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Grok Bot engineers demo inbox, 1Password and Pages in free Oct. 30 workshop
A free Zoom workshop from noon to 1 p.m. CT Friday, Oct. 30, walks through three new Grok Bot features. Registrants get the recording.
Installers labeled Grok Bot 1.0.0 appear on Cursor's download server
Installers labeled Grok Bot 1.0.0 are on Cursor's download server, but SpaceXAI hasn't announced the release.
Grok Bot 0.78.1 adds shopping cards, order tracking and subscription help
Grok Bot 0.78.1 shows products as cards, tracks your orders and lets Bots cancel subscriptions after checking with you.
SpaceXSI's sales team splits deal work across three Shared Bots
Account Intel, Quote and Deal Bots each handle one part of the deal cycle, act with each rep's permissions and stop for human review on judgment calls, according to a SpaceXSI write-up.
Grok Bot 0.77.0 adds Import Memory, a Permissions page and Vault payments
The Oct. 26 release lets you bring memory over from another AI assistant, puts your Auto-review rules in one Settings section and keeps approval cards open for 30 minutes. Calls still isn't in the notes.
Free download: Cop, a Bot that audits your routines each weekday morning
Cop checks your Bots' routines on weekday mornings, flags heavy or low-value ones and proposes cuts. It stays quiet when nothing needs attention.
Grok Bot 0.75.8 lets Bots offer Auto-review rule changes
The Oct. 24 release lets a Bot propose adding, changing, or removing your Auto-review rules on a card you confirm. It also means fewer approval cards for safe actions and no reconnect when a connector adds tools.
Basics: Write Auto-review rules that tell your Bot when to ask
Auto-review rules let you decide which actions always stop for your OK and which can go ahead on their own. Here's where they live, how the two kinds work, and how to write narrow ones.
Basics: Check a Grok Bot template before you import it
A template brings someone else's instructions, schedules and app connections into your Bot. Here's what to read on the template page first, and what to check after you import.
Musk says Grok Bot can place calls, but release notes don't list it yet
Elon Musk posted Oct. 25 that Grok Bot can call a person or business for you. The official changelog still tops out at v0.75.5, and posts tie Calls to an unreleased 0.77 build.
Grok Bot's official marketplace lists 90 templates
The official Grok Bot Marketplace listed 90 templates on Oct. 25, and our full list is at /templates/.
Send work to your Grok Bot from another app with a webhook
Another app can hand your Bot work through a routine's webhook. Where the URL and key live, what a 200 means and how to keep the key safe.
Strategist talks up Grok Bot on Fox Business, and Musk shares the clip
Phil Rosen talked up Grok Bot on Fox Business' "Varney & Co.," and Elon Musk shared the clip with "Try Grok @Bot."
Where Grok Bot keeps the files, pages and decks your Bots make
Files, pages and decks a Bot makes land in the chat and its Library. Here's how to find, open, download and share them.
Grok Bot gets a Vault for your logins, cards and contact info
Save a login or card once and your Bot fills it in without seeing it. What's in Grok Bot's new Vault, plus fewer approval cards in 0.75.5.
Set up your Bot's Vault: save a login, a card and your address
Add a login, a card and your shipping address once, and your Bot fills them in for you. A step-by-step guide to Grok Bot's Vault.
Grok Bot 0.75.2 adds videos, Shop Pay and pinned Library items
Videos from a sentence, Shop Pay checkout, pinned Library items and bigger Gmail and Calendar powers. What's in Grok Bot 0.75.2 and what to try first.
Let Grok Bot use your phone's apps, one Allow at a time
Your Bot can now reach your phone's Calendar, Reminders and Contacts. Turn on only what you need, starting with one app.
Grok Bot now builds pages: reports, memos and dashboards you can share
Ask a Bot for a page and get a report or dashboard you can reopen and share by link. Treat 'anyone with the link' as public.
Make your first Grok Bot page and share it safely
New to Grok Bot pages? How to ask for one, change it, find it again and share it without making it public by accident.
Template or blank Bot? Describe the job first
Basics #9: Elon Musk agrees you can just spin up a Bot and tell it what you need. That works for most jobs. Here's when a template still helps.
SpaceXSI says one Bot cleared 204 support tickets in about 10 minutes
SpaceXSI's support team uses two Grok Bots for incidents, and one cleared 204 tickets in about 10 minutes with an engineer approving the batch.
