What Should I Make My Agent Do? A 10-Minute Use-Case Picker
Choose your first job by asking three questions. Is it something you do at least weekly? Is the output something you'd check anyway? Can it go wrong...
Answer first: Choose your first job by asking three questions. Is it something you do at least weekly? Is the output something you'd check anyway? Can it go wrong without anything being sent, posted or bought? If all three answers are yes, it's a good first routine for Grok Bot. Below is a picker that matches common pains to recipes on this site, plus a prompt that makes Grok Bot interview you.
Test status: this is a planning page. Nothing here needed a live test. Every recipe it links to has its own test-status note.
Who it's for
People who signed up, looked at the empty chat, and thought "...now what?"
Steps
- List 5 tasks you repeated last week. Your calendar and sent mail are good places to look.
- Score each one on frequency (weekly or more), checkability (you'd review the output anyway) and safety (nothing goes out without you).
- Match it to a recipe:
| If your pain is… | Start with |
|---|---|
| Scrolling for news every morning | Daily News & Research Digest |
| Checking a price or page for changes | Daily Price-Watch Routine |
| Inbox overload | Inbox Triage with Draft-Don't-Send Handoffs |
| Rebuilding the same weekly update | Weekly Report from Email |
| Missing brand mentions | Monitor X Posts |
| Comparing products or plans | Shopping and Insurance Research |
| Watching tools you depend on | GitHub Release Digest |
- Run it once by hand. If the output was useful, turn it into a routine.
Copy-paste prompt
Interview me to find my best first automation. Ask one question at a time (max 6):
what I repeat weekly, which apps I use, what I'd hate to get wrong.
Then suggest 3 candidates ranked by time saved and risk, each with a one-line prompt I can paste
and a suggested schedule. Don't connect, send, or schedule anything yet.
Expected result
Three ranked candidates, each with a ready-to-paste prompt and a suggested schedule.
Gotchas
- Don't start with anything that sends, buys or deletes. Outgoing email and messages always stop at a draft card anyway, so build trust on read-only jobs first.
- Every routine run uses part of your plan's usage. Start with daily runs, not hourly ones.
- Pick one job and get it working before adding a second.
FAQ
What if none of my tasks fit? Run a one-off research or file task instead, such as "make me a spreadsheet of X". It's still useful and needs no schedule.