Safety & permissions

Auto Review

Also called Auto-review, Automatic review.

Auto Review is Grok Bot's automated check of proposed tool calls and computer actions before they run.

Example

A rule says to ask first before any external email. Auto Review stops that send for a person to approve. A matching ask-first rule beats an allow rule.

Why it matters

xAI's docs say that with Auto Review on, Grok Bot evaluates those actions first. An ask-first rule stops a matching action for a person. An allow-automatically rule lets a matching action proceed only when that review does not find another reason to stop. If both kinds of rule match, ask first wins.

The docs say this check should sit alongside least privilege and explicit boundaries. It is not a guarantee that every risk is caught.

Common confusion

Auto Review can hold an action for approval. It does not promise to notice every dangerous action.

Sources

Updated September 30, 2026.

Cookie preferences