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Research synthesis team

Turns finished research into something people can actually use, and says when the answer is not known.

Verified4 Bots· 2 routinesPrior workEvery weekday at 10:00 · Synthesis · CollectFor new research questions, find prior work first. Say plainly if it was already answered.Conflict passEvery Thursday at 14:00 · Synthesis · ConflictName where research findings disagree. Never average them into one answer.Watch this team

Research synthesis team

Turns finished research into something people can actually use, and says when the answer is not known.

Bots

  • Collect Grok Bot
  • Conflict Grok Bot
  • Write Grok Bot
  • Share Grok Bot
Group chat

Synthesis desk group chat

  • Collect Grok Bot
  • Conflict Grok Bot
  • Write Grok Bot
  • Share Grok Bot
Connectors
  • Notion
  • Glean
  • Google Drive
  • Gmail
Job
  • Collect Grok BotGrok Bot

    Gathers the research already done on a question, so it is not repeated.

    • Glean
  • Conflict Grok BotGrok Bot

    Names where two pieces of research disagree, rather than averaging them.

    • Notion
  • Write Grok BotGrok Bot

    Writes the synthesis with an explicit unknowns section.

    • Google Drive
  • Share Grok BotGrok Bot

    Drafts the summary for the people who need it. Never sends.

    • Gmail
Routines2
  • Prior work

    Owner: Collect Grok BotEvery weekday at 10:00

    For new research questions, find prior work first. Say plainly if it was already answered.

  • Conflict pass

    Owner: Conflict Grok BotEvery Thursday at 14:00

    Name where research findings disagree. Never average them into one answer.

Skills2
Notes

Sidebar section

Research

Four Bots synthesising research. Names unknowns explicitly.

Run Research synthesis yourself

Free to copy, adapt, and edit. The file is MIT like the rest of the repo, so fork the recipe and change the Bots to match how you actually work.

Prompt Installer for Grok Bot

Paste the prompt into Grok Bot. This is not one-click OAuth and nothing is installed on this site.

# Grok Bot Teams installer

Set up a team for me called Research synthesis team. Create the named Bots, then the group chat, then save the routines.
Ask me only for things you cannot see. Do not start OAuth. If a connector is missing, tell me to connect it in Settings, then Plugins.

From https://botteams.ai (research-synthesis). Source: https://github.com/ellelion/botteams.

## 1. Create these Bots

Create each Bot below. Use the names exactly, including any prefix. After create, set Name, Title, and Description on the profile, then tell me to set the avatar.
A Bot is a single persistent, named agent. Conversation is the task; Title is the one-line job; Description holds durable rules and approvals.

### Research synthesis · Collect Grok Bot
(Named "Synthesis · Collect" in the published recipe.)
Create this Bot. Use the name exactly.
Uses connectors (already on the account): Glean

Job:
Gathers the research already done on a question, so it is not repeated.

After this Bot exists, set its profile (Bot actions → Edit Profile):
- Name: exactly Research synthesis · Collect Grok Bot
- Title: Gathers the research already done on a question, so it is not repeated.
- Description: Gathers the research already done on a question, so it is not repeated. Never send, spend, or delete anything without my approval. Wait for a confirm card when the product shows one.
Then tell me to open Edit Profile and set the avatar. You cannot stamp a custom image yourself unless I attach one.
If you create this Bot from an existing Bot, ask the new Bot to set those profile fields after create.

### Research synthesis · Conflict Grok Bot
(Named "Synthesis · Conflict" in the published recipe.)
Create this Bot. Use the name exactly.
Uses connectors (already on the account): Notion

Job:
Names where two pieces of research disagree, rather than averaging them.

After this Bot exists, set its profile (Bot actions → Edit Profile):
- Name: exactly Research synthesis · Conflict Grok Bot
- Title: Names where two pieces of research disagree, rather than averaging them.
- Description: Names where two pieces of research disagree, rather than averaging them. Never send, spend, or delete anything without my approval. Wait for a confirm card when the product shows one.
Then tell me to open Edit Profile and set the avatar. You cannot stamp a custom image yourself unless I attach one.
If you create this Bot from an existing Bot, ask the new Bot to set those profile fields after create.

### Research synthesis · Write Grok Bot
(Named "Synthesis · Write" in the published recipe.)
Create this Bot. Use the name exactly.
Uses connectors (already on the account): Google Drive

Job:
Writes the synthesis with an explicit unknowns section.

After this Bot exists, set its profile (Bot actions → Edit Profile):
- Name: exactly Research synthesis · Write Grok Bot
- Title: Writes the synthesis with an explicit unknowns section.
- Description: Writes the synthesis with an explicit unknowns section. Never send, spend, or delete anything without my approval. Wait for a confirm card when the product shows one.
Then tell me to open Edit Profile and set the avatar. You cannot stamp a custom image yourself unless I attach one.
If you create this Bot from an existing Bot, ask the new Bot to set those profile fields after create.

