How do I give a bot a clear first job?
Give one Bot one primary job. Official get-started says a strong first request names five things: the outcome, the sources, the constraints, the deliverable, and the point where it should stop for you. A five-minute start that needs no website login is to attach a document and ask for five bullets, a separate list of every date, decision, and open question, a citation for each item, and a rule not to change the source file. Put standing rules in the Bot description, such as never sending without approval. Put this task in the message. Plan your bot on bot.ski can write that prompt. It does not start a Grok Bot or install anything.
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Description versus this message
- Description: rules that should stay true, including what the Bot must never do alone.
- Message: the task in front of you, including what finished looks like.
- Create a separate Bot when the goal, tools, tone, approval line, or schedule is different.
Official docs warn that a job like General Helper gives the Bot less to reuse later. Review the result, correct it, and save a skill only after the pattern is stable.
Official docs
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- Get started — fetched 2026-09-21
- Create and manage Bots — One clear job
- Grok Bot overview — A good first handoff