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3# Grok Bot3# Grok Bot
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55Bots are AI teammates you can give real work to. Bots can sign and use apps andGrok Bot gives you Bots you can keep around: AI teammates with names, jobs, and
66websites just like you do on a persistent cloud computer. They can collaboratecontext that compounds over time. Each Bot works on a persistent cloud computer
77independently, passing context between each other and handing off tasks, andwith a browser, filesystem, and terminal, so tasks finish in your real tools
88understand the nuances of how you like work done over time. They finish jobsinstead of as chat drafts. [Get started](/grok-bot/get-started) with your first
99end to end, and only come back when something needs your approval.Bot, or read [how teams roll it out](/grok-bot/teams-and-enterprises).
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1111You work with a Bot by messaging it like a teammate. Give it a task or function,You work with a Bot by messaging it. Give it a task, the relevant context, and
1212relevant context, and access to any tools or files needed to do the work. Botsaccess to the tools it needs. It takes on multi-step work across apps and
1313take on ambitious projects, work across multiple tools and systems, and keep youwebsites, keeps you updated in the conversation, and comes back when something
1414updated of their actions in the conversation.needs your approval.
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1616> In the Docs and in the Grok Bot app, a Bot = a single persistent, named agentGrok Bot runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android, and is included with
1717> or one AI teammate.every paid individual Cursor plan and with the Cursor Teams plan. You can also
18link an individual SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, or SuperGrok Heavy subscription.
19See [Plans and billing](https://cursor.com/help/grok-bot/plans) for the full
20matrix.
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19## What makes Grok Bot different22## What makes Grok Bot different
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2124* **It has a computer of its own.** Each Bot runs on a persistent cloud VM with* **Each Bot has a computer.** Your Bots run on a persistent cloud computer with
2225 a browser, filesystem, and terminal. It can use connectors/MCP where a browser, filesystem, and terminal. They use
2326 available, and computer use for apps and websites without a clean API, so work [connectors](/grok-bot/computer-and-apps#connect-an-app) where available and
2427 finishes in the real tools rather than as chat drafts. computer use for everything else, and work continues while your laptop is
2528* **It is very easy to get started.** Create a Bot, message it, and grant access closed.
2629 as needed. No workflow builder or prior Bot setup required. The same Bot is* **Setup is a message, not a workflow builder.** Create a Bot, describe the
2730 reachable from the desktop and mobile apps. job, and grant access as it asks. The same Bot is reachable from the desktop
2831* **It coordinates independently with other Bots.** Multiple Bots share one app and the [mobile app](/grok-bot/mobile).
2932 user-scoped computer and can run in parallel. They can message each other,* **Bots coordinate with each other.** Your Bots can run in parallel, message
3033 share context in threads or group chats, and pass ownership so you are not the each other, share context in
3134 router between tools. [group chats](/grok-bot/chat-and-collaboration#start-a-group-chat), and pass
3235* **It can learn workflows from live demonstration.** Ask a Bot to follow along ownership of a task, so you aren't the router between tools.
3336 once through a multi-step or multi-system path. It persists that path as a* **Bots learn workflows from demonstration.** Walk a Bot through a multi-step
3437 routine and can re-run it on a schedule or on demand. path once, and it can save the path as a
3538* **It is a persistent, named teammate with a durable state.** Named Bots keep [skill](/grok-bot/skills-routines-and-automations) and rerun it on a schedule.
3639 memory, files, browser sessions, and preferences across turns. Context* **Context compounds.** A named Bot keeps its memory, files, browser sessions,
3740 compounds instead of resetting to a fresh environment on every task. and preferences across sessions instead of resetting on every task.
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3942## Bots share one computer## Your Bots share one computer
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4144All of your Bots use the same persistent cloud computer. They share files,All of your Bots use the same cloud computer, sharing its files, browser
4245browser sessions, and app logins, which makes handoffs possible withoutsessions, and app logins, which makes handoffs work without repeating setup. The
4346repeating setup.computer belongs to your account, not to an individual Bot, so treat anything
4447 placed on it as available to every Bot you run; between users, isolation is
4548The computer is isolated to your account, not to an individual Bot. Treat astrict. [The computer and apps](/grok-bot/computer-and-apps) covers the full
4649login or file placed on the computer as available to all of your Bots. Each Botmodel.
47gets its own screen on that computer, so several Bots can use browser and
48desktop tools in parallel without getting separate security boundaries.
