GROK × GROK BOT

Your Grok cheat sheet.

15 questions about using Grok and Grok Bot. Pick the thing slowing you down.

Click a card · ↑ ↓ or J K to move · Esc returns to the gridAnswers checked against public xAI / Cursor docs · 8 September 2026 / Independent guide

01 START HERE

Where should I actually start?

grok.com and the Grok apps for chat, Imagine, Voice, and DeepSearch. Grok Build (CLI / terminal) when the deliverable is code in a repo. Grok Bot desktop or mobile when you need a persistent computer, connectors, and routines. Pick the surface that holds the work.

Details & setup

Open grok.com in Chrome or Chromium — not grok.x.ai, which drops features such as Projects. Install the Build CLI when you want sessions, /plan, /queue, and AGENTS.md in a repository. Install Grok Bot when the job needs a cloud computer that keeps running after you close the laptop. Same account on every surface; a second login looks unsubscribed.

  • Opening grok.com does not open the Bot computer.
  • Bookmark grok.com. A saved grok.x.ai link will keep dropping features.
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02 SURFACES

Chat, Build, or Grok Bot?

Chat for questions and creative turns. Build when the deliverable is code in a repo — CLI, sessions, /queue, skills. Grok Bot when you need a persistent cloud computer, connectors, scheduled routines, or a multi-Bot roster. They are not the same product.

Details & setup

Chat lives on grok.com, X, and the consumer Grok apps. Build is the terminal agent at x.ai/build. Bot is its own desktop and iOS app: named teammates, a shared cloud VM, plugins, and routines. A grok.me app published from chat is not the Build CLI. Bot usage is a separate meter from the SuperGrok weekly pool that covers Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Build.

  • Do not treat three Bots as three isolated machines.
  • Hiding a Bot from the sidebar does not pause its routines.
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03 BUDGET

What plan do I need?

Two official stories. The SuperGrok card on x.ai/pricing includes Grok Bot access. Bot FAQ and Get started list eligible plans as SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Pro+, Cursor Ultra, and Cursor Teams Standard or Premium. Read both. This page does not pick a winner. Enterprise is rolling out — contact the Cursor account team.

Details & setup

Individual sticker prices live on x.ai/pricing and change there. Free, SuperGrok, and SuperGrok Plus are the cards with printed monthly amounts. Lite, Heavy, Business, and Enterprise appear in the comparison matrix. If you hold both a Cursor plan and a SuperGrok plan, Bot docs say Grok Bot uses whichever has more usage. X Premium+ is an X product; grok.com billing covers SuperGrok bought on grok.com.

  • The dual-list mismatch is documented. It is not a METAGROK call.
  • Do not invent a price from this page.
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04 BUDGET

Why did my usage disappear?

Paid SuperGrok plans share one weekly pool across Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Build. Long context, retries, Imagine, and Build jobs all spend that bar. Grok Bot has its own weekly and on-demand meter. Check Settings → Usage and the reset time, not message count.

Details & setup

A chat message uses little compute. A high-quality video or a long coding task uses far more. The Usage tab shows percentage used, the breakdown by product, the weekly reset time, and any Extra Usage Credits. When the included week is gone, paid features pause; free-tier Chat and Voice keep a separate schedule. Extra Credits cost more per action than included weekly usage.

  • Bot sand-tokens are not this SuperGrok bar.
  • Sign in with the login that owns the subscription or the meter looks wrong.
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05 IMAGINE

Still free? Quality vs Fast?

Grok is free to start. Whether Imagine generates for you right now lives on x.ai/pricing and your Usage tab — not on third-party “still free” posts. Quality Mode is Image 2.0. Video lengths and resolutions vary by plan. 720p can fall back to 480p after the 720p cap.

Details & setup

Read the live Free, SuperGrok, and SuperGrok Plus cards, then the Image generation and Video generation rows in the matrix. SuperGrok Plus lists 1080p video creation. A remaining weekly percentage does not guarantee more 720p seconds — the 720p cap can trip first. Free and paid Imagine stills keep the Grok watermark.

  • Hitting a limit looks like a stall or upgrade prompt, not “Imagine is gone.”
  • Do not invent prices from this page. Open the live cards.
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06 BUILD

What makes a good Build prompt?

Name the outcome, point at the context (files, AGENTS.md), set constraints, and say how you will verify. Prefer /plan before a wide edit.

Details & setup

Put standing project rules in AGENTS.md or .grok/rules/. Point at files with @. Say what must not change. Say the check that proves done. grok inspect lists the rules files that loaded. “Make it better” has no finish line. Consumer Projects on grok.com are a different product from Build project rules.

  • Short, specific rules are followed more reliably than long ones.
  • Skip /plan for a one-path rename or a read-only look at the tree.

TRY THIS

/plan Fix the failing auth test in this repo. Read AGENTS.md and the failing test first. Do not change unrelated files. Reproduce the failure, apply the smallest fix, and rerun the test. Report what changed and what you verified.
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07 BUILD

Local, worktree, or cloud?

Local for an intentional edit to this checkout. Worktrees for parallel Git tasks. Cloud or a remote VM when the work should not touch this working copy. A worktree isolates Git changes. It is not a security sandbox.

Details & setup

grok -w starts a worktree under ~/.grok/worktrees/. It copies current HEAD, including uncommitted changes, unless you pass --ref. Worktrees persist until you remove them. Subagents can request worktree isolation when the parent splits parallel work. Bot’s cloud computer is a different product from a Build worktree.

  • Two agents on one dirty working copy will collide.
  • Clean up with grok worktree rm or grok worktree gc.
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08 GROK BOT

How is Bot different from chat?

