# A Grok agent on your own computer

Source: https://appubot.com/agents/grok
By Sarthak Gupta. Published 2026-10-29, updated 2026-10-29.

**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.

## 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](https://appubot.com/compare/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](https://appubot.com/download) 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](https://appubot.com/features/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](https://appubot.com/features/telegram) and [voice](https://appubot.com/features/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](https://appubot.com/features/memory) and [routines](https://appubot.com/features/routines).
- **Teach mode and many bots.** Show a bot a task once and it saves the steps as a skill ([teach mode](https://appubot.com/features/teach)); 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](https://appubot.com/features/approvals).
- **Your own computer.** Grok works with the apps, files and accounts already on it, with nothing to upload. See [work in the background](https://appubot.com/features/work-in-the-background).

## Grok's own agents vs Grok in AppuBot

|  | Grok Build in the terminal | Grok in AppuBot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Made for | Software work | Everyday work in your apps and files |
| Where it works | Your computer, in a terminal | Your computer, through AppuBot's window, Telegram and voice |
| Using other apps | Through code and commands | Clicks and types in any app window |
| Many named bots | No | Yes, each with a job, memory and chats |
| Price | Your xAI plan | Your xAI plan; AppuBot is free in early access |

## 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.

## Sources

Facts about other products as of 2026-10-29.

- [Grok Build CLI reference (docs.x.ai)](https://docs.x.ai/build/cli/reference)
- [xAI launches an early beta of Grok Build (The Tech Outlook, 26 May 2026)](https://www.thetechoutlook.com/new-release/software-apps/xai-launches-an-early-beta-of-grok-build-available-for-all-supergrok-and-x-premium-plus-subscribers/)