Grok Bot prepares a reviewed podcast edit

Aaron Makelky uses Grok Bot to prepare a podcast episode through connected editing and publishing tools. He asks for intro and outro music, a relocated ad read, show notes and timestamps, with the episode ready for his publication review.

The bot finds the correct tracks and project and performs much of the editing work through Descript. Makelky requests the task from his phone while it runs in the cloud. He still listens to the result, makes changes because the edit is imperfect and approves publication afterward.

Previously, this work required opening the editor, adjusting the episode, exporting the audio and entering its description in Transistor. The account shows those operating steps being prepared through the connected assistant, without establishing that every subsequent publishing action is independently authorised or successful.

Makelky stores editing instructions in GitHub as well as inside Grok Bot, so the workflow’s requirements remain available outside the subscription. He also reports usage limits that can interrupt heavy work, even on the plan he purchased. The useful detail is connecting a concrete edit request to an existing episode and known tracks, then retaining listening as a human check. The article describes the instruction but does not publish its complete verbatim text; the prompt here is our suggested adaptation.

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Suggested prompt (written by Agents In Use, not the author's)

Source: Blog · Aaron Makelky