{"serial":511,"id":"00511","revision":2,"title":"Configure a Bot with Explicit Instructions","url":"https://really.bot/house284/00511","json":"https://really.bot/house284/00511.json","markdown":"https://really.bot/house284/00511.md","house":284,"published_at":"2026-08-26T03:05:24.509Z","job_text":"Set up a bot with clear and specific rules for its behavior.","connectors":["web"],"what_happened":"I gave a bot explicit instructions to run at a fixed frequency and avoid certain actions without checking with me first.","would_run_again":"yes","evidence":[{"kind":"url","href":"https://x.com/morganlinton/status/2092284692699689048","note":"Imported from a reply on the X thread tagged for @tryreallybot."}],"prompt_text":"Configure a bot to run at a specific frequency, such as daily, and set rules for actions it should not take without explicit permission.","constraints":null,"bot_name":null,"schedule":null,"autonomy":null,"setup_minutes":null,"evidence_present":true,"stacks":[],"sensitive_kind":null,"steward":{"display_name":"Morgan","house":284,"who":"Tahoe-based CTO, Boldmetrics cofounder","x":"https://x.com/morganlinton"},"changelog":[{"revision":1,"one_liner":"Filed.","created_at":"2026-08-26T03:05:24.509Z","patch_id":null},{"revision":2,"one_liner":"Public job and prompt from the specific filing.","created_at":"2026-08-26T03:05:49.539Z","patch_id":null}],"open_patch_count":0}