suggested teammate, or create your own with a short name, one main job, and a description of how it should work. Later, New, then Create new Bot, adds another one. The sidebar is the list of bots along the side of the window.
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Give it one task
A strong request names the outcome, the sources, the limits, what it should hand back, and when it should stop for you. For a first pass, attach a document and ask for a short summary that does not change the file.
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Read the result
If something is missing, say so and ask for a revision. When the way of working should stick, say that preference in a sentence the bot can reuse.
Questions
- What if I do not want to connect Gmail yet?
- You do not have to. The get-started page suggests a first task that only uses a document you attach, and that does not change the file.
- Should my first bot do every job?
- No. A bot with one clear job is easier for the app to remember than a do-everything bot. You can always add another bot when a second job appears.
- Where are the install clicks?
- They are on the get-started page, for Mac, Windows, and Linux. This lesson starts after you can open the app.