Grok Bot 0.71.2 allows 20 attachments a message and 1 GB videos
Grok Bot 0.71.2 notes: 20 attachments a message, 1 GB videos, and Bot alerts on the computer you're using.
Put your Bot on the iPhone Action Button: one press starts a voice chat
Grok Bot 1.16 lets an iPhone 15 Pro or later start a Bot voice chat from the Action Button.
Template: Community Bot phones restaurants to book a table
A free community Bot phones a U.S. restaurant to request your table after you OK the read-back.
SpaceXAI says Grok Voice 3.0 now runs Grok Bot's voice mode
SpaceXAI says Grok Voice 3.0 now runs Bot voice mode; how to start a voice chat.
Musk boosts user's Bot that says it cut an Xfinity bill $43 a month
A user's Bot says it got a cheaper Xfinity plan, and Elon Musk says Grok Bot can pay for itself. Here's what the screenshot shows and how to try a similar ask.
Musk says screenshot a credit card; here's what the docs offer instead
Musk says a credit-card screenshot is the easiest way to let a Bot buy. Official paths: Secure Form for card fields, Link Allow/Deny, and X Money or Stripe Link.
Grok Bot says computer tasks now run 3x faster, and it can read X Chat
Grok Bot's Oct. 16 update: faster computer tasks, X Chat reading, plus aliases for Bot email, and new money and work connectors. Here's what changed and what to try first.
Template of the week: Spam-Call Scrubber files data broker opt-outs
Template of the week: Spam-Call Scrubber, a community Bot that finds your phone number on people-search sites and files the removals for you.
Cursor's BDK lets local coding agents ask your Grok Bots
A documented Cursor extension lets a local BDK coding agent ask your named Grok Bots and bring the reply back into the chat. Here's how it works and what to watch.
Build a Team Bot everyone shares, with private chats for each
Basics #8: how to create, publish, and use a Team Bot so the whole team shares one specialist without sharing each other's chats.
Amazon blocks Grok Bots from shopping, and Musk says buy elsewhere
Amazon is turning Grok Bots away under its new agent rules. Here's what users see, what Amazon's terms say, and what Musk posted about purchase mistakes.
Add a second Bot only when the job needs a specialist
Basics #7: when to add a second Bot, how group chats and Bot-to-Bot handoffs work, and why every stage needs one owner.
Grok Bot can now pay with X Money or Stripe Link
Grok Bot's changelog now lists Bot payments with X Money or Stripe Link, in-chat app cards, a template finder, and a check before irreversible actions.
Template of the week: Scam Email Detector watches for phishing
Template of the week: Dirty Tesla's Scam Email Detector Bot, which watches your inbox for phishing and scam mail. Elon Musk quote-posted it.
Memory Transfer, a community Bot for moving your AI memory
Elon Musk quote-posted Memory Transfer, a community-built Bot that brings what ChatGPT or Claude knows about you into Grok Bot, one reviewed item at a time.
Connect apps gives Bots your accounts, and every Bot shares them
Basics #6: how to connect Gmail, Slack, and other apps, what a connector can and can't do with your account, and why every Bot on your account shares it.
Official docs: tag @bot on X to hand a post to your Grok Bot
Official docs now explain how to tag @bot on X to hand a post to your Grok Bot, who can use it, and why @bot sometimes stays quiet.
Routines: pick the slowest schedule that still does the job
Basics #5. A routine tells one Bot when to run a skill you already trust. Covers schedules, narrow event triggers, Test run, the 50-routine cap, and why the slowest useful cadence wins.
MLH Global Hack Week pairs beginner Grok Bot challenges with Cursor Pro
MLH Global Hack Week (Oct. 9-15) runs beginner Grok Bot challenges plus a Cursor Pro signup path, with a SpaceXAI livestream on pairing Cursor and Grok Bot.
Skills: turn one good run into a repeatable how-to
Basics #4 - a skill is the reusable how; finish one task, save the method, then add a routine. Covers Teach a task and what belongs in the skill.
Grok Bot now has its own email inbox
Grok Bot has its own email for signups, business contact, and scheduling, @bot said Oct. 9; the changelog does not list a native Bot inbox yet.
