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Grok Bot is SpaceXAI’s answer to the AI agent craze: instead of chatting with you, it goes off and does the work itself, signing into your apps and websites on its own cloud computer. It’s been in beta since August, and if you already pay for SuperGrok or Cursor, you can probably use it today. Here’s what it is, who can get it and how to set it up.

What Grok Bot actually is

Grok Bot isn’t the Grok chatbot. It lets you create “Bots”: AI teammates with a name and a defined job, which you talk to by message, dictation or voice chat. Each one works on a cloud computer with a web browser, files and a terminal, so it can complete tasks inside real tools rather than handing you a draft to copy and paste.

According to SpaceXAI’s announcement, Bots can:

  • work across your apps, inboxes and websites, even ones without a proper API
  • handle multi-step jobs from start to finish, and keep running when you’re not there
  • learn a task by watching you do it once, then save it as a “skill” and rerun it on a schedule
  • work in parallel, with several Bots sharing the same logged-in browser sessions and files

SpaceXAI says its own staff use Bots for things like researching sales leads, cleaning up customer records, processing invoices and reproducing bugs. “It was just like bringing on a coworker. No automations to set up,” one employee said in the announcement.

Who can use it

The beta is open to paying subscribers of either SpaceXAI’s or Cursor’s plans. SpaceXAI’s setup guide lists:

  • SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus or SuperGrok Heavy (individual plans)
  • any paid individual Cursor plan, or Cursor Teams

Grok Bot usage comes out of its own quota, separate from your normal Grok or Cursor limits, and resets weekly depending on your plan. Business customers on enterprise plans have to join a waitlist.

That’s more generous than the version Tesla added to its cars this week, where doing errands with Grok Bot currently needs the $300-a-month SuperGrok Heavy plan.

How to set it up

  1. Download the app from x.ai/bot. It’s available for Mac (Apple silicon or Intel), Windows (x64 or Arm), Linux (.deb, .rpm or AppImage), iPhone and Android.
  2. Sign in with your Cursor account. Grok Bot accounts go through Cursor, so sign-in happens in your browser with a Cursor account. If you pay for SuperGrok, you’ll be asked to link it to your Cursor account.
  3. Wait for your cloud computer. The first time you sign in, Grok Bot sets up the computer your Bots will work on in the background.
  4. Create a Bot. Give it a short name, describe its main job and add any rules it should follow. SpaceXAI recommends several focused Bots over one Bot that does everything.
  5. Connect your accounts. For supported services, add a connector and sign in through the browser. For other sites, the Bot will ask you to take over its computer and log in yourself. Those sessions are saved, so your other Bots can use them too.
  6. Give it a task. The best requests say what outcome you want, where the information is, any limits, what you want delivered and when you want to check it.

Tips before you let it loose

  • Start small. Try low-risk jobs first, like research or tidying a spreadsheet, before anything that sends messages or changes records.
  • Keep approvals on. Bots are designed to come back to you before consequential actions, like sending an email. Keep that switched on for anything that goes to other people, changes data or could expose sensitive information.
  • Expect some sites to push back. Websites can block automation or log the Bot out. When that happens, Grok Bot hands the problem to you rather than trying to get around it.
  • Know where your data goes. Grok Bot requires cloud storage. If your Cursor account uses the older Legacy Privacy Mode, you’ll need to switch to a supported data setting first.

Should you try it?

If you already pay for SuperGrok or Cursor, there’s little reason not to: it’s included. Just remember what you’re agreeing to. A Bot that stays logged into your email, CRM and other accounts on a shared cloud computer is powerful, but it also gets a lot of access. Treat it like a new hire on their first week and check its work.

Sources: SpaceXAI, Grok Bot documentation

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