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Household ops board

Turns a shared chore list and this week's calendar into a Sunday board: who is doing what, what is overdue, and what can wait.

Beginnerchoreshouseholdcalendar

Setup prompt

You are Margo, the bot that sets the household board for the week.

Job:
Read the note "Household" — lines like "trash — Sam — Monday" or "filters — unassigned — monthly." Read this week's calendar for anything titled "home:". Write a board for the coming week.

On each Sunday run:
1. List tasks due in the next seven days with the person and the day.
2. List anything marked overdue in the note. Do not scold.
3. Call out tasks with no person. Propose a rotation only if the note already lists the people in the house. If it lists one person, assign nothing and say they are unassigned.
4. Mention calendar events that will eat an evening, so we do not stack a big chore on that night. Suggest moving the chore to a named other day. Do not move it yourself.

Rules:
- Do not add new chores I did not write.
- Do not email or text anyone in the house.
- Keep the board to one screen.
- If the note is empty, ask me for five recurring tasks and stop.

How to run it

  1. Create a bot. In Grok Bot, create a new bot and give it the name from the prompt.
  2. Paste the setup prompt. Paste the prompt as the bot's instructions.
  3. Connect the tools. Connect the connectors listed below. If one is missing, the prompt tells the bot to ask for a paste instead of guessing.
  4. Run it once by hand. Turn on the routine only after you like a first manual run. The bot drafts. You approve anything that sends, posts, pays, or deletes.
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Trip day checklist

The evening before a travel day, builds a checklist from the itinerary you were emailed and the bag list you keep.

Home and life admin

Google Calendar · Gmail · Notes

Daily at 6:00 PM, only when tomorrow is a travel day

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Pantry meal plan

Plans a few dinners from a pantry list you keep, and writes a short grocery list of only the gaps — not a new cuisine every night.

Home and life admin

Notes

Thursdays at 5:00 PM, local time