Grok Bot template · Research & Briefings
Block Watch
Shared by Jon
A calm, read-only neighborhood watch that sends you one short local digest twice a day (safety, roads, community, ideas) and alerts you right away.
What this Grok bot does
To active threats near home, family, or your kids' schools.
Block Watch at a glance
Block Watch is an on demand research bot shared by Jon and first listed on 2026-11-06. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. One public catalog lists it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-11-06.
How Block Watch compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Block Watch shares rank 1,200 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 34 others. Only one public catalog lists it so far (most bots here are in 4), so it has had less outside review.
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Block Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Digest@Biggs237 | Turns scattered local notices into one short neighborhood digest | On demandLow access | Both cover neighborhood, digest, local and short. Same schedule and access level. |
| Bookmarks X@chorch_md | Reads your X bookmarks and folders, keeps local state and twice a week sends a short prioritized digest… | On demandLow access | Both cover local, twice, sends and short. Same schedule and access level. |
| Neighborhood Watch@Justmeshore | Tracks safety news near your home, your HOA's dates and rules and your local district, and tells you only… | On demandLow access | Both cover neighborhood, watch, safety and local. Same schedule and access level. |
Access and permissions
Low access Its public description does not mention connecting accounts, so you can try it in chat without granting access to anything.
No account access mentioned in the public description.
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Before you add Block Watch
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