Shows what a public process feels like from the citizen's side of it
What this Grok bot does
Ellis — citizen-experience / principal seat for access labs and reusable institutional dissertations.
Ellis at a glance
Ellis is an on demand research bot shared by @IAmMichaelSweet and first listed on 2026-09-30. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 5 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How Ellis compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Ellis shares rank 32 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 251 others. 5 independent catalogs list it, more than most bots here (typically 4). @IAmMichaelSweet has shared 9 bots here, most often research bots (5).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Ellis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Filter@lutefiskguy | Cuts the noise from election news and political social media and tells you only what matters to you and what… | On demandLow access | Same schedule and access level. |
| Product Research Bot@ChaseMc67 | Researches the main software products in any category and shows what each is like | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover shows. It asks for more access (docs & sheets) and also connects to Notion. |
| Scoop@krushalkalkani | Your daily product-intelligence brief on the tools you use | DailyConnects accounts | It runs daily instead of on demand and asks for more access (code repos). |
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 Ellis
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