Grok Bot and Cursor: How They Are Connected
Grok Bot signs in with your Cursor account and follows Cursor's account and privacy settings. [docs.x.ai] [Grok Bot FAQ] New customers get Grok Bot on The X Subscription (Premium and up), which bundles Cursor, Grok and X benefits. [x.ai/pricing] [docs.x.ai] Existing paid Cursor plans that include Grok Bot keep it. [Grok Bot FAQ] [docs.x.ai] You do not need to code to use Grok Bot.
Not a chatbot. A bot that does the work, again and again.
Grok Bot is not a regular chat. It is not ChatGPT, not the Grok chat app, and not a Google search box. You set it up once, and then it performs real actions over and over, on its own schedule, without you starting each run.
The part that makes this possible is a routine: a job that runs on a schedule or after an event, and keeps running in the background with your laptop closed. [docs.x.ai] xAI says each Bot has its own computer and keeps working when you close the app. [x.ai/bot] Here are real family routines from our library:
- School email sweep: weekdays in the afternoon, it sorts school mail by child.
- What's tomorrow: Sunday to Thursday evenings, a checklist by child of what to sign, pack and hand in.
- Sunday reset: every Sunday evening, the week ahead, conflicts and dates due in 30 days.
- Weekly meal plan: next week's dinners and missing items, waiting for your yes.
- Monthly subscription review: on the 1st, every recurring charge and renewal, for you to decide.
You stay in charge. xAI recommends requiring approval for sending, purchasing, deleting and publishing, [docs.x.ai] and the changelog says that before an action it can't undo, such as sending, posting, buying or deleting, a Bot checks with you. [Grok Bot changelog] You can pause a routine any time.
Which plans include Grok Bot
- The X Subscription Premium ($30), Super ($100) and Ultra ($200). Plus ($8) includes Cursor but not Grok Bot. [x.ai/pricing]
- xAI's docs also list every paid individual Cursor plan and Cursor Teams, and linking a SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus or SuperGrok Heavy plan. [Grok Bot FAQ] [docs.x.ai]
- If you have both Cursor and SuperGrok, Grok Bot uses whichever has more usage. [Grok Bot FAQ]
One shared weekly pool
On The X Subscription, Grok and Cursor draw from one weekly pool per seat. [docs.x.ai] See Grok Bot usage limits.
What it means at home
The Cursor account is just the sign-in and data settings. Families use Grok Bot for jobs like the school email sweep and the house check.
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FAQ
Why does Grok Bot use a Cursor account?
Grok Bot uses Cursor authentication and account data settings. [Grok Bot FAQ]
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You message your Bot in plain language and set routines; no code is needed.
Does my Cursor plan include Grok Bot?
xAI's docs say every paid individual Cursor plan and Cursor Teams include it. New customers start on The X Subscription. [Grok Bot FAQ] [docs.x.ai]
Sources
- Grok Bot FAQ: platforms, shared cloud computer, skills vs routines, templates, approvals (docs.x.ai, accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- Grok Bot get started: install on macOS, Windows, Linux; sign in (docs.x.ai, accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- Grok Bot overview: Bots with a persistent cloud computer (docs.x.ai, accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- The X Subscription plans: Free $0, Plus $8, Premium $30 (includes Grok Bot), Super $100, Ultra $200 a month (x.ai, accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- The X Subscription pricing docs: annual prices, Teams seats, which plans include Grok Bot (docs.x.ai, accessed Oct 25, 2026)
- Usage limits: weekly pool shared across Grok and Cursor, top-ups (docs.x.ai, accessed Oct 25, 2026)