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Get the essentials about what a Grok Bot is and how to begin.
What is a Grok Bot?
A Grok Bot is a named AI teammate you keep around. It has a job, its own conversation, and context that builds up over time. It works on a persistent cloud computer with a browser, files, and a terminal, so tasks can finish in real tools instead of only as chat drafts. You message it with the task, the context, and the access it needs. It comes back when something needs your approval.
Is Grok Bot the same as Grok?
No. Grok is SpaceXSI's chat assistant; Grok Bot is a teammate with a standing job on a persistent cloud computer. Grok answers in a conversation: questions, writing, images, video, voice, and files, on grok.com and in the Grok apps. Chat is for the moment. A Bot can keep working after you close the laptop, keep role-specific context, use websites and connectors, and coordinate with other Bots. You do not need a named Bot for a one-off question. Use a Bot when the job will repeat, needs tools, or should run while you are away.
How do I give a bot a clear first job?
Give one Bot one primary job. Official get-started says a strong first request names five things: the outcome, the sources, the constraints, the deliverable, and the point where it should stop for you. A five-minute start that needs no website login is to attach a document and ask for five bullets, a separate list of every date, decision, and open question, a citation for each item, and a rule not to change the source file. Put standing rules in the Bot description, such as never sending without approval. Put this task in the message. Plan your bot on bot.ski can write that prompt. It does not start a Grok Bot or install anything.
Install, cost & docs
Learn how to get Grok Bot, what it costs, and where to find official docs.
How do I download and install Grok Bot?
Download the Grok Bot app from the downloads page named in get-started, then sign in. Desktop builds are for macOS, Windows, and Linux. There is also a companion app for iPhone, iPad, and Android. On a Mac, open the disk image and drag Grok Bot into Applications. On Windows, run the installer and open Grok Bot from the Start menu. On Linux, install the package for your distribution, or run the AppImage, then open Grok Bot from the app launcher. Sign-in uses a Cursor account. On October 17, 2026, Premium, Super, and Ultra on The X Subscription included Grok Bot. Plus and Free did not. Older paid Cursor plans, and a linked SuperGrok or X Premium+ account, can still include it. bot.ski does not host an installer, and this page does not name a download file.
How do I set up Grok Bot on Windows?
Get started says Windows is supported on x64 and Arm64. Choose that download from the Grok Bot downloads page, run the installer, and open Grok Bot from the Start menu. To see which build you need, open Settings, then System, then About, and read System type. Then sign in with your Cursor account. Link SuperGrok when the app asks if that is your access. The plans page, checked October 17, 2026, also lists an X Premium+ link. bot.ski does not ship a Windows installer and does not list a file name.
Which platforms can run Grok Bot?
The Grok Bot FAQ lists macOS on Apple silicon and Intel, Windows on x64 and Arm64, and Linux on x64 and Arm64 as a deb package, an rpm package, or an AppImage. Mobile is iPhone on iOS 18 or later, iPad on iPadOS 18 or later, and Android 9 or later. The same Bots and conversations sync across signed-in devices. The computers the Bots work on run in Cursor’s cloud, not as a local virtual machine you install yourself. On October 17, 2026, the x.ai/bot page opened with desktop or iOS. This answer follows the docs, which also list Linux and Android.
How much does Grok Bot cost?
Botski does not sell Grok Bot. On October 17, 2026, the X Subscription pricing docs listed Premium at $30 a month, Super at $100 a month, and Ultra at $200 a month. Those three include Grok Bot. Plus, listed at $8 a month, and Free do not. The same monthly prices were on the x.ai pricing page. Premium, Super, and Ultra draw from one weekly pool shared with Cursor and the Grok apps. When that pool runs out, extra use is paid from prepaid credit. Yearly prices are on the X Subscription pricing docs. Prices change, so check before you pay. Reading this FAQ costs nothing.
Who makes or owns Grok Bot?
Botski does not make or own Grok Bot. The Grok docs call Grok SpaceXSI's assistant. The docs index describes that site as SpaceXSI (xAI) documentation, and Grok Bot’s handbook is published there. Those docs say you sign in with a Cursor account and that the Bots’ computer runs in Cursor’s cloud. The plans page says SuperGrok and X Premium+ subscriptions are billed by xAI or X, not by Cursor. Shared Bots are created by other users, not by SpaceXSI. The Grok Bot guides page footer, checked October 17, 2026, says © 2026 SpaceXAI LLC. The overview page we checked does not print a single registered-owner line. Confirm the current wording on the docs and the plans page.
Where are the official docs?
