Set up a chief bot and specialist teams that share one workspace
A summary of SpaceXAI's 2-page operator manual for Grok Bot: create a chief first that routes and monitors rather than working, keep research and handoffs in /workspace instead of chat, split content, ops, research and coding into specialist bots, give each workflow a source, evidence and action gate, and have humans approve only money, publishing, deletion, signatures and irreversible actions.
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@irongiantXBT on X · 2026-10-23
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-23.
What they did
A summary of SpaceXAI's 2-page operator manual for Grok Bot: create a chief first that routes and monitors rather than working, keep research and handoffs in /workspace instead of chat, split content, ops, research and coding into specialist bots, give each workflow a source, evidence and action gate, and have humans approve only money, publishing, deletion, signatures and irreversible actions.
Result (as claimed)
It also lists costly mistakes: constant polling burns quota and bad retries duplicate actions.
Tools they used
Cost: Grok Bot: from $30/mo.
Set it up
Map the task
Write the trigger, the inputs, the decisions and the output. Note which steps need a human yes.
Connect the tools
Set up Grok Bot with the narrowest permissions that work. Use a test account or sandbox first.
Build the workflow
Create the steps in order. Add an approval step before anything sends, pays or deletes.
Run it on real but low-stakes data
Run a few times, read every output, and fix prompts or rules that misfire.
Schedule and monitor
Turn on the schedule or trigger, and add a daily summary or alert so you notice failures.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Set up a chief bot and specialist teams that share one workspace What the original author did: A summary of SpaceXAI's 2-page operator manual for Grok Bot: create a chief first that routes and monitors rather than working, keep research and handoffs in /workspace instead of chat, split content, ops, research and coding into specialist bots, give each workflow a source, evidence and action gate, and have humans approve only money, publishing, deletion, signatures and irreversible actions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): It also lists costly mistakes: constant polling burns quota and bad retries duplicate actions. Source: https://x.com/irongiantXBT/status/2113420143959195748 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Automation & business Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Set up a chief bot and specialist teams that share one workspace What the original author did: A summary of SpaceXAI's 2-page operator manual for Grok Bot: create a chief first that routes and monitors rather than working, keep research and handoffs in /workspace instead of chat, split content, ops, research and coding into specialist bots, give each workflow a source, evidence and action gate, and have humans approve only money, publishing, deletion, signatures and irreversible actions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): It also lists costly mistakes: constant polling burns quota and bad retries duplicate actions. Source: https://x.com/irongiantXBT/status/2113420143959195748 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Automation & business Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Set up a chief bot and specialist teams that share one workspace What the original author did: A summary of SpaceXAI's 2-page operator manual for Grok Bot: create a chief first that routes and monitors rather than working, keep research and handoffs in /workspace instead of chat, split content, ops, research and coding into specialist bots, give each workflow a source, evidence and action gate, and have humans approve only money, publishing, deletion, signatures and irreversible actions. Reported result (as claimed by the author): It also lists costly mistakes: constant polling burns quota and bad retries duplicate actions. Source: https://x.com/irongiantXBT/status/2113420143959195748 Tools they used: Grok Bot Category: Automation & business Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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