Mines your week for one startup idea worth chasing, every hour
What this Grok bot does
Hourly idea hunter for founders who want a 10-year company. Finds one fire from your week, or the outside world if the week is empty, bounces it to a vitamin/painkiller judge, and only pings you on painkiller or mixed, with the idea in plain words first.
ideabot at a glance
ideabot is a hourly research bot shared by @onerinas and first listed on 2026-09-04. It describes an hourly routine — fast to react, but it uses your plan on every run, so consider limiting it to working hours. 5 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How ideabot compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), ideabot shares rank 32 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 251 others. It is one of 12 bots in the category (under 1%) that run on a hourly schedule. 5 independent catalogs list it, more than most bots here (typically 4). @onerinas has shared 2 bots here, all of them research bots.
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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 ideabot
- Prefer bots that cite sources inline over ones that only summarize.
- Run it on demand for a few days before you switch on its hourly routine.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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