Template of the week: SMF Works' one-click Grok Bot catalog
Template of the week: SMF Works' unofficial GitHub catalog of nine marketplace Grok Bot templates, from claim checker to Builder and Gatekeeper Prime.
Grok Bot can now help run a Shopify store
Grok Bot can connect to Shopify to check orders, track inventory, and update listings, @bot said Oct. 8; the changelog does not list it yet.
Official template pack: Founder Mode for early sales
Official Founder Mode pack from Simon Lackowski: one chief of staff, eight specialists, and 16 paused routines for early sales.
Musk says Grok Bot will use "the best back end model" per task
Musk says Grok Bot will use the best AI model for each task, naming Claude Opus 5.5, Midjourney, and Suno. Nothing has shipped yet.
Template of the week: a free 49-bot starter kit with a readiness score
Template of the week: a free community kit of 49 paste-ready bot profiles, a 100-point readiness checklist, and a drafts-only first week.
Grok Bot can now skip the draft and send messages directly
A new option on draft cards lets one Grok Bot send email and Slack messages without asking first. Team Bots also get managers and voice chat.
Stop signs: where your bot asks before it acts
Basics, part three: the four places Grok Bot stops and asks before acting, and how to back up every "never do alone" line on your plan card.
Viral guide says to put your first Grok Bot on probation
A widely shared X guide, amplified by Elon Musk, says to run a first Grok Bot like a new hire: a dry run, three probation runs, and promotions earned on evidence.
Create your bot: three fields, and the description does the heavy lifting
Basics, part two: a Grok Bot comes down to a name, a title, and a description. Here is what goes in each and how to turn your plan card into rules.
Grok Bot adds a read-only Finance connector through Plaid
@bot launched a Finance integration that links bank, card, and investment accounts through Plaid, with read-only access and no login sharing.
9 community skills for planning, building, and guarding Grok Bots
Nine community skills that lint your bot's description, plan a team, and keep risky actions behind a yes.
Grok Bot resets usage limits for all users
SpaceXAI reset usage limits for every Grok Bot user Friday, the second all-user reset since Sept. 5.
Grok Bot's new Primary Bot offers to do work before you ask
Primary Bot offers to take work off your plate before you ask. Suggestions are free; the work you accept may not be.
Team Bots let a whole team share one Grok Bot
Team Bots, in public beta since Sept. 28, give a whole team one shared Grok Bot while each person's chats stay private.
Grok Bots can now hand coding to Cursor and manage pull requests
Bots can now hand coding jobs to Cursor and manage pull requests, and SpaceXAI shared its engineering team's Bots as templates.
How do you plan a bot? Start with one job and one stop sign
Five questions to answer before you click Create, from one job per bot to the actions it must never take alone.
Grok Bot, OpenAI's Dots, and Hermes Agent make three different bets
Grok Bot, OpenAI's Dots, and Hermes Agent compared on who runs the computer, how many agents you get, and where your skills live.
Galaxy Day 3 wrap
Thursday Arena playtest, Voice, MarOps six use cases, CS funnel, Post-Sales Gus Dream Team.
Grok Bot Galaxy, Sept. 15-17
Grok Bot Galaxy ran Sept. 15-17 at The Howard in San Francisco and on a Luma livestream. The last day had an Arena playtest, a voice session and sessions for business teams. Recordings are archived on X.
Thursday Arena playtest
Galaxy Day 3 game live at thursdayarena.com; poteto: buggy playtest, feedback welcome.
Grok Bot Voice
@bot: Grok Bot can talk now; Voice rolling out on desktop and mobile over the next couple of days.
Galaxy MarOps use cases
Six RevOps/MarOps jobs + dream-team / agency / revenue-PM lessons (slide-visible; Silberman in UI).
Galaxy Post-Sales use cases
Six post-sales jobs + Gus Dream Team demo; Blake schedule conflict unconfirmed; draft-only sends.
Galaxy Day 2 wrap
SE FlyLo, Sales Olive/Cursor, SDR four use cases, Support guardrails, 1Password. Day 3 8:30am PST.
Galaxy SE: FlyLo booking race
Amrita Venkatraman: Engineer/Customer Expert/Echo/Competitive intel + FlyLo Postgres hold demo (slide-visible).
Galaxy SDR use cases
Four slide use cases (prospect / sequence / research / draft) + wrap: end-to-end, bot-to-bot, intentional prompting.
