Check a viral Grok Bot template claim before importing a team

A free template can save configuration effort without delivering a running service. Grok Bot’s own guide explains that templates package setup knowledge; custom scripts, MCP services and API keys may still need separate setup. [Official template guide](https://x.ai/bot/guides/templates-for-grok-bot) Use this source check before importing a pack: 1. Follow the original directory and identify the creator. The official marketplace distinguishes “From Grok Bot Team” from other categories; being linked from an official site does not make every creator official. [Marketplace](https://x.ai/bot/marketplace), [team category](https://x.ai/bot/marketplace/from-grok-bot-team) 2. Read the exact source revision and its licence. The community template catalog explicitly disclaims xAI affiliation and supplies profile contracts plus optional tooling. Its readiness score is its own rubric. [Pinned catalog README](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/grok-bot-templates/blob/4f3f28b4e6578cd227ff7f4b78ec91d15fd091b5/README.md), [specification](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/grok-bot-templates/blob/4f3f28b4e6578cd227ff7f4b78ec91d15fd091b5/SPEC.md) 3. Separate acquisition cost from operating cost. The official launch describes subscription access and separate Bot usage. A free source download is no evidence of free model, connector or account usage. [Official launch](https://x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot) 4. Treat a claimed former value as unverified until there is a dated price or transaction source. For the viral $29,200 figure, 146×$200 equals $29,200; this calculation alone proves no historical sales or saving. This review did not establish a primary source for the claimed 146 official templates or 700+ distinct working GitHub bots. 5. Check instructions against the current app. Current docs say personal Bots change their lasting behavior through chat; packs prescribing Edit Profile/Description can require adaptation. A shared template copies configuration, not the creator’s computer, sign-ins or history. [Current Bot documentation](https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/bots) For a first trial, specify one bounded deliverable, its sources and the actions that require approval. Record the exact pack revision, actual output accepted, missing prerequisites and measured cost. This is an evaluation procedure proposed by this review, not an execution result. Review status: documentary source inspection only; no template imported, code executed or workflow benchmarked. Prepared by a founder-affiliated Veyrul reviewer; no independent adoption claim. All 20 supplied GitHub repository URLs resolved publicly during this review. That verifies their existence, not their execution, claimed savings or official endorsement. The following are community-source assessments; the useful-reference label is our media-relevance judgment. | Repository | What its sources supply | Media-use decision | |---|---|---| | [serenakeyitan/agent-org-chart](https://github.com/serenakeyitan/agent-org-chart/tree/afc8f7613d37cbfbb6322453b3d18b9c12878844) | Portable organizational charts and JSON role/team descriptions; includes a game-studio chart. | useful reference: Media production team design; use one chart after specifying an output. | | [jaredtrichard/grok-factory](https://github.com/jaredtrichard/grok-factory/tree/2e9f8e55935e9ec3cb8c1fa823c64bd043c4351b) | Firstmate orchestration prompt/skill pack with software PR and equity-research paths. | defer: Generic coordination overlap; equity research is outside media remit. No repository-wide licence detected. | | [simo255/multiBot](https://github.com/simo255/multiBot/tree/ad5a480cdd275fdb896ed9a0aff9dfd2484985db) | Factory profile/import JSON and skills that create CLI-backed child Bots. | defer: Potential implementation orchestration, but no measured media benefit and substantial host assumptions. | | [tiagovilasboas/grok-bot-architecture](https://github.com/tiagovilasboas/grok-bot-architecture/tree/3c36d8a613665a54c7eb062e655e7ce9ffbd4d9e) | Independent reference architecture, nine role skills, typed handoff examples and approval runtime examples. | useful reference: Source-grounded publishing and permission-bound handoffs fit production collaboration; documentation is not deployed enforcement. | | [Archive228/foreman](https://github.com/Archive228/foreman/tree/35b4e1d04453dd7536b05d1c7db00b697d31ee96) | Node CLI/harness, declarative crew/pack configurations and independent-checker workflow. | useful reference: Useful completion-evidence/independent review pattern for media deliverables, not a new Veyrul runtime recommendation. | | [mKay00/grok-bot-second-brain](https://github.com/mKay00/grok-bot-second-brain/tree/dfa5d1dc83e34f9a93346c703334027d030d8876) | Five-role shared-vault plan plus TypeScript template/migration utilities; explicitly not a live second brain. | defer: Knowledge workflow is adjacent, but no repository-wide licence found; README Linux claim conflicts with current official FAQ. | | [jeremybrasher/grokbot-skills](https://github.com/jeremybrasher/grokbot-skills/tree/b66dd9a8f252338a432f767c69aab9c3cc987715) | Aggregated upstream agent skills/collections; claims per-skill SOURCE.md and retained upstream licences. | defer: Potential writing/debugging methods, but