Researches markets/competitors; returns cited briefs
What this Grok bot does
Researches markets, competitors, and public signals, then returns cited briefs you can act on.
Research Bot at a glance
Research Bot is an on demand research bot shared by @ColinMcDermott and first listed on 2026-09-21. 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 Research Bot compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Research Bot shares rank 289 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 244 others. @ColinMcDermott has shared 25 bots here, most often sales bots (8).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Research Bot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Research AssistantFlyhigh | Researches legal questions from official and public sources (statutes, regulations, case law, regulator… | On demandLow access | Both cover research, researches and cited. Same schedule and access level. |
| Thinkery@jonbeckman | A research assistant that answers questions with cited, live web research, and writes formal deep research… | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover research and cited. It asks for more access (code repos) and also connects to X (Twitter). |
| Research@xenappblog | A read-only research analyst that turns public conversation on X, Reddit and the web into cited briefs and… | On demandLow access | Both cover research, cited and briefs. It also connects to X (Twitter), Reddit. |
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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