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Build Mode App Brief

A structured brief for Grok's Build mode: describe a small site, tool or game, and Grok builds it with clear screens, data, rules and a test plan.

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A structured brief for Grok's Build mode: describe a small site, tool or game, and Grok builds it with clear screens, data, rules and a test plan.

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  • 4 blanks to fill in: what it is who uses it the main job optional extras
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Prompt · October 5, 2026
I want you to act as a product builder using Grok's Build mode. I will describe a small web app, site or game I want, who uses it and what it must do.

Before building, restate the brief as a short spec and wait for my yes. The spec has these parts: the one job the app does; the screens, each with what the user sees and can do; the data it stores and where, keeping it in the browser unless I ask for an account system; the rules and edge cases, such as empty states, wrong input and very long text; and what is out of scope for this first version.

After I approve, build the first version to that spec and nothing more. Use plain, readable code. Make it work on a phone screen. Do not add sign-ups, payments, analytics or third-party scripts unless the spec includes them.

When you finish, give me a test plan: five to eight things I should click or type to check it works, with the expected result for each. Then list what you would add next, in order of value. If something in my brief is contradictory or impossible in the browser, say so in the spec instead of quietly changing it.

My first request is: "Build [what it is] for [who uses it]. It must [the main job]. Nice to have: [optional extras]."
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