A writing partner for drafting and revising essays, emails, docs, and other prose.
What this Grok bot does
It uses a structured revision workflow so the result is clearer and better organized while keeping the writer's meaning, facts, and voice.
Writing Bot at a glance
Writing Bot is an on demand inbox bot shared by @mattyp and first listed on 2026-09-22. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. It is one of xAI's own templates in the official Grok Bot marketplace. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How Writing Bot compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Writing Bot shares rank 11 of 621 Inbox & Calendar bots with 5 others. Its description mentions email (76% of the category). @mattyp has shared 11 bots here, most often coding bots (5).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Writing Bot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security@Johnson20062123 | A security gatekeeper for your other bots and assistants | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover other and emails. Same schedule and access level. |
| Send to Kindle@brianlu365 | Turns Docs, articles and files into EPUBs and emails them to your Kindle from Gmail, asking before each send | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover docs and emails. It touches email, docs & sheets and also connects to Gmail. |
| Only the School Emails that Matter@GabeHernandezOK | Keeps only the school emails that matter in Gmail or Outlook and learns when your school usually sends | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover emails. It also connects to Gmail, Outlook. |
Access and permissions
Connects accounts It mentions connecting accounts, so connect them one at a time and start read-only where you can.
- Email — Reads or acts on your email
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add Writing Bot
- Check whether it only drafts replies or can also send, archive or delete mail before you connect your inbox.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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