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50## A good first handoff51## A good first handoff
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5253Start with a real task that involves multiple tools and has a clear result:Start with a real task that spans a few tools and has a clear finish line:
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5455> Pull this week's Strategic Prospects PG List from Salesforce. Skip anyone> Pull this week's pipeline review list from our CRM. Skip anyone already in an
5556> already in a sequence. Research the top 5 accounts across the web, Slack,> active sequence. Research the top five accounts across the web and Slack,
5657> Databricks, and Sumble, pull contacts, and draft LinkedIn and email in my> pull the right contacts, draft outreach in my voice, and leave me drafts to
5758> voice, and leave me drafts to approve by tomorrow morning> approve by tomorrow morning.
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5960This tells the Bot what to do, where to work, what context to pull in, whatThis tells the Bot what to do, where to work, what context to pull in, and what
6061you'd like to see as a finished deliverable.finished work looks like. Review the result, correct it, and turn the stable
6162 process into a [skill or routine](/grok-bot/skills-routines-and-automations).
6263You can review a Bot's work, provide corrections, and turn the process into a
6364reusable skill or proactive routine.## FAQ
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6566## What to explore next### Does Grok Bot keep working when my laptop is closed?
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6768* [Get started](/grok-bot/get-started) with the desktop app and your first Bot.Yes. Work runs on the cloud computer. Closing the app, your laptop, or your
6869* Discover more [use cases](/grok-bot/use-cases) for Bots.phone doesn't stop a background turn or a routine.
6970* Make recurring work repeatable with [skills and routines](/grok-bot/skills-routines-and-automations).
7071* Learn how to [use the computer and apps](/grok-bot/computer-and-apps).### Can several Bots work at the same time?
7172* Review [approvals, security, and privacy](/grok-bot/approvals-security-and-privacy)
7273 before granting access to sensitive systems.Yes. Bots can reason, use connectors, work with files, and coordinate in
7374 parallel. Each Bot gets its own screen on the shared computer, and one Bot runs
7475## For team admins and security reviewersone computer-use task on its screen at a time.
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7677The pages below cover rolling Grok Bot out for a team or organization:### What does a Bot remember?
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7879* [Grok Bot for teams and enterprises](/grok-bot/teams-and-enterprises) coversStable preferences, role context, and summaries of prior work. Conversations
7980 the architecture, rollout steps, the admin controls and which plans includeand learned context stay separate per Bot, while shared files, browser
8081 them, and the configuration Cursor recommends.sessions, and direct handoffs move context between them. For consequential
8182* [Grok Bot security](/grok-bot/security) and thedecisions, ask the Bot to check the current source instead of relying on
8283 [Grok Bot security FAQ](/grok-bot/security-faq) cover network policy, egress,memory.
8384 approvals and Auto Review, identity, logging, data retention, hosting, and
8485 certifications for security reviewers.### Can a Bot use any website?
8586* [Configure identity and access](/grok-bot/identity-and-access) walks through
8687 Okta and Microsoft Entra ID: widening the Cursor app assignment beyondBots can use many browser-based tools, including services without a connector.
8788 engineering and letting members sign in to IdP apps from the Bot's computer.A site can still block automation, expire a session, or require a human step.
8889* [Connect to private networks](/grok-bot/private-networks) shows how to reachThe Bot hands those steps to you rather than working around them.
8990 internal services from team computers with Tailscale or Cloudflare Tunnel
9091 through Team Setup.### Which platforms are supported?
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93The desktop app runs on macOS (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows (x64 and
94Arm64), and Linux (x64 and Arm64), and the mobile app runs on iPhone and
95Android. The computers Bots work on run in Cursor's cloud.
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97### How much does Grok Bot cost?
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99Access is included with every paid individual Cursor plan and with the Cursor
100Teams plan, or through an individual SuperGrok account link. Usage resets
101weekly. See [Plans and billing](https://cursor.com/help/grok-bot/plans).
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103## Next steps
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105* [Get started](/grok-bot/get-started) — Install the app, create your first Bot, and hand it a useful task.
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107* [Use cases](/grok-bot/use-cases) — Roles that work well, with starter prompts you can adapt.
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109* [Work with Grok Bot](/grok-bot/bots) — Bots, messaging, the shared computer, and skills and routines, one page each.
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111* [Teams and Enterprise](/grok-bot/teams-and-enterprises) — Admin controls, identity, private networks, and the recommended rollout baseline.
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113* [Security](/grok-bot/security) — Network policy, approvals and Auto Review, logging, and data handling.