An Agent Cut a 4-Hour-a-Week Timesheet Chore to About 30 Minutes
- Level Intermediate
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeNo
Unnamed agentSource-linked
What they did
A Reddit user built an agent that fills out his work timesheet every afternoon. It used to take him 4 hours a week; now he approves a table and lets it go, which takes about 30 minutes.
How it went
4 hours a week down to about 30 minutes of approving.
Worth knowing
- Single Reddit comment; agent and tools not named. Your employer may have rules about automated timesheets.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Every weekday at [4pm], fill in my timesheet in [system] from my calendar, [ticket tool] and sent emails: one row per task with project code and hours. Show me the table first; only submit after I reply "approve".
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
Originally done with an unnamed agent; this prompt works in Grok Bot.
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (Google Calendar, Reddit) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Tools: Google Calendar, Reddit · Stack: Unnamed agent
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
Single Reddit comment; agent and tools not named. Your employer may have rules about automated timesheets
Source: Reddit · 2026-10-13 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated