Sign in once on your Bot's computer, then let it fill in a site that has no connector

How this helps you

You can use a Bot on sites that have no connector, and do a one-off backfill or monthly top-up without clicking through the site yourself.

Use the browser on your computer. I am already signed in to [site]. Add everything in the list below to my [reading list / profile] exactly as written, including my ratings and notes. Then find [5] new [books] that match my taste and save them to my [want-to-read list]. Do not post publicly, change my account settings or message anyone. When you finish, send me a short list of the new picks with one line on why each fits. List: [paste your list here]

What they did

Parker Prompts wants his book history on Goodreads, which has no connector. He makes a Bot called Scout, opens its computer from the preview at the right of the chat, clicks Take over and signs in himself with his Google account. Because every Bot works on that same machine, every Bot can use the sites he is signed in to. He then pastes a list of books with ratings and thoughts and asks Scout to put them all on Goodreads and to find new books that match his taste for his reading list. He watches Scout click through on its screen. Afterwards the books were on his profile with ratings and notes. Last, he asks in plain English for a monthly routine and runs a test now instead of waiting for the date.

Who it's for: Anyone with a list, log or profile on a site that has no integration.

Before you start

• Grok Bot desktop app with a Bot you can chat to
• An account on the site you want filled in, and your list or notes in text form

How to try it

1. Check Connect apps first. If the site has a connector, use that instead of the browser.
2. Create a Bot for this job and give it a one-line description.
3. Open its computer from the preview on the right of the chat and click Take over. Sign in to the site yourself.
4. Paste your list into the chat and say exactly what to do with it, for example add each item with my rating and notes, then find new ones that fit my taste and save them to my list.
5. Watch the Bot's screen while it works, then open the site and check what it saved.
6. To repeat it, ask in plain English for a routine (for example five new picks on the first of every month). Read the schedule it shows, ask for a test run now, and switch the routine off from the Bot's name, Details tab, if you need to.

What to expect

In the demo every book from the pasted list appeared on the profile with its rating and notes, and the new picks were saved to the to-read list with a one-line reason each.

Common mistakes

• Using the browser for a site that already has a connector. Connectors are the cleaner route.
• Scheduling the routine before a manual run worked. Run it once and use the test run first.
• Forgetting that signed-in sites are shared. Parker says every Bot on that machine can use them, so only sign in to sites you are happy for all your Bots to reach (our caution, not from the video).
• Giving a vague list. Say which fields to copy, or the Bot will guess.

Related tips

• Open your Bot's screen to watch or help: Each Bot works on a real desktop you can open, watch, sign in on, and take over.
• Teach a task the smart way: describe it first, record only the gap: Most of a browser job can be explained in chat. Record a 20 to 60 second clip of only the part the Bot can't work out, then add anti-jobs before you schedule it.
• Create a routine by asking, then ask what else to schedule: Describe a schedule in one sentence to make a routine, then ask the Bot which routines it thinks you need.

Worth knowingSign in yourself on the Bot's computer; never paste passwords into chat.

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