A changelog prompt keeps your Grok Bot updated on its own improvements in long-running jobs
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-10-07
Rachel shares Brian Roemmele's Grok Bot changelog prompt for long-running, critical jobs.
Core idea
- Treat the official changelog page and its RSS feed as an external source of truth, embedded in the Bot description or as a saved skill
- The Bot writes every observation into one markdown file it owns, creating a persistent self-improvement record
Why it matters
- In long-running vertical jobs, don't assume the Bot "knows its own improvements" — updates must be explicitly injected so the workflow can adapt
Recent Grok Bot updates (v0.64–0.66)
- A starred Main Bot proactively checks in and coordinates your other Bots
- Team Bot voice chat, smoother card-by-card setup
- Hanging Bots stop themselves and resume from the next message; Slack status lines show live progress; auto-updates on by default
The author also muses about giving bots their own X accounts to follow and monitor specific people.
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