{"slug":"grok-bot-tag-on-x","title":"Hand an X thread to a bot and get the brief in the app","summary":"Tag @bot on a post so Grok Bot picks up the thread. The public reply is only a confirmation. The brief stays in the bot conversation.","agent":"Grok Bot","agentSlug":"grok-bot","category":"Research","categorySlug":"research","roles":["Marketer"],"roleSlugs":["marketer"],"industries":["Media"],"industrySlugs":["media"],"jobs":["research"],"topic":"Research","topicSlug":"research","score":12,"difficulty":"easy","estCost":"Requires a Grok account with X connected, per the tag-on-X docs. Usage draws on the Grok Bot allowance.","costTier":"low","timeSaved":"A few minutes of copying a thread into another tool, once the bot is already set up.","prompt":"When I tag you from X, summarize the thread I replied to.\n\nRules:\n- Use only that post, the post it replies to, and quoted posts, including still photos.\n- Separate what was said from what it implies.\n- List claims that need a source outside the thread.\n- Do not post the summary on X. The on-X reply stays a short confirmation.\n- Send the brief back in this bot conversation, with bullets I can paste into Slack myself.\n\nIf the thread is mostly images without text, say what you can see and what you cannot read.","steps":[{"title":"Connect X and read the first-run notice","detail":"The tag-on-X docs say the first tagged request notifies you that tagged work starts automatically and uses Grok Bot usage."},{"title":"Put the prompt in the bot's instructions","detail":"You want the same brief shape every time, not a fresh style per tag."},{"title":"Reply to a low-stakes thread with @bot","detail":"Ask for a summary. Confirm the public reply is short and the real brief lands in the app."},{"title":"Paste into Slack yourself","detail":"This playbook does not grant Slack send. Add that later with an approval if you want it."}],"sourceUrl":"https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/tag-on-x","sourceNote":"Official documentation URL, checked when this seed was written. The prompt and steps are an original AI Playbook Gems playbook, not a quotation of a customer story, and have not been re-run.","date":"2026-10-09","verified":false,"status":"unverified","sponsorUrl":"","metrics":[{"label":"Hands-on time","value":"10 minutes to confirm the first tag"},{"label":"You still approve","value":"Anything posted beyond the confirmation"},{"label":"Cost bucket","value":"Low"}],"faq":[{"question":"Has this Grok Bot playbook been re-run for the catalog?","answer":"No. Status is unverified. Paste the prompt, keep the version that worked, and do not treat the time or cost lines as measurements."},{"question":"Does @bot publish the summary on X?","answer":"The docs say @bot posts a short confirmation and the work stays in the Grok Bot conversation. This playbook keeps it that way."}],"url":"https://aiplaybookgems.com/usecases/grok-bot-tag-on-x","jsonUrl":"https://aiplaybookgems.com/api/usecases/grok-bot-tag-on-x"}