Grok Bot skills and routines: teach by demonstration, then automate on schedule
AiJohnAllen · x · 2026-08-24
xAI docs describe Grok Bot's two reusable building blocks: a skill (reusable instruction set covering steps, decision rules, expected output, and safety boundaries) and a routine (scheduled or event-triggered execution).
Recommended path: run a one-off task until reliable, save the method as a skill, and only then automate. A good skill states when to use it, required inputs and access, the sequence of work, how to validate results, what to return, and what requires approval. Skills work across Bots; install connectors via Settings→Plugins and reference skills with / in the composer.
The standout feature is teach-by-demonstration: with Teach a task, you perform a browser workflow once in the computer view (up to 10 minutes of recording, no microphone audio), and the Bot persists it as a reusable skill it can re-run on schedule.
Related event: xAI Launches Grok Bot, an Autonomous AI Coworker Starting at $60(5 posts)→
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