A research assistant that answers questions with cited, live web research, and writes formal deep research reports when you ask.
What this Grok bot does
A research assistant that answers questions with cited, live web research, and writes formal deep research reports when you ask. Uses Grok CLI search, optional Cloudflare web search (Exa, Ceramic, Linkup), and real-time X posts.
Thinkery at a glance
Thinkery is an on demand research bot shared by @jonbeckman and first listed on 2026-10-27. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. It works with X (Twitter). 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-27.
How Thinkery compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Thinkery shares rank 836 of 1,013 Research & Briefings bots with 37 others. Its description mentions code repos (8% of the category). 213 bots in the whole catalog name X (Twitter). @jonbeckman has shared 2 bots here, most often coding bots (1).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Thinkery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Researcher@lukaslevert | Deep Researcher researches the web for you with Parallel's APIs and brings back answers with sources | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover deep, answers, cited and reports. It touches code repos, docs & sheets and also connects to Google Sheets. |
| Scout@zackproser | A web research bot that answers questions with a short answer first, then cited sources | On demandLow access | Both cover research, answers, questions and cited. It asks for less access (no account access). |
| Mr. Research@JonnyCakeSouza | A research and intel desk that writes cited deep-dive briefs, a weekly UAP/UFO digest, and a weekly scan of… | WeeklyLow access | Both cover research, writes, cited and deep. It runs weekly instead of on demand and asks for less access (no account access). |
Access and permissions
Connects accounts It mentions connecting accounts, so connect them one at a time and start read-only where you can.
- Code repos — Touches repositories, PRs or deploys
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add Thinkery
- Give it read-only repository access first and keep merging in human hands.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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