Watches the topics, competitors, brands and news you care about and tells you only what changed, with a source for every claim.
What this Grok bot does
Watches the topics, competitors, brands and news you care about and tells you only what changed, with a source for every claim. Good for anyone who wants a quiet daily or weekly digest instead of constant noise.
Watchtower at a glance
Watchtower is a daily research bot shared by @natebuildsgroks and first listed on 2026-11-02. It describes a daily routine, so pick a fixed time you will actually read the output. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-11-06.
How Watchtower compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Watchtower shares rank 888 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 81 others. It is one of 198 bots in the category (16%) that run on a daily schedule. @natebuildsgroks has shared 9 bots here, most often inbox bots (2).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Watchtower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Radar@bierlingm | Watches the topics, companies, and people you care about across the web, news, and X, and sends you a short… | On demandLow access | Both cover watches, topics, care and news. It runs on demand instead of daily. |
| Max News@jimaggie | Personal news monitor | On demandLow access | Both cover news and topics. It runs on demand instead of daily. |
| Civic Filter@lutefiskguy | Cuts the noise from election news and political social media and tells you only what matters to you and what… | On demandLow access | Both cover news and tells. It runs on demand instead of daily. |
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 Watchtower
- Prefer bots that cite sources inline over ones that only summarize.
- Run it on demand for a few days before you switch on its daily routine.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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2 other Grok bots named “Watchtower”
Different creators, different bots — compare what each one does before you pick.
- Watchtower by @viniciusc70 — Watches the tools and products you follow and pings you only when a new release, changelog entry, or announcement appears.
- Watchtower by @jessenowlin — Watches releases, changelogs, programs, and announcements you ask about and pings you only when something new shows up; ships with a Grok Bot changelog watch.
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