Behind the Craft · Sunday, September 27, 2026
Penn detailed his use of specialized Grockbot agents for design and writing. The 'designer' bot brainstorms and executes design ideas by interacting with design tools via API, while the 'writer' bot polishes emails and Slack messages, particularly useful for non-native English speakers. The system allows for inline review and modification of drafts.
“Um, for like those three are the most frequently used, Chief of Staff, going to manage other bots, and the designer.”
“Like I stated in design tools every day. And then designer is my go-to bot. I have it like brainstorm with me or like ask it to, um, spin off different design options for me.”
“And then for the writer bot, um, currently like I'm not an English native speaker. And a lot of emails and Slack messages. I have the writer bot to polish it before I send it.”