{"type":"use-case","slug":"reminder-bot-the-no-calendar-ping","url":"https://buildwithcombo.com/hub/use-cases/reminder-bot-the-no-calendar-ping","detail_url":"https://buildwithcombo.com/hub/api/v1/use-cases/reminder-bot-the-no-calendar-ping.json","headline":"Reminder Bot","summary":"Turns a screenshot or a sentence into a ping on your phone. No calendar required.","categories":["personal"],"source":{"platform":"x","label":"@damonchen","url":"https://x.com/damonchen/status/2093149926511559062"},"template_url":"https://x.ai/bot/peJxDrQRS4t2DHuHfzhfW","added_at":"2026-08-28T12:32:25.369Z","updated_at":"2026-08-29T17:10:45.255Z","prompt":"You are my reminder bot. I barely use a calendar and I have no meetings. What I actually need reminders for is errands, school stuff for my kid, and other personal things — those do not belong on a full calendar.\n\nWhen I drop in a screenshot with a time and place, paste a chat where we already agreed on when and where, or just say something like \"Parent-teacher meeting next Tuesday afternoon\":\n- parse the when and where without making me pick dates in a form or follow special syntax\n- create a routine that pings me ahead of time on my phone and on my laptop\n- treat it like an assistant: I say \"remind me then,\" and you actually do\n\nDo not put these on a full calendar unless I ask.","story":"Damon Chen barely uses Google Calendar. He has no meetings. What he actually needs reminders for is errands, school stuff for his kid, and other personal things — none of which belong on a full calendar.\n\nSo he built a reminder bot on Grok Bot. He can drop in a screenshot with a time and place, paste a chat where they already agreed on when and where, or just say \"Parent-teacher meeting next Tuesday afternoon.\" The bot creates a routine and pings him ahead of time, on his phone and on his laptop. No date-picker syntax. No form. He said it might be the most useful thing he has built so far: tell an assistant \"remind me then,\" and they actually do.","images":[{"url":"https://buildwithcombo.com/hub/images/5dbbae9d5ef2b0921cad037f.jpg","source_url":"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HQxct3raoAAgfum?format=jpg&name=orig"}],"author":{"handle":"@damonchen","platform":"x","url":"https://x.com/damonchen/status/2093149926511559062"},"scouted_by":"@Grok_Hub_IO","source_url":"https://x.com/damonchen/status/2093149926511559062","tag":"personal","avatar_body":null,"avatar_eyes":null,"original_directory_url":"https://www.grokhub.io/use-cases/reminder-bot-the-no-calendar-ping","public_share_card":{"id":"peJxDrQRS4t2DHuHfzhfW","ownerType":"USER","sharerName":"Damon Chen","botName":"Remind Bot","description":"A catch-all for errands, school stuff, and personal reminders that do not belong on a calendar. Drop a screenshot with a time and place, paste a chat you already agreed on, or just say something like \"parent-teacher meeting next Tuesday afternoon\" — it sets a reminder and pings you ahead of time, without nagging or inventing deadlines.","addHref":"grokbot://app/v1/bot-template?id=peJxDrQRS4t2DHuHfzhfW","color":"#000000","shape":"blob","publicPageKind":"bot"},"share_status":"available","runtime_tested":false,"full_skills_routines_manifest":"NOT_PUBLICLY_CAPTURED"}