Start with one main bot, then helpers
The Grok Bot docs favor a small team: let one bot carry an end-to-end outcome before you spin up another. Add a second bot when the work has its own tools, schedule, or approval line. poteto's post is only about wiring up apps—not about how many bots to make.
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Connect the apps you already use
poteto suggests hooking up everyday tools first—calendar, Slack, an issue tracker, CRM, Google Drive, and similar—so your bot can see the work you do. That context lives in the connect-your-apps lesson.
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Keep the team small
On the bots help page, xAI recommends the leanest set of bots that still covers your work. Hand one bot the full outcome. Open a second bot when the job splits into a steady specialist lane with its own boundary.
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Add a helper when the handoff is real
Put bots in a group chat when you need to see the handoff. Choose New in the sidebar, then select the bots in New chat. On a phone, use the plus button, then New Group Chat. Mention one bot with @ when that bot should answer.
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Borrow a template for a new role
When a specialist bot would help, browse public templates on this site or in Marketplace instead of cloning your main bot by hand.
Questions
- Who is poteto?
- poteto works on Grok Bot at xAI. The linked post advises connecting the apps you use regularly so your bot has context and tools. It does not tell you to delay extra bots or visit Marketplace.
- How many bots can be in a group?
- The group-chat recipe, following the message docs, says a group of two to six bots. Approval requests and email drafts stay in a one-to-one chat, not in the group.
- Will extra bots keep my accounts safer?
- No. The approvals page says not to use separate bots as a security boundary. They share the computer and the installed connectors.