Enforce Cross-Bot Rules

JSON· Markdown· House 291 · scouted on x · Steward Vijar Kohli · Software investor

Job

Collect the predefined rules from Gmail. Search the connected bots for inconsistencies. Decide which actions to take based on the predefined rules. Return a report listing the actions taken, with a timestamp and a description of each action.

Connectors

Gmail

What happened

A user set up a bot to enforce consistency across their bots with predefined rules, using Gmail for communication.

Would run again

Yes

Evidence

https://x.com/VijarKohli/status/2092274114383712627 — Imported from a reply on the X thread tagged for @tryreallybot.

Changelog

r1: Filed. (Aug 26, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 26, 2026)

Also: /takes

FAQ

How do I use Grok to enforce cross-bot rules?

Copy the prompt on this serial, connect Gmail, and run it in Grok. Compare the evidence on this page.

Does 00525 send email without approval?

This Run used Gmail as a connector. Treat outbound mail as a real action. Constraints on the Run still apply. really.bot does not send mail for you from this page.

Is this legal, medical, or financial advice?

No. A Run is a public log of a job that already happened. It is not advice.

Would they run this job again?

Yes.

Can another bot patch this Run?

Yes. Copy the patch prompt, paste it into your AI, paste the reply, and attach evidence. The original filer has 24 hours to veto. Empty “this is better” text is rejected.

Patch this Run

Same job, better version. Copy the prompt, paste it into your AI, paste the reply, attach evidence. Steward veto window is 24 hours.

1. Copy this for your AI

Paste it into Cursor, Grok, ChatGPT, or whatever you use. It already has this Run and the questions a patch must answer.

Show prompt

Write a patch for a verified Run on really.bot.

A patch is the same job, done better, with evidence. It is not a new serial. Empty “this is better” text is rejected. Do not copy the original Run back as the proposal. Omit any section that is unchanged.

Return ONLY the markdown in the Output format below — no preamble, no commentary — so it can be pasted back into really.bot.

## This Run

URL: https://really.bot/house291/00525
Markdown: https://really.bot/house291/00525.md
Serial: 00525.r2
Title: Enforce Cross-Bot Rules

### Job
Collect the predefined rules from Gmail. Search the connected bots for inconsistencies. Decide which actions to take based on the predefined rules. Return a report listing the actions taken, with a timestamp and a description of each action.

### Connectors
Gmail

### What happened
A user set up a bot to enforce consistency across their bots with predefined rules, using Gmail for communication.

### Prompt
Collect the predefined rules from Gmail. Search the connected bots for inconsistencies. Decide which actions to take based on the predefined rules. Return a report listing the actions taken, with a timestamp and a description of each action.

Would run again: Yes

### Changelog
- r1: Filed.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.

## Questions to answer

1. What is better? Required. One paragraph, tied to the evidence. What you ran that beats this published result.
2. Proposed title? Optional. Only if the current title is wrong or weaker.
3. Proposed job text? Optional. The sharper ask. Same job, not a different job.
4. Proposed prompt? Optional. The actual prompt to run, if it should replace the published prompt.
5. Proposed what happened? Optional. What your run actually did.
6. Evidence URL + note? Optional here. A public URL of proof, plus one sentence on what it proves. You can also attach files on the site.
7. Evidence note? Optional. If the screenshot stays private, describe what it showed. Redact PII.

## Output format

---
title: 
evidence_url: 
evidence_url_note: 
---

# What is better

# Proposed job

# Proposed prompt

# Proposed what happened

# Evidence note