Searches 17 years of MacStories, filterable by time and author
What this Grok bot does
Search 17 years of MacStories.net. Longform reviews, Setups, the Shortcuts Archive, and anything Federico or John published. Filter by time and author. For “what does X use” questions, build a historical timeline, then answer from the most recent public MacStories record.
StoriesBot at a glance
StoriesBot is an on demand research bot shared by @viticci and first listed on 2026-08-28. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. It works with firecrawl. 5 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How StoriesBot compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), StoriesBot shares rank 32 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 251 others. Its description mentions publishing (5% of the category), deletes (under 1% of the category). It is the only bot in the catalog that names firecrawl. 5 independent catalogs list it, more than most bots here (typically 4). @viticci has shared 2 bots here, most often teams bots (1).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with StoriesBot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elected Official Accountability@Pete_HSL83 | Builds a filterable accountability Page of your elected officials from your address | On demandLow access | Both cover filterable. It asks for less access (no account access). |
| Bounty Hunter@MaverickDarby | A fraud investigator that searches public records for possible fraud against U.S | On demandLow access | Both cover searches. It asks for less access (no account access). |
| Logic Check@jin5284 | Debates a thought or an argument one issue at a time to test whether the reasoning holds, with sources | On demandLow access | Both cover time. It asks for less access (no account access). |
Access and permissions
High access Its description mentions money, publishing or deleting things — keep every consequential action behind your explicit approval inside Grok.
- Publishing — Can post or publish publicly
- Deletes — Can delete, archive or cancel things
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add StoriesBot
- Keep posting behind an approval step until you have read a week of its drafts.
- It can delete, archive or cancel things — test it on low-stakes data first.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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