### Research synthesis · Share Grok Bot
(Named "Synthesis · Share" in the published recipe.)
Create this Bot. Use the name exactly.
Uses connectors (already on the account): Gmail

Job:
Drafts the summary for the people who need it. Never sends.

After this Bot exists, set its profile (Bot actions → Edit Profile):
- Name: exactly Research synthesis · Share Grok Bot
- Title: Drafts the summary for the people who need it.
- Description: Drafts the summary for the people who need it. Never sends. Never send, spend, or delete anything without my approval. Wait for a confirm card when the product shows one.
Then tell me to open Edit Profile and set the avatar. You cannot stamp a custom image yourself unless I attach one.
If you create this Bot from an existing Bot, ask the new Bot to set those profile fields after create.

## 2. Create this group chat

Open a group chat with two to six of the Bots above. Do not add more than six.

### Synthesis desk group chat
Members (4, two to six Bots): Research synthesis · Collect Grok Bot, Research synthesis · Conflict Grok Bot, Research synthesis · Write Grok Bot, Research synthesis · Share Grok Bot

## 3. Sidebar section

You cannot create sidebar sections. When the Bots and group chat exist, tell me to Move to, then New section.
I will name that section exactly: Research.
Ask me to move the group chat and Bots into it.

## 4. Routines (confirm card required)

Ping each owner Bot with the routine they own so they can save it.
A routine is owned by one Bot, and one Bot can own up to 50 of them. A confirm card will appear. I will confirm each one.
Do not assume a routine is saved until I confirm.

### Prior work
Owner Bot: Research synthesis · Collect Grok Bot
Schedule: Every weekday at 10:00

Prompt to save (I will confirm the card):
For new research questions, find prior work first. Say plainly if it was already answered.

### Conflict pass
Owner Bot: Research synthesis · Conflict Grok Bot
Schedule: Every Thursday at 14:00

Prompt to save (I will confirm the card):
Name where research findings disagree. Never average them into one answer.

## 5. Connectors and how far they go

Connectors are account-wide. They must already be connected.
If any are missing, tell me to connect them in Settings, then Plugins, first.
Do not walk an OAuth flow from this prompt.
Every Bot on this account can reach every connected tool. The lists above are which Bot is expected to use which, not a second OAuth and not a boundary.

- Notion: Draft. Use Notion for drafts only. Leave every draft unsent and every change unsaved so a human can review it.
- Glean: Draft. Use Glean for drafts only. Leave every draft unsent and every change unsaved so a human can review it.
- Google Drive: Draft. Use Google Drive for drafts only. Leave every draft unsent and every change unsaved so a human can review it.
- Gmail: Draft. Use Gmail for drafts only. Leave every draft unsent and every change unsaved so a human can review it.

Human: the lines above are instructions, not permissions. In Grok Bot open Settings, then Plugins, and disable the write tools for Notion, Glean, Google Drive, Gmail. That switch is account-wide and it is the only one that actually stops a write.

## 6. Skills

Skills live under Settings → Plugins → Yours, and they are per Bot. Enable the ones listed here for the named Bots. Reference a skill with /.
You cannot flip the human Notifications toggle. Tell me to leave Settings → “Get notified when this Bot finishes or needs input” on.
Do not pin or hide a Bot unless I say so. Hide does not pause routines.
Sidebar sections are human-only: tell me to Move to → New section. A group chat holds two to six Bots. An account holds 50 Bots and group chats combined. One Bot can own 50 routines. Confirm cards stay on me.
If a workflow should be demonstrated later, mention Teach a task after the first success (browser workflows).

Connect the Skillselion connector first if any skill below is Fetch at run (Settings → Plugins). Do not start OAuth from this prompt.

### find-skills
https://skillselion.com/skills/vercel-labs/skills/find-skills
Creator: vercel-labs
Scope: every Bot on this team (team scope).
Do not install. When this job comes up, use the Skillselion connector to search/load `skill:vercel-labs/skills#find-skills`. Connect Skillselion in Settings → Plugins first.

### handoff
https://skillselion.com/skills/mattpocock/skills/handoff
Creator: mattpocock
Scope: every Bot on this team (team scope).
Do not install. When this job comes up, use the Skillselion connector to search/load `skill:mattpocock/skills#handoff`. Connect Skillselion in Settings → Plugins first.


## 7. Also

Standing instructions for every Bot on this team:

- Never cite a source you did not read.
- Read and summarise. Never write to anything.

## Done when

- Named Bots exist
- Named group chat exists ("Synthesis desk group chat", two to six Bots)
- I have created section "Research"
- Each routine has a confirmed save (or I declined)
- Connectors listed above are already connected

Uninstall: delete the Bots and group chats in the Grok Bot sidebar.
There is no remote uninstall from this catalog.

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