Grok Bot for Support: connectors, five jobs, routines
David Gan's official Grok Bot for Support guide is how SpaceXAI works a support queue with connectors, five standing jobs, and routines that keep running after you close the laptop.
Set up connectors first
Your support Bot is only as good as the context and tools you give it. Tell it what to connect, click authorize, then finish the one-click link in the browser. Soft-check Settings -> Plugins if a connector label moved.
Five jobs from the guide
Numbers and details in the guide are illustrative. Steal the jobs, not invented ticket counts.
- Release tracking and feedback monitoring. Keep internal and external knowledge bases synced when ship times move. Escalate early feedback to product in the first hours or days.
- Bug reproduction. Recreate the issue, record a video of the bad state, and write reproduction steps with proof.
- Churn analysis. Scan the ticketing system for users who threatened to churn recently. Cluster root reasons and look for trends across subscription length and competitor mentions.
- Refunds. Feed your refund policy to the Bot. Have it review requests, propose grant or deny with your approval, and draft the reply. Optional: retention offers for certain customers. Keep every money move behind your yes.
- Custom reporting. If the underlying data is queryable, ask for the metrics your role cares about as a report or infographic instead of a separate dashboard for every team.
Turn a working chat into a Routine
The unlock in the guide: once a workflow works in chat, turn it into a Routine (automation) that repeats daily or hourly. Background routines can run while your laptop is closed. Review results on your schedule from the Grok Bot Mobile App.
Example from the guide: an hourly custom-reporting routine that alerts when something goes wrong. Soft-check owning Bot, schedule, time zone, approval boundary, and what happens when source data is missing before you enable it. Docs path: Skills and routines.
Soft-check before you leave it self-driving
- Connectors authorized for the ticketing and billing tools you actually use.
- Refunds, sends, and production writes stay behind approval.
- Test-run a routine on safe inputs before you enable it.
- Open the live guide if a step moved: https://x.ai/bot/guides/grok-bot-for-support.
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