Research

45 Minutes of Morning Scrolling Down to 60 Seconds: Grok Bot Writes Him a Custom Newspaper

  • Level Beginner
  • Setup~30 min (estimated)
  • Evidence Some evidence
  • CostNot stated in source
  • No-codeYes
Grok BotSource-linkedBeginner-friendly

What they did

He used to spend 45 minutes every morning scrolling news and social media to see what he'd missed overnight. Now his Grok Bot hands him a custom newspaper built for him that he reads in 60 seconds. He shared the prompt as an image.

How it went

X post by @TUCO187187 (Oct 27, 2026 UTC) with the prompt image: 45 minutes of scrolling became a 60-second custom newspaper. Daily briefs can miss nuance. Click through before you act on or share anything

Worth knowing

  • X post by @TUCO187187 (Oct 27, 2026 UTC) with the prompt image: 45 minutes of scrolling became a 60-second custom newspaper.
  • Daily briefs can miss nuance. Click through before you act on or share anything.

Prompt

Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.

Every morning at [time], make me a one-page newspaper of what happened overnight in [topics, places, accounts I follow]. Lead with the 5 biggest stories in 2 sentences each, then quick hits, then what's trending. Link every item to its source and skip anything you can't source. Keep it readable in about a minute.

Recommended

Try it in Grok Bot

  1. Copy the prompt (button below).
  2. Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
  3. Connect the listed tools (as needed) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
  4. If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."

Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.

Set it up

Stack: Grok Bot

  1. Read the original source for full context.
  2. Connect the tools your agent needs.
  3. Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
  4. Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.

Generic suggested steps, not from the source.

Evidence

X post by @TUCO187187 (Oct 27, 2026 UTC) with the prompt image: 45 minutes of scrolling became a 60-second custom newspaper. Daily briefs can miss nuance. Click through before you act on or share anything

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