Grok Bot template · Teams & Handoffs
Bottleneck Desk
Shared by Avid
A read-and-report bot that finds where work is stuck: stale PRs, failing checks nobody owns, stalled handoffs between bots, and approvals waiting.
What this Grok bot does
On you. It sends you a weekly ranked report and never merges, comments, or pings anyone without your yes.
Bottleneck Desk at a glance
Bottleneck Desk is an on demand teams bot shared by Avid and first listed on 2026-10-30. 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 Bottleneck Desk compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Bottleneck Desk shares rank 604 of 618 Teams & Handoffs bots with 14 others. Its description mentions code repos (14% of the category). 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 Bottleneck Desk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottleneck Desk@Av1dlive | A read-and-report bot that finds where work is stuck | WeeklyConnects accounts | Both cover bottleneck, desk, read and report. It runs weekly instead of on demand. |
| Bottleneck DeskOutworkVentures | A read-and-report bot that finds where work is stuck | WeeklyConnects accounts | Both cover bottleneck, desk, read and report. It runs weekly instead of on demand and is filed under Coding & Shipping. |
| Muscle Memory@FirstDeployAI | Finds the work your Grok Bots repeat every day and takes it off their plate, so routines stop burning usage… | DailyLow access | Both cover finds, work and checks. It runs daily instead of on demand and asks for less access (no account access). |
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 Bottleneck Desk
- 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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2 other Grok bots named “Bottleneck Desk”
Different creators, different bots — compare what each one does before you pick.
- Bottleneck Desk by OutworkVentures — A read-and-report bot that finds where work is stuck — stale PRs, failing checks nobody owns, stalled handoffs, and approvals waiting on you
- Bottleneck Desk by @Av1dlive — A read-and-report bot that finds where work is stuck: stale PRs, failing checks nobody owns, stalled handoffs between bots.