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Back in August, we covered how to set up your own team of Grok Bots. Since then, Elon Musk has shared how he uses them, and SpaceXSI has published some interesting internal results.
One Bot identified over $100,000 in vendor spending savings. Another cleared 204 customer support tickets in about 10 minutes, with an engineer approving the replies.
This week, we're breaking down five of the best workflows, with prompts you can use. You don't need an entire team of Bots to get started.
IN TODAY'S READ
Table of Contents
After our main guide, stick around for the Midweek Edge for this week's AI news and Looking Ahead, where we compile our top AI research, trends, and workflows.
WEEKLY BUILD & WORKFLOW
What's New With Grok Bot?
A few useful features have arrived since we first covered Grok Bot.
→ Pages: Your Bot can build a report or dashboard, then keep updating it as new information comes in.
→ Vault: Store login and payment details through the app's secure flow instead of pasting card numbers into a normal chat.
→ Phone apps: Grok Bot is rolling out connections to Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, and other supported phone apps on iOS and Android.
→ X: Grok Bot can work with your connected X account and supported account information.
If you're new, start at x.ai/bot, create a Bot, and connect only the apps it needs for the task. Check your plan's access and usage limits before setting up recurring jobs.
Find Money You're Wasting
This one is particularly useful for anyone running a business.
SpaceXSI built a procurement Bot called Haggle Bot. It reviewed vendor contracts, software usage, and spending data to find where the company was paying more than it needed to.
According to SpaceXSI, the Bot identified over $100,000 in direct savings. One finding involved 43 paid software seats that hadn't been used in 90 days, worth $14,220 in savings. Another uncovered $85,662 a year in unused software purchases.
The interesting part is how it found them. Haggle Bot compared invoices with actual usage, checked renewal dates, and prepared recommendations for a person to approve.
You can run a simpler version with your own subscriptions.
Give one Bot access to an approved folder containing your software invoices, renewal dates, and usage reports. Then paste this prompt:
Audit the recurring spending in [FOLDER OR CONNECTED APP].
Look for unused subscriptions, duplicate tools, price increases,
and renewals coming up in the next 90 days.
For each finding, show:
1. What we're paying now
2. Evidence from the invoice or usage report
3. Potential annual savings
4. The exact action you recommend
Put the results in a table, ranked by potential savings.
Flag missing information instead of guessing.
Do not cancel anything or contact a vendor without my approval.You should get a short list of subscriptions worth reviewing, the evidence behind each one, and a clear estimate of what you could save.
Elon has also suggested using Grok Bot to review last year's tax return. Treat any deductions or refund ideas as questions for your tax professional, not filing instructions.
Clear Customer Support Tickets Faster
Here's another example from inside SpaceXSI.
The company built IncidentWatch to detect a rise in support tickets about the same problem. IncidentSweep then finds the affected tickets and prepares the right response when the issue is resolved.
During one incident, SpaceXSI says the system cleared 204 tickets in about 10 minutes. A support engineer reviewed and approved the batch before messages went out.
If you manage a support inbox, you can apply the same idea without building a full team.
Review the unresolved tickets in [SUPPORT INBOX].
Group together tickets reporting the same problem.
Check them against [HELP CENTER] and [KNOWN INCIDENTS].
Draft a short reply for each group using only confirmed information.
Set aside anything sensitive or uncertain for a human to review.
Show me which tickets would receive each reply.
Wait for my approval before sending anything.
After approval, send only to the reviewed tickets and log the result.What you’d get: 38 tickets about a confirmed login problem, one approved reply, and five unclear cases held back for manual review. (Illustrative example, not a SpaceXSI result.)
The important detail is the approval step. Clearing a queue quickly doesn't help if customers receive the wrong answer.
Talk to Grok Bot From Your iPhone
We shared the Action Button shortcut in last week's Looking Ahead. It's worth bringing back here because it fits the way Elon is using Grok Bot on the move.
If your iPhone has an Action Button, open:
Settings → Action Button → Shortcut → Grok Bot → Start Voice Chat
Now you can press one button and start talking to your Bot without opening the app first.
Upcoming Grok Bot feature: Elon said Grok Bot can call people or businesses on your behalf, ask questions, and send you notes from the conversation.
Outbound calling has been shown in prerelease builds, but it's not yet clearly documented as available to everyone. Check whether your account supports it before trying this prompt:
Call [BUSINESS] about [SPECIFIC QUESTION].
Introduce yourself as an AI assistant acting for me.
Ask these three questions: [QUESTION 1], [QUESTION 2], [QUESTION 3].
Do not make a purchase or change a booking.
Summarize the answers and any follow-up I need to handle.
Ask for my approval before placing the call.Elon's Shopping Workflow
Elon also shared how Grok Bot researched and ordered LEGO sets for him. The Bot then tracked the delivery and stopped checking once the package arrived.