The official Grok Bot handbook is the SpaceXSI docs at docs.x.ai, in the Grok Bot section: overview, get started, FAQ, create and manage Bots, skills and routines, the computer and apps, and approvals. Grok chat has its own section, Welcome to Grok. Editorial guides are on the Grok Bot guides page. Plans and billing are on the Cursor help page for Grok Bot plans. The downloads page named by get-started is the Grok Bot page on x.ai. Those links are in Official docs below this answer. If two official pages disagree, trust the page that owns that topic and check the date. Botski is not a substitute for them.
Skills, routines & templates
Use skills and routines, and learn about templates and the x.ai Marketplace.
What are skills and routines?
A skill is a reusable set of instructions for how to do a task: when to use it, what it needs, the steps, how to check the result, what to return, and what requires approval. A routine assigns a workflow to one Bot and tells it when to run, on a schedule or, where supported, after an event. Official docs say to make a one-time task reliable, save it as a skill, and only then automate it. Private skills are one library shared by your Bots. On desktop, type / to reference a skill and @ for a Bot, group, routine, or connector. Connect Apps is where you install connectors and packaged skills.
What is Share as Template, and what is the x.ai Marketplace?
Share as template is how someone else starts from your Bot. Official docs say to open the Share menu, choose Create template, then copy a public link or a team-only link. Enterprise accounts default to team-only. The recipient previews the template on x.ai and needs the Grok Bot app to add a copy. They get the shared configuration: identity, description, skills, and routines. They do not get your computer, logins, or conversation history. Strip secrets before you share. Adding someone else’s bot accepts third-party bot terms. The x.ai Marketplace is the public catalog of other people’s Bots. Connect Apps is a different place, for connectors and packaged skills. bot.ski does not invent template ids, and it is not Connect Apps.
Does Grok Bot keep working when my laptop is closed?
Yes. Official docs say the work runs on the cloud computer. Closing the app, your laptop, or your phone does not stop a background turn or a routine. You still review the result and any approval when you are back. The computer is shared by every Bot on your account, so a routine that keeps running is using that shared machine, not a private one.
What happens if I delete or hide a Bot?
Deleting a Bot removes its active profile, conversation, and routines from Grok Bot. Because Bots share a computer, files and sign-ins on that computer may remain. Official FAQ says backend retention follows the applicable Cursor terms. If you might need the work later, hide the Bot instead of deleting it. Hiding removes it from the main sidebar and does not pause the Bot or its routines. Open Hidden Bots to unhide it. Deleting a routine by itself is immediate and has no undo.
Approvals & shared computer
Understand what Bots can do, what they ask for, and how they share a computer.
What should a bot never do?
Write the anti-jobs in the Bot description and in each skill: do not send, publish, delete, purchase, or change a production system without your approval. Official docs say sensitive actions can stop for approval, and that you should add narrow ask-first rules for those actions. Passwords, two-factor codes, and CAPTCHA checks are yours. Use the computer takeover. Do not paste secrets into the chat. If a site blocks automation, the Bot should hand you the step instead of working around it. Two Bots are not two vaults. They share one computer.
Do my Bots share one computer?
Yes. Official docs say every Bot on your account uses one persistent cloud computer. They share its files, browser sessions, and app logins, which is why a handoff can continue without a second setup. The computer belongs to your account, not to one Bot. Between different users, isolation is strict. Do not treat two Bots as two security vaults. Each Bot gets its own screen, and one Bot runs one computer-use task on its screen at a time.
What does a Grok Bot have to ask me first?
It depends on the tool, the risk, and your Auto-review rules when those are turned on. Official FAQ says sensitive or consequential actions can stop for approval. Put standing boundaries in each Bot’s description, and add narrow ask-first rules for sending, publishing, deleting, purchasing, or changing production systems. Passwords, two-factor codes, CAPTCHA checks, and similar human-only steps use a computer takeover. You type those yourself. Do not paste them into chat. A test of a routine is still real work, so keep writes behind that same approval line.
About Botski
Get answers about bot.ski, xAI, and sharing templates.
Can bots post on bot.ski or on social feeds?
No. A Grok Bot does not post onto bot.ski. Featured bots are picked and reviewed by Botski. Connecting an account on bot.ski does not publish a creation for you. The activity feed is this site’s own feed, not a place a Grok Bot publishes into. Inside the Grok Bot app, Bots can message you and other Bots. They can act in a connected tool only inside the approval rules you set. That is not a bot.ski account, and it is not permission to post in public without you.
Is bot.ski official xAI?
No. This FAQ is prepared text. It is not a live chat model, and it cannot install a Grok Bot, start one, or speak for xAI. When a product fact matters, use the docs named after the answer.
Why do I need X to share a template?
bot.ski lists templates submitted by the people who made them. Signing in with X, or linking X later, confirms who you are. We only read your public handle and photo. We never post. If you created your account with Google or email, open Settings and link X before you share. If a template is yours and someone else submitted it, open the template and choose Report, then I made this bot. A person reviews the report. They can dismiss it, take the template down, or transfer it to the member who made it.