Build a weekly research briefing Bot from scratch, then test

How this helps you

You end with a Bot that knows its job, a reusable report format, and a briefing that lands every week without a prompt.

✦ Try it

Create a Bot called [name] with the job title [job title]. Its role: research [topic area] online, use only verified information, write concise summaries and email them to me. Tone: direct and executive. Never invent or guess missing details; flag or leave out anything you can't verify. Never make payments or change account settings without my explicit permission.

Fill in: [name] is what you'll call the Bot. [job title] is its role, such as weekly intelligence analyst. [topic area] is the subject it covers.

What they did

Mikey No Code builds a complete beginner setup in one sitting. He creates a Bot with the job title weekly intelligence analyst: research assigned topics, use verified information, write concise summaries, send them by email, write in a direct executive tone, never invent information, and never make payments or change account settings without permission. He then asks it to repeat its title, duties and how it treats unverified sources. He connects Gmail from the chat (a Connect card appears; connections are shared by all your Bots), asks for a research and report skill, and creates a routine called weekly Monday research briefing. Test run sends the first email straight away.

Who it's for: Beginners who want one complete, working Bot, and anyone who needs a weekly digest on a market, competitor or topic.

Before you start

A Grok Bot account.
A Gmail account for delivery.
One topic you want tracked every week.

How to try it

Click the plus in the sidebar, choose to create a new Bot, and describe the role, tone and limits (the first prompt below).
Check it understood: ask for its job title, its main responsibilities and what it does with sources it can't verify.
Tell it the reports go out by Gmail. Click Connect on the card, pick your account and approve.
Ask it to build a skill: reputable sources from the last 7 days, a 300 to 400 word report with a headline, three key takeaways, a short conclusion and a verified sources section with direct links.
Ask for a routine every Monday at 9:00 a.m. that uses the skill on your topic and emails you the result.
Open the routine in the Routines panel and press Test run. Check the email that arrives.

What to expect

Within a few minutes of Test run, a completion card in the chat and an email titled along the lines of 'Weekly research briefing: [topic]' with a headline, three takeaways, a conclusion and source links.

Common mistakes

Skipping the 'repeat your job back to me' check. It's the fastest way to spot a misunderstood rule before anything is automated.
Putting the format in the routine instead of a skill. A skill keeps the format the same when you change the topic.
Waiting until Monday to find a problem. Use Test run the same day.

Related tips

Make an executive assistant your first Bot: Charlie Chang's beginner setup: one general helper Bot first, told plainly what it owns, before any specialists.
Do it by hand, save a skill, then schedule: Most automations break because they're scheduled before they've worked once.
Share a finished Bot as a template without sharing your accounts: Share as template packages a Bot's rules, skills and routines. A privacy filter strips chat history, email addresses, account IDs, tokens and keys before you publish a link.