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Grok Bot guide: app, login, and plans

People who type grokbot land on x.ai, the app stores, and often grok.com. This guide answers the next queries: the app, Cursor login, free vs plan, iOS and Android — then first Bot, the shared computer, and fixes.

What Grok Bot is / is not

A grok bot search often mixes three product lines. Official definition first, so you do not install the wrong client.

Is: a named teammate + one cloud computer

Per the xAI overview: a Bot can sign into apps and websites, finish work in the background, and return only when it needs approval. Multiple Bots share one user-isolated computer and can hand off context. Desktop, iOS, and Android sync the same roster (FAQ, fetched 2026-09-04). Close your laptop; cloud turns and routines keep running.

Is not: grok.com, Grok Build, or grok-app

grok.com is chat plus Imagine / Voice. Grok Build is a local coding CLI. grok-app is an open-source desktop GUI for that CLI — not a Grok Bot client. Grok 4.x model evals are also a different product. See What it is.

How to install (official)

macOS / Windows / Linux desktop packages come from x.ai/bot; sign in with Cursor. iPhone needs iOS 18+; Android 9+. Legacy Privacy Mode must be off first. Step-by-step: Install lesson.

How to build the first Bot

Official: short name, one primary job, how it should work. Community tutorials (Debbie, Finn, Herk, and others) repeatedly use a Chief of Staff: you talk to one person who proposes specialists. Do not paste long secret prompts — read the Chief of Staff lesson for summaries and source links.

Desktop, CLI, and plugins each own a slice

Official desktop and phone

Dispatching work, taking over the computer, Teach a task, and routines all happen in the official apps. Third-party TUIs/CLIs are side paths only.

Go install

Community CLI / skill

grok-bot-cli reuses a signed-in macOS session to list the roster and send messages. grok-bot-skill lets Cursor/Claude coding agents call the same teammates. They are not an official API.

Plugins, MCP, routines

Prefer connectors when they exist; Grok Bot cannot attach local stdio MCP. Skills are how; routines are when. See Plugins and Routines.

Field cases (full table on the subpage)

Preview only. awesome-grok-bot lists 40 Field Cases; the cases page keeps every one by job — nothing dropped, no invented outcomes.

Debbie · flights and beer

Flights can reach the airline site; the last click still needs a human. Sunday-night shopping shows computer use, not chat.

Krista Letz · enterprise GTM

Chief of Staff, overnight prospecting, per-account specialists, live slide updates — sourced from her public posts.

Peter Yang · five directions

Advisor, YouTube researcher, X scout, Gmail declutter, travel. Declutter requires approval before delete.

Open all field cases

Cost and pitfalls (mechanics first)

No standalone Grok Bot price. Weekly usage can spill into On-Demand with no in-app warning. Official eligibility lists diverge. Read the dated pricing snapshot, then pitfalls.

When you cannot reach the computer

Retry and fully quit first — do not Reset. Many “Can't reach” reports are *.cursorvm.com DNS or VPN. Symptom-grouped fixes: troubleshooting.

FAQ

Is Grok Bot the same as grok.com or Grok?

No. grok.com / Grok is chat plus Imagine and Voice. Grok Bot is a separate app: named teammates plus one shared cloud computer. Google often shows grok.com for a grok bot search — that is the wrong product.

Where do I download the Grok Bot app?

Desktop packages are on x.ai/bot (macOS, Windows, Linux). iOS is on the App Store; Android is on Google Play. Step-by-step: the install page on this site.

How do I log in to Grok Bot?

There is no separate Grok Bot account. Open the app and sign in with the Cursor account that holds the plan and usage.

Is Grok Bot free? Which plan do I need?

There is no consumer free tier and no standalone SKU. Access is bundled with paid Cursor or a linkable SuperGrok / X plan, plus a limited usage trial on some accounts. Grok and Cursor Enterprise had a separate two-week org trial — see the pricing page and the official enterprise news post.

Is there a Grok Bot app for iOS and Android?

Yes. iPhone needs iOS 18+; Android 9+. iPad was not supported at launch. The same roster syncs with desktop after Cursor login.

If the computer won't connect, should I Reset?

No. The official order is Retry, restart, Recover, Update Agent Computer. Reset can lose unsynced work. See troubleshooting by symptom.