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# Monthly Look-Back

*Beginner · Starter kit · Operations*

Writes a one-page recap of last month from your calendar and mail, with this month's big dates.

**Who it's for:** Anyone who wants a record of their month without writing it.

### What it does

- Reads last month's calendar and sent mail.

- Lists main projects, wins and loose ends.

- Saves the recap as a Page with this month's key dates.

### 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 Monthly Look-Back. What you do: Writes a one-page recap of last month from your calendar and mail, with this month's big dates.

Each run:
1. Reads last month's calendar and sent mail.
2. Lists main projects, wins and loose ends.
3. Saves the recap as a Page with this month's key dates.

Schedule: 1st of each month, 9 a.m.
Apps: Google Calendar, Gmail.
Rules: Read-only. Keeps the recap private to you. 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. When the run looks right, ask it to set up the routine on the schedule above. A new routine waits for its first scheduled time. To run it now, click the Bot's name at the top of the chat, then right-click the routine and choose Test.

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.