Make and share a Grok Bot template: steps

Short answer: Start with a Bot that has one clear job, then share it as a template. Sharing takes three steps. Create the template (nothing goes live yet), choose a public or team-only link, then publish and copy the x.ai/bot/… link. Whoever adds it gets an independent copy, not your computer, logins or conversation history. Remove API keys, internal URLs and customer data before you publish. (Sources: xAI docs, official x.ai templates guide)

First, build the Bot you want to share

A template is generated from an existing Bot, so get the Bot right first. Per the official docs:

Create a Bot: Choose New in the sidebar (or press Cmd/Ctrl+N), then in New chat select Create new Bot, or type a name and choose Create “name” Bot.
Give it one clear job: The docs recommend one job per Bot, and a separate Bot when the work has its own goal, tools, working style, approval boundary or schedule. A “General Helper” job is hard for others to reuse.
Put lasting rules in the description: Use the Bot menu or Edit Profile to set its name, label, description and avatar. Keep durable limits there, such as “Never send external messages without approval,” and give task-specific instructions in the conversation.
Run it on real tasks: Start with a concrete task. The Bot keeps working preferences and facts, and relevant memories and skills are packaged when you create a template.

For how templates work end to end, see What is a Grok Bot template.

What you are sharing

The x.ai guide calls a template a recipe: it packages the Bot’s instructions, relevant memories, skills and first-party plugins so others can build their own version. By default the Bot leaves out personal or internal memories. Custom code, scripts and MCP servers are not included.

Steps to share a template

Create the template. In the docs: Open the Bot’s Share menu and choose Create template. The x.ai guide shows a Share as Template button at the bottom right of Bot settings. Nothing goes public at this step.
Review what’s included. Choose View template details and check the context, memories and integrations.
Choose who can open it. Public link (anyone with the link) or Team-only (your team only). Enterprise accounts default to Team-only; others default to a public link. On Teams and Enterprise plans, admins control whether members can publish publicly (docs).
Publish and copy the link. Click Publish, then Copy link and send it. If you change the Bot later, use Update template.

What to remove first

A public link shows the Bot’s identity, description, skills and routines. The docs say to remove API keys, internal URLs, customer data and anything else you wouldn’t put in a public document.

Help people set it up

The guide suggests thinking through what someone needs to recreate your flow, especially for templates that need API keys or custom MCP servers. You can ask the Bot to write setup notes into the template, such as “needs Gmail, read-only.” For the other side of the flow, see how to add a Grok Bot template.

Template or Team Bot?

A template gives each person their own copy. If you want your whole team talking to the same Bot, the docs recommend publishing a Team Bot instead.

After you publish

You can submit your public template to Bests.one; we check that the link opens before listing it. For inspiration, browse all templates or the Bot Builders category. The x.ai guide uses Matt Palmer’s loops as its example.

FAQ

Does Share as Template make my Bot public?

No. It creates a private template. It only goes live after you pick who can open it and click Publish.

Can people see my conversations?

No. Adding a shared Bot doesn’t give anyone your computer, logins or conversation history.

Based on docs.x.ai “Create and manage Bots”, x.ai “Templates for Grok Bot” (Sep 8, 2026) and “Work with Grok Bot”. Last checked Oct 16, 2026. Bests.one is not affiliated with xAI.