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Set up Grok Bot, create your first Bot, and hand it a useful task.

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  • Set up Grok Bot, create your first Bot, and hand it a useful task.
  • Accounts using Legacy Privacy Mode must move to a supported Cursor data setting before Grok Bot can start.
  • Get them under Choose the x64 or Arm64 download in the format your distribution uses: a .deb package for Debian and Ubuntu, an .rpm package for Fedora and RHEL, or an AppImage for other distributions.

Set up Grok Bot, create your first Bot, and hand it a useful task. An eligible plan: every paid individual Cursor plan or the Cursor Teams plan, or an individual SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, or SuperGrok Heavy subscription The Grok Bot desktop app for macOS, Windows, or Linux An app or website where your first Bot can do useful work You can also set up and use Grok Bot on mobile . Grok Bot requires cloud data storage. Accounts using Legacy Privacy Mode must move to a supported Cursor data setting before Grok Bot can start. Open Open the Grok Bot downloads page and choose the download Choose the Apple silicon or Intel download. Open Grok Bot. If macOS asks for confirmation, choose Open . To check which download you need, open Apple menu → About This Mac . A Chip field means Apple silicon; a Processor field means Intel. To check the architecture, open Settings → System → About → System type . Linux builds publish with every stable release. Get them under Choose the x64 or Arm64 download in the format your distribution uses: a .deb package for Debian and Ubuntu, an .rpm package for Fedora and RHEL, or an AppImage for other distributions. Install the .deb or .rpm with your package manager, or make the Open Grok Bot from your application launcher. To check the architecture, run uname -m in a terminal: x86_64 means x64 Grok Bot checks for updates automatically. You can also use Check for Choose Sign in on the welcome screen. If you are already in the app, Finish authentication in the browser window that opens. Return to Grok Bot after the browser confirms the sign-in. If your access comes from a SuperGrok subscription, link it when the app asks. On iPhone and Android, the access screen offers Link Grok Account and then Finished Linking? Refresh My Status ; on desktop, Settings → Usage & Billing offers Link SuperGrok Heavy (the label names the SuperGrok tier that applies to your account). Grok Bot uses your Cursor account. If your organization requires single sign-on (SSO), complete the normal organization sign-in flow. On first use, Grok Bot introduces Bots, the shared computer, and routines, then asks which tools you use. These answers shape the first teammate suggestions; they do not connect or modify those tools by themselves. Computer setup runs in the background and the final step opens Meet a future teammate . Choose a suggested teammate from Meet a future teammate , or choose Create Description: Investigate product-performance questions using our observability tools. Preserve links and screenshots, separate evidence from hypotheses, and return a short summary with the highest-impact issue first. Focused Bots build more useful context than one catch-all Bot. You can add more Bots later with New → Create new Bot when work naturally splits into Type in the composer, or dictate with Start voice input ( Cmd/Ctrl+D on desktop; Start dictation on iPhone and Android). You can also choose Start voice chat for a live conversation. Sources: Which apps, websites, files, or conversations matter? Constraints: What must the Bot avoid or ask before doing? Review point: When should it stop for you? For a five-minute first result that needs no connector or website login, attach Summarize this document in five bullets. List every date, decision, and open question in a separate section. Cite the page or section for each item. Do not Open our analytics dashboard and compare new-user activation for this week with the previous four weeks. Identify the largest step-level change and draft a short investigation plan with links to the relevant charts. Do not change any dashboards. Ask me to sign in if needed. When the Bot reaches an app that requires authentication, it may ask you to Open Agent Computer from the conversation. Enter the password, passkey, two-factor code, or complete the CAPTCHA The browser session persists on your shared Grok Bot computer, so other Bots can use the same signed-in session when appropriate. For supported services, you can also install a plugin from Marketplace in the sidebar and authenticate it in your browser. Ask the Bot to revise anything that is incomplete or formatted incorrectly. Use this format for future weekly reports: five bullets, source links inline, and a final section called “Decisions needed.” When the process is stable, ask the Bot to save it as a skill or

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