{"found":true,"collection":"patterns","library_url":"https://www.grokbotdb.com/library/pat.park-the-bot","generated":"2026-09-06T05:32:11Z","citation":["Quote the record id and its source_url (or provenance if there is no URL).","Include last_verified or observed_at when present. Do not present an old date as current.","If tier is community and confidence is low, say so. Do not launder it into a fact.","If the database does not hold the answer, say that. Do not invent Grok Bot product claims.","Contradictions are data: when conflicts_with is present, report both records rather than picking a favourite.","Deprecated and removed records stay visible. They are history, not current guidance."],"record":{"id":"pat.park-the-bot","name":"Park the bots that stopped earning their place","category":"reliability","problem":"Rosters only ever grow, and a pile of half-useful automations nobody has the nerve to delete becomes its own management problem.","technique":"Treat retirement as part of the job. On a fixed schedule, list every Bot and routine and decide which to park, not only which to add.","why_it_works":"Every live Bot carries a routine, a context window and a share of the meter, so parking is the only operation that reduces all three at once.","when_to_use":"The weekly or monthly review.","when_not_to":"Do not park something mid-experiment; give it a defined trial and a kill criterion first.","manual_ref":"3.17","evidence":"reported","attributed_to":"Eric Siu","source_url":"https://x.com/ericosiu/status/2095207617610256720","confidence":"medium","first_seen":"2026-09-03","last_verified":"2026-09-05"}}