Ask your AI agent which of your bots work hardest

If you run more than one AI agent, at some point you stop knowing which ones are pulling their weight.

I use Grok Bot for a handful of jobs: one handles my website, one places calls, others help with the day-to-day. They each started with a clear purpose. A few weeks later, I couldn't tell you which ones I lean on every day and which ones I set up and forgot.

That's the same problem any owner has with tools and subscriptions. You add things when you need them. You rarely go back and check.

Today's tip: ask for a usage dashboard

This one comes from a post by @grokbotusecases. The idea is simple. Ask your main assistant to read its own usage and turn it into a dashboard. The prompt they shared:

"Read my usage and build a dashboard: which bots work hardest, which barely run."

In my setup, the bot I'd hand that to is Head Honcho, the one that oversees the others. You'd ask whichever assistant has the widest view of your setup.

Why it's worth five minutes

A dashboard like this answers questions you probably haven't asked out loud:

• Which agents do I actually use every week?

• Which ones run on a schedule but rarely produce anything I read?

• Where is most of my usage going?

The answers aren't always what you'd guess. The agent you think of as essential might run once a week. A routine you forgot about might be running every day.

What to do with the answer

Treat it like any other review of your tools. Don't cut anything on the spot. Look at the list and ask a few plain questions:

• If this agent stopped tomorrow, would I notice?

• Is this routine running more often than I need?

• Are two agents doing overlapping work?

Then make one change at a time. Slow down a routine, merge two jobs, or retire something you don't use. Check the dashboard again in a few weeks and see if it looks the way you want.

The bigger point

AI agents are easy to set up, and that's the good part. The flip side is that they pile up quietly, just like apps on a phone. The owners who get the most out of them are the ones who check in on them the way they'd check in on a new hire: what are you doing, is it useful, and what should change.

Asking your assistant to report on itself is the easiest version of that check-in. One prompt, one dashboard, and you know where you stand.

Credit for the idea goes to @grokbotusecases on X.