A persistent cloud computer, connectors, files, background work, routines, and multi-Bot coordination. Closing the laptop does not stop background turns. All Bots on an account share one computer. That is not a security boundary.

Details & setup

Official FAQ: durable teammates on a cloud VM with browser, filesystem, and terminal. Create up to 50 Bots and group chats combined. Each Bot keeps its own conversation and role. Files, browser sessions, and app logins are shared so handoffs work. Treat any login or file on that computer as available to every Bot on the account.

  • Hiding a Bot from the sidebar does not pause its routines.
  • Deleting a Bot can leave shared files and logins behind.
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09 GROK BOT

What needs my approval?

Sensitive or consequential actions. Auto-review can pause for you. Passwords, 2FA, and CAPTCHAs need human takeover. Put standing boundaries in the Bot description. Add Require Approval rules for send, publish, delete, pay, and production.

Details & setup

Take over the computer for the blocked step, then tell the Bot to continue. Do not paste passwords or one-time codes into chat. A homepage “Approval needed” badge can stick after the Auto-review card expires. If the queue is empty, a short follow-up in that chat usually clears the stale tile. A live card still needs Approve or Deny.

  • Hiding a Bot does not clear its approval state.
  • Use the secure secret request when a connector offers one.
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10 GROK BOT

Skill vs routine?

A skill is how to do a repeatable job. A routine is a schedule or event that runs a workflow on one Bot. Test as a one-off before you schedule it.

Details & setup

Save the method from a finished thread, or use Teach a task when the control is present (ten-minute cap, gradual rollout). A useful skill states inputs, steps, output, verification, and what needs approval. A routine names the owning Bot, cadence, timezone, finish line, and approval gates. Test run does real work.

  • A Bot can own 50 routines. Deleting the Bot deletes its routines.
  • Broad event listeners burn usage and act on noise.
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11 CONNECTIONS

Connector vs computer use?

Prefer a connector or MCP when one exists. Use computer use for the UI steps that remain, then verify the result. Some sites block automation. Hand human-only steps — password, 2FA, CAPTCHA, payment — to the user.

Details & setup

Open Settings → Plugins, add the connector, finish browser auth, then type @ to attach it. Computer use operates the Bot’s screen. One Bot can run one computer-use task on its screen at a time. Connectors, files, and coordination can still run in parallel across Bots. Browse the live catalog; do not invent connector names.

  • Sessions on the shared computer are available to every Bot on the account.
  • If the page refuses automated control, take over or change approach.
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12 CONNECTIONS

Can I share a Bot?

A public share link copies the configuration. The recipient gets a copy, not your computer, logins, or history. Strip secrets before you share.

Details & setup

Anyone with the link can see identity, description, skills, and routines. Adding a shared Bot creates a copy on their account. Team “same roster, live memory, separate chats” is not the product today — copies drift as soon as either side edits. Templates exist. Deeper collaboration is in progress with no ETA.

  • The recipient needs the Grok Bot app to finish adding it.
  • One owner account is account sharing, not multiplayer.
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13 AUTOMATION

How do I keep work moving?

In Bot: routines on a clock or event. In Build: sessions, a clear finish line, and /queue. Test once by hand. Write approval gates before you trust the schedule.

Details & setup

Bot background routines keep going with the laptop closed. Confirm the owning Bot, timezone, inputs, expected result, and what to do when a source is missing. In Build, type while a turn runs to queue the next prompt; /queue lists what is waiting. A scheduled prompt that says “keep an eye on things” will wander.

  • Hiding a Bot does not pause routines.
  • /queue is not /tasks or /loop.

TRY THIS

Every weekday at 08:00 America/Los_Angeles, run the account-health skill. Post a linked watch list in this conversation. Do not email anyone. If a source is missing, report the failure instead of using old data.
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14 AUTOMATION

When does parallel help?

Independent research, review, or implement streams. One Bot equals one computer-use screen at a time. Dependent steps stay serial.

Details & setup

Split when the next step does not need the previous answer. In Build, subagents return a summary to the parent; worktrees keep Git checkouts apart. In Bot, two named Bots still share one computer — isolate by Bot description and disk folder, not by hoping for a vault. Two chats on one Bot are still one teammate.

  • Status-beat routines on a shared agent id leak projects.
  • Do not treat a second Bot as a security boundary for logins.
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15 FINISHING

How do I get it back on track?

Exact failure, reproduce, smallest fix, verify. Check approvals, sign-in, permissions, usage, and “Can’t reach computer” before you rewrite the job.

Details & setup

If every message fails while the computer pane still shows a desktop, and Reset mentions a partial state, stop clicking Reset. That class is backend recovery, not a prompt rewrite. Distinct from usage exhaustion and a stale client session that still prints firewall wording. Collect version, OS, and exact error text before you file.

  • Stale session can look like a dead computer.
  • Hammering Reset does not clear a backend partial state.

TRY THIS

Pause new changes. Name the exact failure you just saw. Reproduce it first. Make the smallest fix that addresses that failure. Rerun the same check. Tell me what changed, what passed, and what is still unverified. Do not send, publish, delete, or pay.
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The receipts

Where the answers come from.

Product details cite docs.x.ai, docs.x.ai/grok-bot, x.ai/pricing, and the METAGROK how-tos linked on each card. Recommendations are METAGROK’s.

When official pages disagree — especially SuperGrok vs Grok Bot eligibility — this sheet names both lists. It does not invent prices, plan names, or features.

Read the matching how-to when you need numbered steps. Start at the how-to index.

METAGROK is unofficial. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of xAI. Grok is used to name the product these how-tos teach.