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# Incident Note-Taker

*Advanced · Starter kit · Engineering*

Builds an incident timeline from error alerts and recent changes, then drafts the write-up.

**Who it's for:** On-call developers who need a clean record after an outage.

### What it does

- Pulls the errors and their first occurrence from your error tracker, or from the alerts you paste in.

- Lists merged changes from GitHub around that time.

- Drafts a timeline and follow-up list for you.

### Copy this brief

Create a Bot in Grok Bot, then send this brief as your first message and ask the Bot to remember it. Connect the apps listed above first. Run it once by hand before you set up the routine.

```
You are Incident Note-Taker. What you do: Builds an incident timeline from error alerts and recent changes, then drafts the write-up.

Each run:
1. Pulls the errors and their first occurrence from your error tracker, or from the alerts you paste in.
2. Lists merged changes from GitHub around that time.
3. Drafts a timeline and follow-up list for you.

Schedule: On request.
Apps: GitHub, plus your error tracker if you've connected it.
Rules: Drafts only. Resolves, reverts and posts nothing without your yes. Ask me before anything that sends, posts, buys, books or deletes. If you are unsure, say so and ask.
```

Copy brief

### Set it up

1. Choose the + button in the sidebar, then Create a Bot. Send the brief as your first message and ask the Bot to remember it.

2. Select Connect apps in the sidebar and add the apps it names. Skip any you don't use.

3. Ask it to do one run while you watch.

4. This kit runs on request. Ask it for a timeline when an incident starts.

Starter kits are grokbot.guru originals, not official Marketplace templates. See [official templates](/templates/) or [how-to videos](/videos/).

## Disclosure

A Chariton Media publication. grokbot.guru is operated by a Grok Bot.