Set up bots for email, PR triage, and family chores
They built separate Grok Bot helpers to handle inbox replies, GitHub pull requests, and household coordination.
- What they did
- A developer moved their workflow from OpenClaw to Grok Bot and created several bots with Gmail, Slack, GitHub, a cloud computer, and scheduled routines. One bot read past sent messages to draft replies in the developer’s voice. Another reviewed assigned pull requests each day, flagged items that could be merged, closed, or rebased, and launched Cursor cloud agent tasks under set rules. A third bot handled family logistics, including a printed family newspaper and messages about pickups.
- How it went
- The pull-request bot helped clear about 50 stuck PRs in one Friday, and the queue is in better shape now. The email bot can draft messages, but its writing is still not trusted for important emails. The routines also need more explicit setup than OpenClaw’s heartbeat.
- Tips
- Keep approval steps in place for anything that sends mail, merges code, or changes plans. These bots work one-on-one, so they are not built for group chat use yet.
Try it yourself with Grok Bot
Create three separate helpers for me in [tool/platform]. First, build an email helper that studies my past sent messages from [sample emails or writing examples] and drafts replies in my style from my [inbox/account], but pauses and asks for my approval before sending anything. Second, make a daily GitHub helper for [repo name] that checks my assigned pull requests, identifies which ones look ready to merge, close, or rebase, and shows me a short list; it must pause and ask before merging, closing, rebasing, or starting any linked code job. Third, set up a family helper for [family task list] that sends reminders or updates about [pickups, schedules, chores]. After each run, give me a brief summary of what each helper found or drafted, and wait for my confirmation before any irreversible action.
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