Add and import
In plain English
In the Grok BotGrok Bot is xAI’s product for named AI teammates that carry out tasks with tools and a persistent cloud computer shared by the Bots on one account. app, Add creates a Bot from a templateA template is a recipe for a Grok Bot, not a clone of someone’s computer or chat.. Copying a promptA prompt is the instructions, question, or other input you give an AI model to guide its response. does not.
Example
You open a templateA template is a recipe for a Grok Bot, not a clone of someone’s computer or chat. preview and use the add control. The Grok BotGrok Bot is xAI’s product for named AI teammates that carry out tasks with tools and a persistent cloud computer shared by the Bots on one account. app finishes a copy on your account. That is an add. You copy the plan promptA prompt is the instructions, question, or other input you give an AI model to guide its response. and paste it into a message. You still have zero new Bots. You choose New, then Create new Bot. That starts an empty teammate. It is not an import of a text file.
Why it matters
Three phrases get mixed together: add, import, and copy promptA prompt is the instructions, question, or other input you give an AI model to guide its response.. Add, from a templateA template is a recipe for a Grok Bot, not a clone of someone’s computer or chat. preview, and Import Bot, from the Bot templates gallery under Connect appsConnect Apps is Grok Bot's place to find and connect plugins. The in-app list took this name on October 2, 2026., both create a copy of someone else’s recipe on your account.
Import Bot works on a templateA template is a recipe for a Grok Bot, not a clone of someone’s computer or chat. link. It does not turn a pasted promptA prompt is the instructions, question, or other input you give an AI model to guide its response. into a Bot. If another screen says Import, check which product you are in before you trust it.
Copying a promptA prompt is the instructions, question, or other input you give an AI model to guide its response. on bot.ski puts text on your clipboard. Plan your bot does that. Pasting the text into a chat does not press the templateA template is a recipe for a Grok Bot, not a clone of someone’s computer or chat.’s add control, and it does not install anything.
Grok BuildGrok Build is xAI’s coding agent, a different product from Grok chat and from a Grok Bot. can import settings from another coding tool. That stays in the coding agentA coding agent is an AI agent that works on software tasks by reading a project, changing files, and using development tools, then preparing the changes for review.. Adding a pluginA plugin is an optional piece of software that adds a feature to a larger application. from Connect AppsConnect Apps is Grok Bot's place to find and connect plugins. The in-app list took this name on October 2, 2026. installs a connectorA connector is a ready-made connection that lets an application use another service's data or actions. or a packaged skillA skill is how to do a task: a saved method you can reuse instead of retyping the steps.. Neither one is a templateA template is a recipe for a Grok Bot, not a clone of someone’s computer or chat. from another person’s Bot.
Common confusion
Ordinary uses of the verb add are not this control. Pasting a promptA prompt is the instructions, question, or other input you give an AI model to guide its response. into a chat does not add a Bot. Import in Grok BuildGrok Build is xAI’s coding agent, a different product from Grok chat and from a Grok Bot. is a different product.
Sources
Updated September 30, 2026.