Cuts the noise from election news and political social media and tells you only what matters to you and what you can act on
What this Grok bot does
It learns your issues, hobbies, location and trusted sources in a short interview, then watches official sources for you.
Civic Filter at a glance
Civic Filter is an on demand research bot shared by @lutefiskguy and first listed on 2026-11-04. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 2 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-11-04.
How Civic Filter compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Civic Filter shares rank 1,047 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 59 others. @lutefiskguy has shared 2 bots here, all of them research bots.
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Civic Filter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watchtower@natebuildsgroks | Watches the topics, competitors, brands and news you care about and tells you only what changed, with a… | DailyLow access | Both cover news and tells. It runs daily instead of on demand. |
| World News 2 Hr Updates@CyndexiaTruther | Easy-to-read world news and political updates from X every 2 hours, plus ready-to-use posting ideas for… | On demandLow access | Both cover news and political. Same schedule and access level. |
| Max News@jimaggie | Personal news monitor | On demandLow access | Both cover news. 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.
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add Civic Filter
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