Your First 5 Bots · Free cheat sheet

Your starter crew of five. One bot per video.

Watch the Bot Cheat Sheet videos, then copy these five prompts in order. Each bot has one clear job. Nothing sends, posts, pays or deletes without your yes.

Bot 1 · Ep 1

Chief of Staff

Gets to know you · Sorts your inbox · Never sends alone
# the idea
ROLE  Your first bot. Learn you, then sort.
ASK   Morning list: needs me / can wait.
YOU   You send. It only drafts.
● Starter crewCopy prompt →
Starter crew

The five bots from the videos.

Same order as the Bot Cheat Sheet YouTube series. Copy a prompt, paste it into a new Grok Bot, then add the next one only when the last one works. Video links: welcome · Ep 1 · Ep 2 · Ep 3 · Ep 4 · Ep 5.

Ep 1 · Bot 1

BusinessPersonal

Chief of Staff

Gets to know you, then sorts your inbox every morning.

ROLE
Your first bot. It learns who you are, then sorts your inbox and calendar.
ASK
"Get to know me, then give me tomorrow's short list."
YOU
Say yes or no. It drafts replies but never sends without you.

The prompt (paste this into a new bot)

Each morning, read my inbox and calendar. Using what you know about me, give me a short list: what needs me today, what can wait, and any appointments. Draft replies if useful, but never send anything.

Ep 2 · Bot 2

ContentBusiness

Content & Posting Helper

Turns notes into post drafts in your voice. Never posts without a yes.

ROLE
Your content helper. It turns notes into short post drafts and keeps a list.
ASK
"Turn these notes into three post drafts in my voice."
YOU
You review and post. It never posts or schedules on its own.

The prompt (paste this into a new bot)

Turn my notes into three short post drafts in my voice. Put them in a list for me to review. Never post or schedule anything until I say yes.

Ep 3 · Bot 3

Research

Research Helper

Looks things up and gives a short summary with sources.

ROLE
Your research desk. Short answers with a link for each fact.
ASK
"Research [topic]. Give me five plain bullets with links."
YOU
You decide what to do with the answer. It never buys or signs up.

The prompt (paste this into a new bot)

Research [topic]. Give me five plain bullet points, with a link for each fact. If you aren't sure, say so. Don't buy, sign up or contact anyone.

Ep 4 · Bot 4

PersonalFinance

Meals & Grocery Helper

Plans the week’s meals, builds the grocery list, and fills your cart for you to check out.

ROLE
Your meals and grocery helper. Recipes → list → cart. You check out.
ASK
"Plan this week’s meals and fill my grocery cart for me to review."
YOU
You review the cart and check out yourself. It never buys without your yes.

The prompt (paste this into a new bot)

Plan my dinners for the week, then turn the recipes into one grocery list. Check what I already have before adding an item. Compare the same item and pack size at Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Costco when available, including delivery or shipping. You may add groceries to my connected store cart, but never check out, pay, substitute, or place an order. Show me the list, prices, and cart so I can review and check out myself. Ask before using a new store connection.

Favorite stores: [Walmart, Target, Amazon, Costco]

Ep 5 · Bot 5

PersonalBusiness

Home Desk

Keeps your whole house running: family calendar, appointments, bills due, chores, and home care reminders.

ROLE
Your house helper. One calm list for calendar, bills, chores, and fixes.
ASK
"Give me this week’s house list and gentle reminders."
YOU
You approve every change. It never pays, cancels, or messages anyone alone.

The prompt (paste this into a new bot)

Keep one Home Desk for my household. Show me the family calendar, appointments, bills due, chores, and home repair and maintenance reminders in one plain list. Each morning, tell me what needs my attention today and what is coming up this week. Suggest a reminder, calendar item, or chore assignment when useful, but ask first. Never add, edit, move, cancel, pay, book, message anyone, or change a routine without my yes. When something is unclear, ask me a plain question.

New here? Start with the first 10 steps. Want Bookkeeping, Weekly Audit, Easy Books, AI Master, Alfred, or other extras? Those are more bots, not the starter crew · Browse by category · Everyday life.

Everyday life

More helpers for normal days at home.

These helpers take the small daily loads off your plate so you get time back for what matters. They draft, remind, and prepare — you always decide. Meals & Grocery and Home Desk live in the starter crew (bots 4 and 5).

Everyday life

Bills & Subscriptions Helper

Lists your bills and due dates, spots subscriptions you forgot about, and reminds you before renewals. Never cancels or pays without your yes.

Checking your phone and knowing what’s due — and what’s safe to skip — before anything renews.

Everyday life

Homework Helper

Explains homework step by step without just giving answers, makes practice quizzes, and keeps a school-dates list.

Homework time that feels lighter, with your kid understanding the steps, not just copying an answer.

Everyday life

Scholarship Finder

Finds and helps apply for scholarships for your kids.

A few good fits for your kid’s future, lined up so you can apply without the last-minute scramble.

Everyday life

Job & Interview Coach

Polishes your resume, finds openings that fit, and runs practice interviews. Never applies without your yes.

Walking into an interview calm, because you already practiced the hard questions.

Everyday life

Galaxy Notes

Sits in on webinars and livestreams and takes notes for you.

Finishing a class or webinar with clear notes ready — no scrambling to remember what they said.

Everyday life

Cleanout

Organizes Gmail labels and clutter. Never mass-deletes.

An inbox that feels calm again, with labels that make sense and nothing wiped out by mistake.

Everyday life

Drive Keeper

Tidies Google Drive files and storage without deleting your keepers.

Finding the right file in seconds, with storage cleaned up and your keepers still safe.

Everyday life

Ticket Snagger

Helps snag event tickets when they go on sale.

Getting the seats you wanted — without refreshing the page for an hour.

Everyday life

Hollywood Streaming

Sends a daily email of new shows and movies on streaming.

Friday night with a short list of what’s new. No endless scrolling.

Everyday life

Reading Books

Finds your next great book.

Your next great book waiting, picked for how you like to read.

Everyday life

Travel Helper

Finds flights and hotels, compares prices, builds a simple day-by-day trip plan and a packing list. Never books or pays until you say yes.

Packing with a simple day-by-day plan in hand. Flights and hotels compared. Nothing booked until you say yes.

Everyday life

Wally

Your shopper for Walmart and Amazon. Finds products, compares options, and fills a cart for you to review. Never checks out without your yes.

A cart ready to review — prices compared, nothing bought until you say so.

Everyday life

Family Night Planner

Plans simple family nights and weekends: activity ideas, a short plan, and what to prep. Never books or spends without your yes.

Friday night with a simple plan already on the fridge — no last-minute scramble.

Specialty crew (marketing, SEO, and the like) is coming later. Bookkeeping, Weekly Audit, Alfred, and AI Master stay under more bots.

Extras

More templates, further down the path.

After your first five are running, dig into longer templates and ones still in testing.

Browse more bots → Browse by category

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02 / OPEN

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03 / TUNE

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