Business ops

An Hourly "Attention List" and Slack Replies in Your Own Style: xAI's Grok Bot for Product Managers

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

What they did

xAI's guide for product managers describes an hourly routine that builds an "attention list" of what needs the PM now, a Slack style guide written from the PM's own past messages so drafts sound like them, and a bot ("PM Pete") that researched and ordered a Raspberry Pi part.

How it went

xAI guide Grok Bot for PMs by Kevin Niparko (Aug 15, 2026): hourly attention list, Slack style guide from your own messages, PM Pete researched and ordered a Raspberry Pi part

Worth knowing

  • xAI guide Grok Bot for PMs by Kevin Niparko (Aug 15, 2026): hourly attention list, Slack style guide from your own messages, PM Pete researched and ordered a Raspberry Pi part.

Prompt

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

Read my last [200] Slack messages and write a short style guide for how I write: tone, length, greetings, how I say no. Then every hour during work hours, check Slack, email and [project tool] and give me an attention list: the few things that need me now, each with a one-line draft reply in my style. Don't send anything.

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 (Slack, Email) 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

Tools: Slack, Email · 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

xAI guide Grok Bot for PMs by Kevin Niparko (Aug 15, 2026): hourly attention list, Slack style guide from your own messages, PM Pete researched and ordered a Raspberry Pi part

Source: Web · 2026-08-15 · Verified by us: not yet · Report broken or outdated

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