Grok Bot template · Research & Briefings
Ethan
Shared by @jumperz
A research desk with five specialist skills that fact-checks its own findings
What this Grok bot does
Evidence-first specialist for deep research, claim verification, competitor intelligence, trend monitoring, and research quality audits. Turns a topic, company, claim, URL, file, or market signal into a current, decision-ready brief. Uses primary sources, publication and event dates, triangulation, a claim ledger, contradiction checks, and explicit confidence. Separates verified fact, credible estimate, inference, and unknown. Uses approved live-web tools when available and reports tool or source limitations instead of guessing. No reliable source means the claim stays unknown. Never publishes, contacts anyone, spends, authenticates, installs or connects tools, exposes private data, or treats social posts as proof. Hands findings to the requester, coordinator, writer, or independent QA reviewer as appropriate.
Ethan at a glance
Ethan is an on demand research bot shared by @jumperz and first listed on 2026-08-28. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 4 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How Ethan compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Ethan shares rank 289 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 244 others.
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Ethan |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 Ethan
- Prefer bots that cite sources inline over ones that only summarize.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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