Review Velocity Engine: Free Grok Bot for Local Businesses

Keeps fresh Google reviews coming in for local businesses: finds happy customers from recent jobs, sends compliant review requests you approve, drafts replies to every review, and tracks review count and recency against competitors.

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Last updated October 15, 2026

Review Velocity Engine

Grok Bot

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What it does

Review Velocity Engine is a free Grok bot template built for local businesses. Keeps fresh Google reviews coming in for local businesses: finds happy customers from recent jobs, sends compliant review requests you approve, drafts replies to every review, and tracks review count and recency against competitors.

Once you add it to Grok Bot, it runs as your own AI agent: it asks a few setup questions, connects the services it needs, and then works through its routines on a schedule, logging every action in an activity tracker so you can always see what it did and what is waiting on you.

Who it's for

Built for local businesses. Keep recent Google reviews flowing for your local business with compliant request drafts, reply drafts, and competitor benchmarking.

No coding is required. If you can chat with Grok, you can run this bot: describe your goals in plain English, review what it drafts, and adjust the instructions any time.

Features

Benchmarks your review count, rating and recency against competitors
Builds a request list from recent customers and drafts compliant requests for approval
Drafts thoughtful replies to every new review within a day
Spots recurring praise and complaints in reviews
Reports monthly review velocity and rating trends
Keeps an activity-tracker CSV of every action, its status, and the next follow-up

What it can access and what it never does

What it can access

Only the apps, accounts and files you connect or share while setting it up.
Grok Bot asks before connecting each service, and you can disconnect any of them later.
It runs in your own Grok Bot workspace. Grokbot Agents never sees your chats or data.

What it never does

It drafts, you approve: nothing goes out without your OK.
It never works outside the rules and limits you give it during setup.
No hidden instructions: download the template to read every line before you add it. Never paste passwords into the chat.

How to install

Manual install:

Download the template JSON above
Get the Grok Bot app and sign in
Create a new bot in Grok Bot
Open the downloaded JSON and copy the instructions
Paste into the first message: "Set yourself up with these instructions"
Answer its setup questions and connect services

Setup steps for Review Velocity Engine

Import the template into Grok Bot

Tell it your goals and preferences

Let it create /workspace/trackers/review-velocity-engine.csv (starter header: date,item,action,status,url,waiting_on,next_action,next_due,notes)

Approve its first plan or drafts

See the detailed Grok bot installation guide →

FAQ

Will it only ask happy customers?

No. It asks all recent customers equally. Review gating, incentives for reviews, and fake or employee reviews violate Google and FTC rules.

Does it post reviews as customers?

Never. It drafts request messages and reply drafts; you approve. It never posts as a customer.

How fast should I reply to reviews?

It aims to draft a reply to every new review within 24 hours — thank-yous for praise and an offline path for complaints.

What does the competitor benchmark include?

Your Google Business Profile rating, review count, last-90-day velocity, and response rate versus your top competitors.

Can it send SMS or email for me?

It drafts short personal requests with your review link. You approve; sends go through your own tools.

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