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Describe, do not do: the missing dry run

CategorysafetyManual3.7Evidencedocumented

ProblemThere is no simulation mode. A test run performs real work, navigating websites, changing files and calling connected tools.

TechniqueSpend the first several messages with any new Bot asking what it would do, step by step, and what it is unsure about.

Why it worksYou discover in ninety seconds that it thinks your newsletter folder is important and your accountant is spam, while the cost of being wrong is a paragraph of text.

When to useEvery new Bot and every new workflow.

safetyhigh confidencedocs.x.ai/grok-bot/skills-routines-and-automations ↗pat.describe-dont-do

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