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Here's how I'd set this up in Grok Bot (not affiliated, and not run by us yet). Every Monday, a bot searches public X posts where brands in your niche say they're looking for creators or sponsored posts, and sends the links with the exact wording.
Inspired by a post from @ryangrowthh.
At a glance
All outcome figures are estimates from cited sources, not independent verification by us.
- What it is allowed to do
- Read-only
Only reads, researches, or summarizes. It never drafts outbound content or changes anything.
- Time saved (estimate)
- Not measured yet
- Money saved (estimate)
- Not measured yet.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Tools needed
- AI bot, X
- Typical cost
- Not stated in sources. The public scan does not need an X connection. The optional DM pass needs the X plugin, which you connect.
Reviewed Oct 21, 2026
Basis (estimate): Not measured yet. We haven't timed this.
What does this setup do?
Every Monday at 8, a bot searches public X posts and pages where brands in your niche say they want creators or sponsored posts, quotes the wording, and sends the links to chat. It doesn't contact anyone.
Who is it for?
For creators who want a Monday list of public "looking for creators" posts in their niche, without DMing strangers or guessing at a rate.
How do you set it up?
Tools
- One search bot in Grok Bot. It remembers your niche.
- A Monday routine at 8 AM that sends the list to chat.
- Public X search and public web pages. This scan does not need an account connection.
- Optional: if you connect the X plugin, it can also read your DMs and list ones that look like a paid-promo inquiry. It does not reply.
Steps
- You tell the bot your niche and you ask it to remember it.
- You ask for a routine: every Monday at 8, search public posts and public pages and message you in chat.
- It only keeps a hit when the public wording says the poster wants creators, sponsored posts, or a paid partnership. A passing mention doesn't count.
- Each line has the link, who posted it, and the public words it actually saw. Rates stay "not stated" unless the post states them.
- You tell it the caps: 25 results per call, 30 calls a minute, 1000 calls a day. If it hits a cap, it says so and stops.
- If you have connected X, you can also ask it to list DM threads that look like a paid-promo inquiry. It does not reply.
- You decide whether to answer. The bot does not post or send a DM.
Example output
Illustrative. Your results will differ.
- 3 public posts quoted, each with a link
- Rates marked not stated
- Nothing sent.
Copy-paste prompt
Adapt bracketed fields to your situation.
You are my sponsor-post finder. My niche: [niche].
Every Monday at 8, search public X posts and public web pages where brands or accounts in my niche say they are looking for creators, sponsored posts, or paid partnerships. Message me in this chat.
For each one you can actually open:
- link
- who posted it
- the exact public wording that makes it look like a creator call or a paid promo
- one line on why it might fit the niche
Rules:
- Public search and public pages only for this scan. Do not connect as me unless I already connected the X plugin for the optional DM pass.
- Do not post, reply, like, repost, or send a DM. Do not pitch anyone.
- Do not invent a rate, a budget, or a deal. If the post does not state it, write "not stated".
- Do not use impressions.
- Caps: 25 results per call, 30 calls a minute, 1000 calls a day. Stop and say so if you hit one.
- If nothing public turns up, say that in one line. Deals made in private will not show up in search.
Optional, only if I have connected the X plugin:
- Read my DMs and list messages that look like a paid-promo inquiry.
- Do not reply.
- If you cannot read DMs, say so.Newsletter
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What usually goes wrong?
Where agents tend to stall on this job. More patterns in Where AI gets stuck.
- Deals made in private never show up in public search, so a Monday list can be empty in a busy week. A call returns at most 25 results, and the bot can't see private offers or rates. It must not DM anyone.
Which chat tools work with this prompt?
This prompt needs routines and connectors, so it's written for:
- Grok Bot
Common questions
- How do I find sponsors on X?
- Ask a bot to search public posts every Monday for brands in your niche that say they're looking for creators or sponsored posts. It sends links and the exact wording. You decide whether to reach out.
- Can an AI bot find paid promo posts?
- It can search public posts and public pages and quote what it opened. It cannot see private offers, and it should not invent a rate.
- Will the bot DM brands for me?
- No. This setup does not send DMs, even though a connected X account can. You write any reply yourself.
- Why would a sponsor search come back empty?
- Public search is a sample, and deals made in private never show up there. An empty Monday note can be a quiet week or the 25-result cap. Ask the bot which one it was.
Where should you go next on this site?
What tips make it smoother?
- Keep the niche narrow. "Sponsors" across all of X is too wide for a 25-result call.
- A post that complains about sponsors is not an ask. The report should quote the line so you can tell.
- Do not answer from the chat note alone. Open the post first.
Where do the claims come from?
Summaries use public sources linked below, not independent verification. How setups are picked.
- Read @ryangrowthh’s write-up (x.com)
@ryangrowthh: Wonders aloud about a bot that would go looking for brand deals. Inspiration only. We did not run it. This page only describes a public search plus an optional read of your own DMs.
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