Keep routines one line long

How this helps you

When the job changes you edit one skill, and every routine that uses it updates. No duplicate instructions drifting apart.

Move everything in my [routine name] routine's instructions into a skill called [name]. Then change the routine's prompt to one line: run the [name] skill end to end. Show me both before you save.

What they did

@GrokBotRadar shared @CasJam's routine, which just says "Log this run, then run the growth-run-experiment skill end to end." All instructions live in the skill, so the routine and skill can't drift apart.

Who it's for: Anyone with routines longer than a few lines.

How to try it

1. Put the how-to in a skill.
2. Make the routine a single line that calls it.
3. Change the job in one place: the skill.

What to expect

The Bot shows you a new skill with the full method and a one-line routine, then saves them once you agree.

Common mistakes

• Keeping instructions in both the routine and the skill. The post says they start fighting each other.

Related tips

• Do it by hand, save a skill, then schedule: Most automations break because they're scheduled before they've worked once.
• Write the outcome, not the recipe: Describe what you want; pasted tool calls break by week two.
• Make routines cheaper: events, slow schedules, change checks: A 5-minute routine wakes 8,640 times a month. Use an event trigger, the slowest schedule that works, and a cheap change check.
• 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.
• Put quiet hours inside the routine itself: Have the routine re-check the clock right before it acts, and skip itself if it's too late.
• Automations are not Grok Bot: SuperGrok Automations are a separate product. Know which one you're using.
• Keep skills in a GitHub repo and sync them to your Bots nightly: One-line routines call skills; the skills live in a repo you edit elsewhere, and a nightly routine pulls them onto the Bots' computer.
• Plan every Bot job with four blocks: Corey Ganim runs 6 Bots and 14 weekly routines across 11 apps. Each job is built from the same four blocks: Bot, routine, skill and connector.
• Get a prep doc a few minutes before each meeting: A morning routine reads your calendar, pulls context from email and connected apps, and sends a prep doc just before each meeting starts.

Worth knowingPairs well with @timwork_notes' advice to describe the outcome, not the recipe.

Learn more: Grok Bot Routines Not Working? Do It by Hand, Save a Skill, Then Schedule · All Grok Bot routines tips