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Grok Deep Research Briefs

Scheduled research briefs on your topics, with live sources, emailed every morning.

Saves about ~3 hrs per week

What it does

  • Runs structured research on topics you track
  • Uses live web and X data for recency
  • Returns cited briefs you can actually act on
  • Emails the daily or weekly brief on your schedule

How it works

  1. Topic list configured
  2. Research runs on schedule
  3. Sourced brief composed
  4. Brief emailed to you

What's included

  • Topic lists
  • Live research setup
  • Email delivery schedule

Set it up yourself

Follow these 4 steps in order. You will need accounts for: Grok, Gmail.

Step 1: Define your topics

  1. List the 3-10 topics you watch (competitors, market segments, your niche's news).
  2. For each, write 2-3 search phrases the agent should use.
  3. Put them in a sheet the workflow reads.
  4. Decide daily vs weekly per topic (news-y = daily, market analysis = weekly).
  5. Test the workflow reads the list.

Watch out: Fewer well-defined topics beat a sprawling list — each topic costs tokens on every run, and unfocused briefs get skimmed then ignored.

Step 2: Get API access

  1. Create the xAI API key (console.x.ai) with live web/X access enabled on the model you call.
  2. If using DeepSearch-style agents, confirm your plan includes it.
  3. Store the key.
  4. Test one research call returns sources.
  5. Check the sources are real and recent.

Watch out: 'Live' access is a plan/endpoint property — if your calls return training-cutoff data, your 'deep research brief' is just a stale summary.

Step 3: Add the brief prompt

  1. Build: 'Research {topic}. Return a brief: (1) 3-sentence summary, (2) the 5 most important recent developments with dates and sources, (3) key disagreements in reporting, (4) one thing to watch next. Cite every claim.'
  2. Instruct: no claims without sources.
  3. Paste with API key.
  4. Test the output on one topic.
  5. Review the citations' accuracy.

Watch out: 'Cite every claim' is the guardrail — a research brief without sources is indistinguishable from a hallucination.

Step 4: Schedule the email

  1. Per topic: set the schedule (e.g. daily 7am for news topics).
  2. The flow runs research, then emails the brief to you.
  3. Format the email cleanly (sections, dates, links).
  4. Test one scheduled delivery.
  5. Review a week of briefs before trusting fully.

Watch out: Set the email for before your reading time but after the markets/news settle — a 7am brief on the day's early news beats an 9am one that you scroll past.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Grok Deep Research Briefs automation do?

Scheduled research briefs on your topics, with live sources, emailed every morning. Runs structured research on topics you track

How much time does Grok Deep Research Briefs save?

It is estimated to save ~3 hrs per week. Actual savings depend on your volume.

Which tools does Grok Deep Research Briefs use?

It works with Grok and Gmail.

What does Grok Deep Research Briefs include?

Topic lists, Live research setup, Email delivery schedule.

Can I set up Grok Deep Research Briefs myself?

Yes. The do-it-yourself guide on this page walks through 4 steps, from getting access to testing the finished automation.