What is a recipe, and what is a template?

A template is an importable Grok Bot. A recipe is a setup on this site: the outcome, the connectors, and the official Grok Bot doc it was checked against. A recipe is not a bot you can import.

What should a Grok Bot never do without approval?

Keep sending messages or invitations, publishing, purchases and financial transfers, deleting or overwriting data, permission changes, production changes, and accepting legal terms behind an explicit yes. For passwords, two-factor codes, CAPTCHAs, and payment confirmations, take over the computer and complete that step yourself. Do not type a password into ordinary chat. An approval covers only the proposed action. It does not undo work the bot already finished. What stops for a prompt also depends on the tool, the risk, and your Auto-review rules.

How do I schedule work without the bot acting alone?

A skill describes how to do a task. A routine assigns that workflow to one bot and tells it when to run, on a schedule or, where supported, after an event. Test the skill on one real task before you create a routine. Say that the routine stops at a review list and does not send, post, or change records unless you approve.

Works as of 14 Oct 2026

Recipes

Grok Bot recipes for import, email, research, and scheduled skills. Each recipe cites the official doc it was checked against.

01Ad spend vs budget recommendationsPull spend by campaign, compare to budget and CAC, draft a Slack update.Businessad platforms, analytics, SlackBusinessView 02Chief-of-staff daily prepA bot role that owns the daily prep of your priorities.Email and calendarSlack, email, calendar, meeting notesEmail and calendarView 03Daily digest of your X mentionsWith the X for Grok Bot plugin, search posts and check mentions on a routine.X and socialX for Grok Bot pluginX and socialView 04Draft emails and Slack messages you approve firstHave the bot prepare a draft card; you Send or Discard it.Email and calendarGmail or SlackEmail and calendarView 05Get research back as a sourced documentAsk for facts, assumptions and actions kept separate, with source links.Files and reportsbrowserFiles and reportsView 06Handle a login or 2FA safelyTake over the cloud computer for only the password, CAPTCHA or payment step.Getting startedbrowserGetting startedView 07Import a shared bot from a template linkOpen a public template link and Import Bot to get your own copy.Getting startednoneGetting startedView 08Publish one bot your whole team usesSet up a Team Bot once with plugins, secrets and skills, and teammates use it in the app or Slack.TeamsSlack (optional)TeamsView 09Put a skill on a scheduleMake a routine that runs a workflow on a schedule (at least every 5 minutes).Getting starteddependsGetting startedView 10Put several bots in a group chatStart a group so bots share context; mention them with @.Bot fleet and usagenoneBot fleet and usageView 11Reconcile a spreadsheet against a policy PDFAttach both files and get exceptions with policy citations.Files and reportsnone (attachments)Files and reportsView 12Reproduce a reported bugHave a bot reproduce a bug and return evidence.Websites and codeissue tracker, staging, browser, network toolsWebsites and codeView 13Sales outbound research that stops at a review listScore 25 CRM accounts and draft outreach, then send nothing.BusinessCRM, emailBusinessView 14Send a photo or link from your iPhone to a botUse the iOS share sheet → Grok Bot → pick a chat → Attach.Mac and devicesmobile appMac and devicesView 15Share your bot as a templateShare → Create template → Copy link, after scrubbing secrets.Getting startednoneGetting startedView 16Start a routine from a Slack eventUse a Cursor account integration to trigger a routine from an event.Email and calendarSlackEmail and calendarView 17Summarize an X thread by tagging @botReply @bot and your bot gets the thread as a task.X and socialX account connected to Grok, Slack (optional)X and socialView 18Talk to your bot with voice chat or dictationStart a voice chat, or dictate with Cmd/Ctrl+D.Getting startednoneGetting startedView 19Teach a browser workflow by demonstrationRecord up to 10 minutes of a browser task and get a draft skill.Getting startedbrowserGetting startedView 20Turn a task you just did into a skillSave a working method as a reusable skill your bots can call with /.Getting starteddepends on the taskGetting startedView

Questions

What is a recipe, and what is a template?: A template is an importable Grok Bot. A recipe is a setup on this site: the outcome, the connectors, and the official Grok Bot doc it was checked against. A recipe is not a bot you can import.
What should a Grok Bot never do without approval?: Keep sending messages or invitations, publishing, purchases and financial transfers, deleting or overwriting data, permission changes, production changes, and accepting legal terms behind an explicit yes. For passwords, two-factor codes, CAPTCHAs, and payment confirmations, take over the computer and complete that step yourself. Do not type a password into ordinary chat. An approval covers only the proposed action. It does not undo work the bot already finished. What stops for a prompt also depends on the tool, the risk, and your Auto-review rules.
How do I schedule work without the bot acting alone?: A skill describes how to do a task. A routine assigns that workflow to one bot and tells it when to run, on a schedule or, where supported, after an event. Test the skill on one real task before you create a routine. Say that the routine stops at a review list and does not send, post, or change records unless you approve.

Checked against Skills, routines, and automations, Approvals, security, and privacy, Grok Bot FAQ.