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Grok Bot gives you Bots that do work for you on a cloud computer they share. In this guide, you'll install the app, sign in, hand your first Bot a real task, and set it to repeat that task on a schedule.
1. Install the desktop app
Download Grok Bot from x.ai/bot and open it.
Other downloads and supported systems
On a team, the Grok Bot page of the Cursor dashboard has a Download Grok Bot row that installs the app or copies a link you can share. If you don't have dashboard access, ask your admin for the link. If you're the admin, see Deploy Grok Bot to your organization.
The app runs on macOS (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows (x64 and Arm64), and
Linux (x64 and Arm64). It checks for updates automatically. Linux .deb and
.rpm installs update through your package manager instead.
2. Sign in
Choose Sign in on the welcome screen and finish in your browser.
Which plans include Grok Bot
Premium, Super, and Ultra on The X Subscription include Grok Bot, for an individual or a team seat. On a legacy Cursor plan, every paid individual plan and self-serve Cursor Teams include it. You can also link an individual SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy, or X Premium+ subscription, or use a seat on a self-serve Grok Business plan. See Grok Bot on The X Subscription and Plans and billing.
Grok Bot needs cloud data storage, so if your account is on Privacy Mode (Legacy), the app asks you to switch to Privacy Mode first. On a team, a team admin changes the team's privacy setting.
Single sign-on and Grok accounts
Grok Bot uses your Cursor account, so there's no separate login. If your company uses single sign-on, sign in the usual way; your Cursor SSO setup applies.
If your access comes from a seat on a self-serve Grok Business plan, choose Sign in with Grok in the browser and use the Grok account that holds the seat.
If your access comes from a SuperGrok or X Premium+ subscription, add a Grok account link. On desktop, choose Link Grok Account on the Get Started with Grok Bot page at cursor.com/bot/onboarding. On iPhone and Android, choose Link Grok Account on the access screen, finish signing in to Grok, then choose Finished Linking? Refresh My Status.
If you already have access, open Settings → Usage & Billing and look under Manage Plan for Get Access with Grok. It appears only when linking would raise your usage.
If sign-in doesn't finish, see Sign-in does not complete.
3. Meet your first Bot
After a short intro, the app sets up your first Bot, named Grok Bot, and opens a chat with it.
You can also start from a Bot that's already set up for a job.
- OverheardWatches Reddit, Hacker News, news sites, and X for third-party mentions of your name, brand, and URLs, then sends a short weekday digest when something clears the bar. Stays quiet on dead days and never posts on your behalf.
- TradbotWatches your personal email and calendar so school forms, bills, and RSVPs don't slip. Drafts the reply, catches the pickup clash, and never sends without you.
- Meeting Recap DeckTurns your meeting notes into a recap deck in your slide template. Works from notes you paste or upload, and never invents a quote.
- Pitch Deck CoachReviews a pitch deck and reports what an investor is likely to understand, believe, question, and remember, then helps strengthen the story, evidence, and slides.
Set up more Bots
Choose New Bot (the + button) at the top of the sidebar, or press
Cmd/Ctrl+N. Name the Bot and choose Create. On a Cursor team, + opens
a menu. Choose Create a Bot to make one, or Browse shared Bots to use a
Bot a teammate shared. To share your own Bot with teammates, see
Shared Bots.
To rename a Bot later, click its name at the top of the chat to open its details, then click the name again to edit it.
Give each Bot one job in its first message and ask it to remember how you want the work done. A Bot with one job builds more useful context than a catch-all helper. See Your primary Bot and Bots with one job.
4. Hand it a first task
Ask the way you'd ask a coworker. Say what you want back, which sources to use, any limits, and when to check with you. When an action needs your OK, the Bot shows an approval card and waits.
morning brief:
- inbox. 1 reply needs you
- crit moved to 10:30
- #launch. needs a yes
- brand doc. 2 comments
Morning briefing
Your morning brief of what needs you, ready to post.
Starter prompt
Sum up what changed since yesterday in my inbox, calendar, Slack, and docs, and flag what needs me. Draft it as a post for #team; don't send it.
Inbox manager
Urgent threads first, with replies drafted for your OK.
Starter prompt
Sort my unread email into urgent, needs a reply, and FYI. Draft replies to the urgent ones and don't send anything.
Competitive intelligence
What competitors launched or repriced this week, with links.
Starter prompt
Check these three competitors for anything they launched or repriced this week. Send me a short list with links and what it means for our messaging.
Travel coordinator
The two best flights and hotels, ready for you to pick.
Starter prompt
Find flights to Austin for Thursday, back Sunday, with no red-eyes, and a hotel near downtown. Send me the two best options; don't book anything.
Talk instead of typing
To dictate, choose Start voice input (Cmd/Ctrl+D) on desktop or
Start dictation on iPhone and Android. For a live conversation, choose
Start voice chat.
When a task needs a login
To sign in, the Bot uses a login saved in Vault first, then a connected password manager such as 1Password, then asks you with a Secure Form. It never sees the password, and the session usually stays signed in on the Bot's computer for next time. For supported services, you can connect an app instead.
For single sign-on, a passkey, or another step a form can't handle, the Bot hands you the computer. Choose Open computer on the request, then Take control, finish the step, and tell the Bot to continue.
5. Make it a routine
Tell the Bot what to fix and which preferences to keep, like a report format. When the result is right, ask it to do the task on a schedule, and it becomes a routine.
done. Digest runs weekdays at 8:00 AM:
- checks inbox
- checks calendar
- posts to #design
What's next
Your Bot now runs that task on a schedule. Next, connect more of the apps you use, turn the tasks you keep repeating into Bots of their own, then put a few Bots on a team with a bigger goal.
- Level 1An assistantFinds information and drafts work in your apps
- Level 2A Bot with a jobTakes over a task you keep repeating
- Level 3A team of BotsWorks together toward a bigger goal
On your phone, install Grok Bot from the App Store or Google Play and sign in with the same account. See Grok Bot on mobile.
What works on your phone
The iPhone app needs iOS 18 or later, and the Android app needs Android 9 or later.
Both apps reach the same Bots, conversations, routines, and cloud computer as desktop. Access from your plan or Grok account link carries over without a second purchase. From your phone you can message Bots, watch and take over the computer, approve actions, and pause or resume routines.
If something doesn't work, quit and reopen the app. If that doesn't fix it, see Troubleshooting or contact support.