GROK BOT HOW TO USE
WHAT NEW TODAY
- Folder now 386 posts (69 new since Aug 19)
- Official @bot: a week-in-use list: clear email, book Starlink flights, build+buy+deploy a site, sit in meetings, sales prospecting, refunds, podcast digest, robot vacuum, LED display, retro games
- Testers: send a viral video link and have a Bot recreate it
- Testers: give a Bot an org chart (or make it boss of a repo) instead of a to-do list
- Testers: more ready-to-use Bot directories and top-10 install lists
- Elon: Grok @Bot is the Chuck Norris of bots
- Testers: xAI folks running 10-30 Bots in parallel on routine work
WHAT IT IS
- A named, persistent teammate, not a one-off chat
- All Bots share one cloud computer; each has its own screen
- Work keeps going when your laptop is closed
- It only comes back when it needs approval or a human step
- Do not confuse with Digital Optimus
ACCESS AND INSTALL
- SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, or Cursor Teams Premium
- Sign in with your Cursor account
- Desktop: https://cursor.com/bot/onboarding (macOS/Windows)
- iPhone: iOS 18+ Grok Bot app; iPad and Android not officially supported
- SuperGrok Heavy can unlock Cursor Ultra
- Legacy Privacy Mode blocks Grok Bot
SIGN IN
- Desktop: Get started, then Sign In with Cursor
- iOS: Login with Cursor in the browser, return to the app
- Official: Cmd-D voice dictation; easier remote computer from your phone
CREATE A BOT
- New in the sidebar or Cmd/Ctrl+N, then Create new agent
- Short name, one primary job; standing rules in the description
- Start with about six roles; give each Bot recurring work
- Pin, hide, group into sections; account limit 50 Bots and group chats
- No model picker yet
HOW TO WRITE A TASK
- Outcome, sources, constraints, deliverable, review point
- Safe first task: attach a file and ask for a cited summary
- Then save a skill or routine
- Official examples: email cleanup, Starlink flights, build+buy+deploy a site, meetings, sales, refunds, podcast digest
- Testers: paste a viral video and recreate it; start from an org chart
AGENT COMPUTER AND LOGINS
- Open Agent Computer to watch; take over for password, 2FA, CAPTCHA, payment
- Never paste passwords or one-time codes into chat
- Browser sessions persist and are shared across Bots
- Durable files in /workspace
- Settings → Beta: Update / Recover / Reset Agent Computer
PLUGINS AND CONNECTORS
- Settings → Plugins, then Add
- Type @ for a connector, / for a skill
- Multiple accounts can connect to the same plugin
- Testers: Grok Bot can connect to X and read X bookmarks
SKILLS AND ROUTINES
- Skill = reusable how-to; Routine = when to run it
- Teach a task: demo up to 10 minutes, review the draft skill
- A Bot can own 50 routines; deleting a routine has no undo
MULTI BOT TEAMS
- One Bot owns the outcome; add specialists when the role is stable
- Bots can message each other; they share the computer
- Keep send, buy, delete, publish behind approval
IOS
- Same Bots, chats, routines, plugins, and cloud computer
- Take over for login/2FA from the phone
- Pause or resume a routine on iOS; editing schedules still needs desktop
APPROVALS AND SAFETY
- Put the stop line in the request: draft, do not send
- Desktop: Allow once, Deny, or Always allow
- Start read-only; keep spend, send, publish, delete behind approval
FIRST BOTS WORTH CREATING
- Inbox, calendar, research/daily brief, coding, chief-of-staff, errands, content
- Chief-of-staff can turn the digest into a morning podcast
OFFICIAL LINKS
- https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/overview
- https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/get-started
- https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/bots
- https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/skills-routines-and-automations
- https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/computer-and-apps
- https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/approvals-security-and-privacy
- https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/mobile
- https://cursor.com/help/grok-bot/getting-started
- https://cursor.com/help/grok-bot/supergrok-heavy
- https://x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot
- https://cursor.com/bot/onboarding
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