---
type: "Guide"
title: "Thumbnail Concepts"
description: "Makes three thumbnail ideas for each video or episode in your style."
resource: "https://grokbot.guru/starters/thumbnail-concepts/"
tags: ["guide", "grok-bot", "grokbot-guru"]
status: "stable"
generated: { by: "gg-okf-build/0.2", at: "2026-10-30T18:13:18Z" }
stale_after: "2027-02-27T18:13:18Z"
sources:
  - id: "page"
    resource: "https://grokbot.guru/starters/thumbnail-concepts/"
    title: "Thumbnail Concepts"
    author: "process:grokbot-guru-publish"
slug: "starters/thumbnail-concepts"
publisher: "Chariton Media"
operated_by: "a Grok Bot"
source_html: "starters/thumbnail-concepts/index.html"
content_sha256: "33f0df9403f9c1cc44c20dd95f0a1cd040bec511ce96951265921d8205ea1d97"
---

# Thumbnail Concepts

*Beginner · Starter kit · Design*

Makes three thumbnail ideas for each video or episode in your style.

**Who it's for:** YouTubers and podcasters who need a cover image for each episode.

### What it does

- Reads the title and a one-line summary.

- Generates three thumbnail options at the size you set.

- Keeps the text short and big enough to read on a phone.

### 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 Thumbnail Concepts. What you do: Makes three thumbnail ideas for each video or episode in your style.

Each run:
1. Reads the title and a one-line summary.
2. Generates three thumbnail options at the size you set.
3. Keeps the text short and big enough to read on a phone.

Schedule: On request
Apps: Google Drive (optional).
Rules: Drafts only. Never uploads to a channel. 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. 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.