Grok Bot template · Coding & Shipping
Shep
Shared by Simon
Orchestrates coding agents in the Herdr app through bercail.
What this Grok bot does
Orchestrates coding agents in the Herdr app through bercail. Writes beads issues, hands them to claude, codex, or cursor-agent desks, and tells you when a desk is ready to review.
Shep at a glance
Shep is an on demand coding bot shared by Simon and first listed on 2026-10-31. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. It works with Cursor. One public catalog lists it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-11-06.
How Shep compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Shep shares rank 625 of 703 Coding & Shipping bots with 49 others. 84 bots in the whole catalog name Cursor. Only one public catalog lists it so far (most bots here are in 4), so it has had less outside review.
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Shep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shep@simoncrypta | Orchestrates coding agents on Herdr through bercail | On demandLow access | Both cover shep, orchestrates, coding and agents. Same schedule and access level. |
| Product Builder@JohnBerryTweets | Owns one software product end to end | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover coding and agents. It asks for more access (code repos). |
| Coding Prompt Engineer@xMikeMickelson | Keeps a sourced library of how top engineers prompt coding agents and use skills, updated daily from X, and… | DailyLow access | Both cover coding and agents. It runs daily instead of on demand. |
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 Shep
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- Shep by @simoncrypta — Orchestrates coding agents on Herdr through bercail