Galaxy Support use cases
David Gan: five support jobs + guardrails (read/alert vs approval-for-writes vs autonomous).
Grok Bot + 1Password
@bot: share vault items, approve each fill, secrets stay in your password manager.
Grok Bot math worksheets by 6am
Elon RT (Sep 14) of Teslaconomics: school mornings, fresh worksheets already printed. Practitioner demo -- not staff Tech Demos.
Elon + mattyp Tech Demos loop
Elon "True" (Sep 14) quoting @mattyp: Bookmarks -> Cursor Agent demo -> screenshots/video -> Cloudflare preview branch -> morning link.
Yale Grok Bot campus demo
Elon RT (Sep 12) of @cb_doge: Yale AI Association live demo + contest; Cursor free-month Pro offer. Not Galaxy.
Teams for Grok Bot
@bot (Sep 11): search, read, and send Microsoft Teams chats/channels via Plugins.
Berman $100k credit codes
Matthew Berman (Sep 11): claims 5,000x$20 SpaceXAI codes; Family Bot school-email->calendar; reply for DM. Creator claim - not official @bot drop.
Neuralink patient + Grok Bot
@ALScyborg (Sep 10): approve-gated YouTube->X/Facebook drafts + Tuesday ritual; Elon RT of X Freeze recap (Sep 11).
Sales GTM connectors
@bot (Sep 10) + Elon amplify: Salesforce, HubSpot, Gong, Clay, Granola + GTM; Sales templates shelf.
@bot QoL pack
@bot (Sep 9) + Elon amplify (Sep 10): inline draft-before-send; share a file on mobile; 20+ languages. Also packages iPad / account switch / perf / harness usage already in the earlier five-day ship list: do not re-announce those as new.
@bot says Grok Bot for Enterprise is free for two weeks
On Sept. 3, 2026, @bot posted that Grok Bot for Enterprise was free for Grok and Cursor enterprise customers for two weeks.
Six Grok Bot X communities
@benln (Sep 8): GTM, Marketing, Recruiting, Engineering, Product, Design. Limited spots. Typeform apply.
Five-day ship list
@benln (Sep 7): ~20% faster desktop cold start; up to 35% more effective tokens; iPad; Android; marketplace; multi-account; Enterprise. Author-reported %.
Lenny origin story (Ben amplify)
@benln (Sep 8) points to Lenny Rachitsky's full Grok Bot origin episode. Lenny author; Ben staff amplify. Roman named in Lenny's framing.
Claire Vo IKEA + Taskrabbit
@clairevo (Sep 8): her @bot ordered IKEA and booked Taskrabbit for delivery/assembly. Practitioner demo, not staff.
In-chat form fill + password manager
@bot (Sep 8): fill forms and logins without leaving chat; password manager support. Still never paste secrets into ordinary chat; docs still emphasize takeover for passwords/2FA.
Official Grok Bot security FAQ
Six day-one facts from the official docs FAQ (shared computer, plugins vs network, Auto Review, no on-prem, egress, ISO). Check live controls before you rely on them.
Desktop cold-start got faster
Lauren Tan (@poteto) reports cold-start gains (usable shell, LCP, FCP); Elon Musk reposted it.
Outlook, Calendar, and OneDrive plugins
@bot (Aug 31): Microsoft mail, calendar, and files via Bot Plugins. Prefer Plugins over browser Outlook on the shared computer.
Grok Bot on Android
Play Store listing live; same threads sync phone to desktop. Check the store listing before you rely on it.
@bot says it reset usage limits for all Grok Bot users
On Sept. 5, 2026, @bot posted that it had reset usage limits for all Grok Bot users.
Repo ops desk: six Grok Bots, human merge
Architecture for triage / auto-fix / security / release. Draft PRs only; auto-fix never touches app logic. Credit @gippp69.
Haggle Bot: permission lines for procurement
Steal the SETUP block and Always / Needs go / Never permission lines: not the headline savings number.
Enterprise rollout and the shared computer
What admins get, Action Recording caveats, and the per-user shared-computer boundary.
Multi-project ops
One channel, one roster, one board: keep signal per project without a noisy inbox.
Official Bot marketplace
Preview, vet, least privilege, then a watched run: start with Haggle Bot.