The last step is what makes this a complete workflow. It doesn't just help you choose a product. It follows the purchase through to delivery and knows when to stop.
Copy his shopping workflow with this prompt:
Find the best [PRODUCT] for [PURPOSE] under [BUDGET].
Compare reputable retailers by price, delivery date,
and return policy. Include the links.
Recommend the best three options and explain which you'd pick.
Wait for my approval before purchasing.
If checkout is supported, use the approved secure payment flow.
After purchase, check shipping updates daily and alert me to delays.
Stop checking as soon as delivery is confirmed.
Send me a final summary.Output: you should get a shortlist, an approved purchase, delivery updates, and a final note when the job is done.
One caution: keep order numbers, addresses, and payment information out of screenshots you share publicly. Use the secure checkout flow instead of putting card details into a prompt.
Connect Grok Bot to Your Phone Apps
This is another useful October addition.
Grok Bot is rolling out connections to Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, and other supported apps on iPhone and Android. You can allow access only to the apps you want it to use.
Here's a simple way to put that to work. After you approve the relevant connections, ask:
Review my calendar for tomorrow.
List my meetings, start times, and anything I should prepare.
Check my existing reminders for anything due tomorrow.
Suggest new reminders for tasks that don't already have one.
Ask before creating or changing any calendar event or reminder.
Give me one short plan for the day.Example output: Three meetings, two overdue reminders, and a suggested follow-up for a client call.
You can also pair this with the Action Button. Press once, give your Bot the task by voice, and check the result on your phone.
Availability may vary while the phone-app feature rolls out. See the mobile setup guide.
56 Grok Bot Use Cases to Explore
If you want to go further, SpaceXSI has published a library of ready-to-explore Grok Bot use cases.
At the time of writing, the official directory lists 56 examples across sales, marketing, customer support, operations, finance, engineering, and personal tasks.
A few worth checking:
→ Expense Manager: Summarize expenses and follow up on missing receipts.
→ Chief of Staff: Pull the important updates from your messages, calendar, and meeting notes.
→ Product Feedback Analyst: Turn scattered customer feedback into a prioritized list of improvements.
Our recommendation is to start with the one job you already spend hours doing every week. Give the Bot the right information, review its first result, and only then make it recurring.
Explore all 56 use cases here: https://x.ai/bot/use-cases
MIDWEEK EDGE: Manually curated list of the most important weekly AI news updates
Weekly AI News Recap
→ OpenAI Releases GPT-6.1 Terra. The new model focuses on visual reasoning, computer use, and everyday professional tasks. It's available in ChatGPT Work, Codex, and the API, with standard API pricing 50% lower than GPT-5.6 Terra.
→ Anthropic Files for an IPO. Anthropic filed an S-1 registration statement on October 26 and plans to list on Nasdaq under ANT. No share price or offering size has been announced yet.
→ Anthropic Introduces Claude Duet. Anthropic’s response to Grok Bot and Muse. A new proactive agent that reviews connected apps, prepares a daily brief, and handles tasks while you're away.
→ OpenAI Introduces Decisions API. Built with GPT-6 Luna, it lets applications make fast, bounded decisions such as classifying requests or deciding what happens next. Useful for developers building high-volume automations.
→ Kimi K3.1 Pro Is Here. Moonshot AI released its latest flagship model with a 1M-token context window and improvements to coding, financial research, and 3D creation.
Both are available now on Kimi, Kimi Work, Kimi Code, and the API. Full open weights are expected by November 4.
→ Meta Muse Gets Voice Calling. Meta has started rolling out real-time voice conversations with Muse.
The feature is reaching users gradually, so it may not be available on your account yet.
→ Anthropic Launches Free AI Security Scans for Open Source. OSS Scanner uses Claude-powered security analysis to find vulnerabilities in eligible open-source projects.
LOOKING AHEAD: Manually curated list of useful AI tools, skills, workflows & more
Tools and Research Worth Your Time
→ Build a Research Assistant in Claude Code (20-Minute Setup)
Create a research folder, save your preferred report format in CLAUDE.md, turn that process into a /research skill, and connect the sources you already use. An easy way to stop rebuilding the same research workflow every time.
→ Claude Security Can Now Scan Your Code Automatically.
Anthropic updated Claude Security to monitor connected repositories as code changes, detect vulnerabilities, and track whether fixes have been completed.
It also connects with Claude Code through MCP, so developers can investigate findings and work on fixes without switching tools. Available in public beta for Claude Enterprise users.
→ Turn Long AI Answers Into Visual Pages (HTML)
The free Answer me with HTML skill turns complicated explanations into a one-page document with diagrams, tables, and timelines. Useful when an answer is too dense to read in chat.
→ Make Motion Graphics With Opus 5.5
Use Remotion to turn a design brief into an animated video. Start with a clear brief, lock your design style, then build and review one scene at a time.
→ Use the prompt below to reverse engineer anything with AI
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