How to set up Grok Bot AI agents for your inbox, travel and bills (+7 safety settings)
Which Grok Bot agents to set up first, what it costs in dollars and rupees, and the seven safety settings to change before you connect your email or a card.
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Intro
Most of us still use AI like a search box. AI agents do the work for you, in the background. Grok Bot 1.0, from SpaceXSI, came out of beta this month. Here's which agents to set up first, what it costs, and the seven safety settings to change before you hand over your email.
What it is
Your Bots work on a cloud computer that stays on after you close the app. They sign in to apps like Gmail, Calendar and Slack, run on a schedule, and ask before anything risky, like sending or buying.
What it costs
On the web it comes with The X Subscription: Premium at thirty dollars a month, Super at a hundred, and Ultra at two hundred. The eight-dollar Plus plan doesn't include it. In India, App Store plans start at two thousand four hundred and ninety-nine rupees.
Agents to start with
The golden rule is one Bot, one job. Start with a morning briefing Bot that only reads your calendar and email. Then an inbox Bot that sorts mail and drafts replies. And a travel Bot that compares flights, and asks before booking.
Add a calendar Bot to find meeting times, a bills Bot that lists your subscriptions but leaves paying to you, and a research Bot that shortlists products while you make the final call.
Set up your first Bot
To start: get the app, create a Bot from a template, connect just one app, and give it a routine, like every weekday at seven thirty. Then watch its first few runs.
7 safety settings
Now the safety settings. Keep Auto Review on, so risky steps wait for you. Start with read-only jobs and drafts. And set a spending cap on extra usage.
The big one: according to SpaceXSI, a card saved in Grok Bot's Vault fills in at checkout without asking you each time. To approve every payment, don't save the card.
Also remember that all your Bots share one computer, so they aren't walled off from each other. 1Password works only with your personal vault. And there's no model picker, so other companies' AI may handle some tasks.
Grok Bot in India
In India, the app is on the App Store from two thousand four hundred and ninety-nine rupees a month, with Hindi in the app. Only phone calls to businesses are US-only.
The full setup guide, with all seven safety settings, is on geekygoo dot com. The link's in the description.