Dated notes from official public Grok Bot pages, plus occasional Botski observations. This is not the email updates list.
What changed
Official
What changed
Official guide “Grok Bot 101” published on x.ai/bot/guides. Documents standing up a Bot (name/title/description), connectors/plugins/skills, chat vs routines/triggers vs Bot-to-Bot, shared-computer permissions / Auto Review–style allow-deny rules, and multi-bot chains.
Who it affects
New Grok Bot users and anyone writing Learn “what is Grok Bot / first Bot” copy.
What to do next
Link Learn getting-started to this guide; keep docs.x.ai/grok-bot/ as canonical product truth alongside it.
Official guide “Grok Bot for Engineering” published. Documents using specialist engineer Bots to create/monitor Cursor cloud agents, close visual/CI feedback loops, private workers for VPN/special machines, and routine-driven fleet ops (nightly audits, urgency checks).
Who it affects
Engineers and teams wiring Grok Bot to Cursor cloud agents / CI feedback loops.
What to do next
Cite for engineering Learn paths; do not treat author shipping anecdotes as product SLAs.
Official guide “Templates for Grok Bot” published. Documents Share as Template — recipe not clone; packages skills/memories/plugins (not secrets/custom code/MCP); Public vs Team publish; Add to Grok Bot install flow and reinstall plugins after add.
Who it affects
Anyone sharing or installing Bot templates; Learn pages on sharing / third-party bots.
What to do next
Pair with docs.x.ai/grok-bot/bots (Share as template) and https://x.ai/legal/bot-sharing-terms (Effective August 22, 2026).
