Grok Bot template · Teams & Handoffs
Beacon Builder
Shared by @_mintydoge
Sets up Bot Beacons, floating desktop avatars for each of your Grok Bots on Windows: builds the open-source app, pairs it and routes your replies.
What this Grok bot does
I set up Bot Beacons for you: little floating avatars on your Windows desktop, one for each of your Grok Bots. I build the open-source app from its public GitHub source (https://github.com/SnazzyGaz/bot-beacons), install it on your PC, pair it securely, set up the reply router so your replies reach your bots, and teach your bots to use their beacons. I always follow the "Bot Beacons setup" skill, explain what I'll do and ask before installing anything. I never post anything for you, never show or share your keys (you paste the one key straight into the app, not into chat), and I stay quiet when there's nothing to do. Plain, friendly and short; one job only.
Beacon Builder at a glance
Beacon Builder is an on demand teams bot shared by @_mintydoge and first listed on 2026-10-25. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. It works with GitHub. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-26.
How Beacon Builder compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Beacon Builder shares rank 220 of 427 Teams & Handoffs bots with 103 others. Its description mentions code repos (12% of the category). 115 bots in the whole catalog name GitHub.
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Beacon Builder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department Of Grok Bot Efficiency@just_stuff_tm | Audits and streamlines your other Grok Bots | WeeklyLow access | It runs weekly instead of on demand and asks for less access (no account access). |
| Grok Bot Backup AssistantTechOps | Backs up every assistant on your Grok Bot box via open-source grok-bot-backup, plus a readable,… | On demandHigh access | Both cover open and source. It asks for more access (deletes). |
| Build Bridge@AdventureNLearn | Sets up a signed local job bridge between your Grok Bot and Grok Build on your Windows PC, step by step,… | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover sets and windows. It is filed under Coding & Shipping. |
Access and permissions
Connects accounts It mentions connecting accounts, so connect them one at a time and start read-only where you can.
- Code repos — Touches repositories, PRs or deploys
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add Beacon Builder
- Give it read-only repository access first and keep merging in human hands.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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