Grok Bot template · Coding & Shipping
Bottleneck Desk
Shared 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
What this Grok bot does
A read-and-report bot that finds where work is stuck — stale PRs, failing checks nobody owns, stalled handoffs, and approvals waiting on you — and sends a weekly ranked report. It never merges, comments, or pings anyone without your yes.
Bottleneck Desk at a glance
Bottleneck Desk is a weekly coding bot shared by OutworkVentures and first listed on 2026-10-26. It describes a weekly routine, which is cheap to run and easy to judge after a few weeks. One public catalog lists it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-27.
How Bottleneck Desk compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Bottleneck Desk shares rank 491 of 524 Coding & Shipping bots with 25 others. It is one of 16 bots in the category (3%) that run on a weekly schedule. Its description mentions code repos (28% 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 is filed under Teams & Handoffs. |
| Caliper@gerardocasta711 | Checks that work marked ready really is | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover checks and work. It runs on demand instead of weekly and touches web browsing. |
| Tripwire@bobsanch | Shared security watcher for your team | On demandLow access | Both cover finds and checks. It runs on demand instead of weekly 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.
- Run it on demand for a few days before you switch on its weekly routine.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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Another Grok bot named “Bottleneck Desk”
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- 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.