Ever wondered where Grok Bot actually does its work? Each Bot uses its own computer in the cloud, with a browser it can drive like you would. Here's what xAI's changelog says about it, checked on Oct 28, 2026.
Watching, or taking over
- Watching first: the changelog says the full-screen computer view opens in Watching until you press Take control.
- Screen size: the Bot's computer has a 1920 × 1200 screen, up from 1280 × 800.
- Your time zone: the Bot's computer uses your time zone, so websites and its clock match where you are.
Sleep, wake, and updates
Per the changelog, when the Bot's computer is asleep, clicking the Computer is asleep preview wakes it in place, and a voice call from your phone wakes it too. Updating or recreating the computer keeps your files and logins, while installed apps and packages are removed. The Bot's browser keeps site logins after its last window closes.
Files and disk space
xAI says when a Bot's computer runs low on disk, the Bot tells you once, names the biggest files, and deletes them only if you agree.
Your own computer
- Separate settings: Computer settings separate Your computer from the Bot's computer.
- Permissions: for each of your computers, you can choose Always allow, Ask every time, or Never allow for the Bot's actions.
- Routing traffic: an option in Settings sends web traffic from the Bot's computer through your own computer instead of the cloud.
Good habits: our suggestions
These are our ideas, not xAI's.
- Watch the Bot's first few tasks on a new website before you leave it to work alone.
- Keep Ask every time on for your own computer until you trust the setup.
- Save logins in the Vault instead of typing them into chat.
- Read our security and privacy guide before connecting work accounts.
Keep exploring
Grok Bot Security & Privacy
How xAI says Grok Bot handles your data, plus simple questions to ask before you hand a Bot real work.
Take a lookThe Grok Bot Vault
What the Vault stores, how payments and 1Password sign-ins work, and good habits.
Take a lookGrok Bot Approval Rules, Explained
How Auto-review and the Permissions section decide what waits for your OK, per xAI.
Take a lookConnecting Your Apps to Grok Bot
Connectors, plugins, and the Connect Apps screen, plus how you stay in control.
Take a lookWhat Grok Bot Remembers, and How to Manage It
Memory across chats, Import Memory, Team Bot notes, and deleting memory.
Take a lookGrok Bot FAQ
Quick answers to the most common Grok Bot questions, straight from xAI's official page.
Take a lookGrok Bot directory profile · Official product page
Sources
- Grok Bot changelog (checked Oct 28, 2026)
Where each fact came from
- The Bot's computer · checked Oct 28, 2026 · rechecked regularly — Grok Bot changelog
- Your computer · checked Oct 28, 2026 · rechecked regularly — Grok Bot changelog
- Files and disk space · checked Oct 28, 2026 · rechecked regularly — Grok Bot changelog
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