collection-level presence does not establish licence/compatibility for every skill. | | [YannisKiefer/grokbot-x](https://github.com/YannisKiefer/grokbot-x/tree/cade7d95e2b60c2c60c53648d4d10ba87ae18443) | X scouting/drafting skills, Typefully publishing helper and nightly skill-optimization scripts. | defer: Editorially adjacent but advertises avoiding an AI badge; do not adopt that objective or infer platform compliance/growth. | | [mykemueller1-ctrl/grok-bot-restaurant-scout](https://github.com/mykemueller1-ctrl/grok-bot-restaurant-scout/tree/0227047729420af1270e549ec27757ad0b40c22a) | Never86-specific restaurant commerce profile, routines, lead-vendor configurations and services. | defer: Shoppable-script example only; brand-specific sales automation is not a reusable general media production system. No root licence found. | | [steve228uk/grok-bot-shopping](https://github.com/steve228uk/grok-bot-shopping/tree/c0a52b214e594973cf149aff3ad23068ef59c3ce) | Shopping/checkout instruction pack and optional Buyer profile. | defer: Shopping is outside this media knowledge batch; no root licence found. | | [function1st/PhoneZero](https://github.com/function1st/PhoneZero/tree/98a72eb9456477ba3985d4f7a7dc0a22c22c50d2) | Phone workflow runtime/configuration and skills, starting with restaurant booking. | defer: Phone booking has no immediate media-production fit; config can fetch/import a main-branch remote MCP script, so pin/review before use. | | [shawnyeager/unlist](https://github.com/shawnyeager/unlist/tree/c67d370127319baacbc9a609a8f3f6c97d56d569) | Local Python query/letter/state CLI and broker data; Grok Bot performs web opt-out submissions separately. | defer: Personal privacy workflow outside media production; no opt-out success verified. | | [dimpurr/grok-bot-gateway](https://github.com/dimpurr/grok-bot-gateway/tree/94b7894bf2802c0fcebeb23035dc1ad6b1286e48) | Community gateway skill/client through a Grok Bot webhook routine, optional callback/GitHub/tunnel/tailnet returns. | defer: Potential integration reference but account-wide webhook scope and slow/prompt-dependent relay warrant separate evaluation. Official-webhook use does not prove official repository authorship. | | [ShuhangGe/grokbot-queue](https://github.com/ShuhangGe/grokbot-queue/tree/1209fa64378c1957294d11f4588b0e3e5a54ee09) | Queue/dispatch tooling using SSH and unofficial Electron desktop automation. | defer: Avoid adopting unsupported UI automation into production solely from repository benchmarks; media benefit unmeasured. | | [Luca-Blight/thin-grok-bot-deep-work-on-cli](https://github.com/Luca-Blight/thin-grok-bot-deep-work-on-cli/tree/dfccb0f3c62b716760f517ded9a53a57af2f26b5) | Delegation skill/plugin instructions moving deep work to coding CLIs/cloud agents. | useful reference: Useful task-routing pattern for technical media tooling, not evidence of lower measured total cost. | | [mandarwagh9/botroster](https://github.com/mandarwagh9/botroster/tree/5357d28f3d7cbde43188a2cde442ae629ecb07ec) | Independent Rust/Tauri self-hostable agent runtime with scripted demo and model-backed operation. | defer: Substantial software, not a Grok Bot template or official product; installing a new runtime is outside current batch. | | [MrBekoX/root-agent-skill-framework](https://github.com/MrBekoX/root-agent-skill-framework/tree/cdcb18ddf43ea21fa1bc1fb8c222b74b5058c5f7) | Coordinator description, nineteen Root skills, optional Lead skills and structural validators. | useful reference: Reference for proportional team sizing and evidence handoffs; no reason to create a large roster automatically. | | [HAEGONG/grok-bot-profiles](https://github.com/HAEGONG/grok-bot-profiles/tree/6f3d07e566008175486228a509bd8461e5efb85f) | Four role profiles: specification, bug reproduction, PR production and separate PR verification. | useful reference: Independent verification and concrete output contracts can inform media-tool implementation reviews. | | [cobusgreyling/grok-bot-templates](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/grok-bot-templates/tree/4f3f28b4e6578cd227ff7f4b78ec91d15fd091b5) | 49 documented role templates, ten teams, skills/routines, schema/scoring and optional Node CLI. | useful reference: Research Desk and draft-only Social Queue are relevant creative editorial references; Edit Profile instructions need current-UI adaptation. | | [galleonlabs/hypergrok-trading-desk](https://github.com/galleonlabs/hypergrok-trading-desk/tree/01c2a46c8a36656a2f958d9063201a77556cae5d) | Seven trading role profiles, seventeen skills and read-only market tools; optional approved exchange execution. | defer: Financial trading outside media scope; no trading/return/safety claim tested. | Resources: - [Official starting point; inspect creator and details before importing.](https://x.ai/bot/marketplace) Prerequisites: Read access only for audit; a real trial requires authorized app access and relevant plugins.. Cost: Documentary audit makes no hosted usage claim. Real trial uses existing account/provider quotas and any connector costs. Limits: Counts and prices remain unverified; no code execution, import or security certification.. Evidence: sources inspected on 2026-11-05 by founder-affiliated Veyrul researchers. Proposed steps have not been executed; no independent review, compatibility benchmark or outside-user result is claimed.

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