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A Grok agent on your own computer

xAI's Grok agent working on your own computer, in your apps, with your Grok sign-in.

By Sarthak Gupta · Updated

The short answer

AppuBot can run Grok as the brain of your bots: install xAI's Grok Build agent, sign in with your xAI account once, and pick Grok for a bot. It then works on your own computer, with your files and apps, and AppuBot adds computer use, Telegram, voice, memory, routines and approvals.

The bot editor in AppuBot: name, look, job, instructions, model, permissions, computer use and memory
Every bot has its own job, instructions, model and memory.

What is xAI's Grok agent?

Grok Build is xAI's coding agent, which you run from the terminal. xAI opened it as an early beta in May 2026 for SuperGrok and X Premium+ subscribers. It plans before it acts, can hand parts of a job to helpers that work in parallel, and signs in with your xAI account in the browser.

xAI also has Grok Bot, a separate agent product. In AppuBot, Grok runs here, on your own computer, with your own apps and files. See AppuBot vs Grok Bot for the side-by-side.

Which Grok plan does it use?

Your xAI account's. At launch, Grok Build was in beta for SuperGrok and X Premium+ subscribers; xAI may change who gets it, so check xAI's own pages for your plan. Your bots' work counts toward that account's usage.

AppuBot's Settings › Usage reads Grok's own records on this computer and shows how much it was used, including the cost xAI reports.

How do I set up Grok in AppuBot?

  1. Download AppuBot and open it.
  2. Install xAI's Grok Build agent with xAI's installer (Settings › Agents shows it when it's missing).
  3. Sign in once with your xAI account; it opens your browser.
  4. AppuBot finds Grok and lists it as ready. Pick it for a bot and choose a model.
  5. Choose "Approve for me" or "Full access" for that bot.

What does AppuBot add on top of Grok?

  • Computer use in any app. A Grok bot can open an app, read its window and click, type and scroll in it, many steps at a time: look something up across a few websites and put the findings in a document. See computer use.
  • Telegram and voice. Send it a voice note from your phone and it gets to work on your computer at home. Speech is heard and spoken on your own computer. See Telegram and voice.
  • Memory and routines. Each bot keeps a memory you can read and edit, and can run a prompt on a schedule: every morning, a short briefing on the topics you follow. See memory and routines.
  • Teach mode and many bots. Show a bot a task once and it saves the steps as a skill (teach mode); make as many bots as you like, each with its own job, folder, chats and agent.
  • AppuBot's approvals. On "Approve for me", reading and searching go ahead and the rest waits for you. See approvals.
  • Your own computer. Grok works with the apps, files and accounts already on it, with nothing to upload. See work in the background.

Grok's own agents vs Grok in AppuBot

Grok Build in the terminalGrok in AppuBot
Made forSoftware workEveryday work in your apps and files
Where it worksYour computer, in a terminalYour computer, through AppuBot's window, Telegram and voice
Using other appsThrough code and commandsClicks and types in any app window
Many named botsNoYes, each with a job, memory and chats
PriceYour xAI planYour xAI plan; AppuBot is free in early access

Sources

Facts about other products are from their makers’ pages as of 29 October 2026 and may have changed since. Product names are trademarks of their owners.

Questions

Is Grok in AppuBot the same as Grok Bot?

No. Grok Bot is xAI's own agent product; in AppuBot, xAI's Grok Build agent runs on your own computer inside your bots.

Do I need an xAI API key?

No. Sign in to Grok Build with your xAI account once and AppuBot uses that sign-in.

Which subscription do I need for Grok Build?

At its launch xAI opened Grok Build to SuperGrok and X Premium+ subscribers; check xAI's pages for who has it now.

Can a Grok bot answer me on Telegram?

Yes. Connect a Telegram bot to it in Settings › Channels and message it from your phone like any other AppuBot bot.

Does AppuBot show how much Grok I used?

Yes. Settings › Usage reads Grok's own records on your computer and shows its use by model, with the cost xAI reports.

Can a Grok bot use apps on my computer?

Yes. Turn on computer use and it can click and type in any app window, on Mac, Windows or Linux.

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