# Boterly

> Free Grok Bot templates that install from one pasted message, and sourced answers to common Grok Bot questions. Independent; not affiliated with xAI, SpaceXAI or Cursor.

## Templates

- [Inbox Triage](https://boterly.si/templates/inbox-triage): Labels new mail, drafts the easy replies, and leaves you a short list of what needs you. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/inbox-triage
- [Daily Brief](https://boterly.si/templates/daily-brief): Five dated, sourced bullets on one topic every morning, or an honest “nothing new”. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/daily-brief
- [Competitor Snapshot](https://boterly.si/templates/competitor-snapshot): One comparison table for up to three competitors, every cell traceable to a page. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/competitor-snapshot
- [Content Repurposer](https://boterly.si/templates/content-repurposer): One article in, an X thread, a newsletter intro and a LinkedIn draft out. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/content-repurposer
- [X Post Studio](https://boterly.si/templates/x-post-studio): Drafts a week of X posts from your notes and what your niche is talking about. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/x-post-studio
- [Meeting Prep](https://boterly.si/templates/meeting-prep): A one-page brief for each of today’s external meetings, ready before your first coffee. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/meeting-prep
- [PR & CI Watcher](https://boterly.si/templates/pr-ci-watcher): A twice-daily summary of open pull requests, failing checks and what is blocked on you. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/pr-ci-watcher
- [Lead Research](https://boterly.si/templates/lead-research): Turns a list of company names into a sourced lead sheet with a reason to reach out. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/lead-research
- [SaaS Spend Auditor](https://boterly.si/templates/saas-spend-auditor): Finds every subscription in your receipts and flags what to cancel, downgrade or renegotiate. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/saas-spend-auditor
- [Support Reply Drafter](https://boterly.si/templates/support-reply-drafter): Drafts replies to support emails from your help docs, with the doc it used linked. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/support-reply-drafter
- [Lean Chief of Staff](https://boterly.si/templates/lean-chief-of-staff): A coordinator Bot built to keep a multi-Bot team useful without draining your weekly pool. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/lean-chief-of-staff
- [Job Search Tracker](https://boterly.si/templates/job-search-tracker): Finds roles that match your criteria, tracks applications and nudges you on follow-ups. Plain-text kit: https://boterly.si/kits/job-search-tracker

## Answers: Usage & cost

- [Can I compact or reset a Grok Bot's context?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-context-compact): There is no manual compact button. Long chats are summarised automatically near the limit. A fresh chat with the same Bot is the clean reset.
- [Does Grok Bot share usage with Cursor?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-usage-vs-cursor-usage): On The X Subscription, Grok Bot, Grok and Cursor share one weekly pool. On older Cursor plans Grok Bot had its own weekly allowance. Coding agents a Bot launches bill to your coding usage.
- [How do I start a fresh conversation with the same Grok Bot?](https://boterly.si/answers/start-fresh-grok-bot-conversation): Use the + button at the top of the sidebar and pick the Bot. The Bot keeps its memory, skills and routines; only the transcript starts empty.
- [How do I stop Grok Bot from charging extra usage?](https://boterly.si/answers/stop-grok-bot-extra-usage-charges): Set a spending cap on additional usage and turn off auto top-up. Promo credits are spent before the cap applies, so watch the weekly meter too.
- [How much does Grok Bot cost?](https://boterly.si/answers/how-much-does-grok-bot-cost): Grok Bot has no standalone price. It is included in The X Subscription's paid tiers and in some legacy plans, and it draws on a weekly usage pool.
- [Why does Grok Bot use up my weekly usage so fast?](https://boterly.si/answers/why-grok-bot-uses-so-much-usage): Grok Bot bills for the work it does, and every turn re-reads the whole conversation. Here is what drives usage and the changes that cut it most.

## Answers: Templates & sharing

- [Grok Bot template skills are missing after import. How do I fix it?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-template-skills-missing): A tracked bug since August 2026 imports templates without their skills. Recreate the skills from the preview, or install with a setup prompt instead.
- [Grok Bot template vs. Team Bot — which do I need?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-template-vs-team-bot): A template gives each person their own copy that drifts apart. A Team Bot is one Bot the whole team talks to, with shared context.
- [How do I install a Grok Bot template?](https://boterly.si/answers/install-grok-bot-template): Open the share link and choose Add to Grok Bot, or paste a setup prompt into a new Bot. Then check skills, plugins and routines before the first run.
- [How do I share my Grok Bot as a template?](https://boterly.si/answers/share-grok-bot-template): Open the Share menu, choose Create template, pick Public link or Team-only, and copy the link. Strip secrets first. Fixes for "A team must be selected".

## Answers: Skills & routines

- [Grok Bot skills vs. routines vs. templates — what's the difference?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-skills-vs-routines): A skill is how to do a task. A routine is when a Bot runs it. A template is a starting copy of a whole Bot. Memory is what it remembers.
- [Where is the webhook URL for my Grok Bot routine?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-webhook-routine-url): For newer Bots the apps do not show the webhook URL, secret or header. Use a Slack-message trigger, a schedule or polling until it is fixed.
- [Why didn't my Grok Bot routine run on time?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-routine-not-running): Scheduled runs wait in a shared queue and can start late at busy times. Check run history, the schedule's time zone and plugins; message the Bot to run it now.

## Answers: Computer & reliability

- [Grok Bot says "Can't reach your computer". What should I do?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-cant-reach-computer): Work through Retry, restart, Recover and Update before Reset, which can lose recent work. Check whether it is a wider outage first.
- [Grok Bot says local tools are set to "Never", but I allowed them](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-local-tools-never): A linking issue on some newer accounts makes the computer look like "Never". Re-save your privacy setting on grok.com to fix it.
- [Why can't my Grok Bot connect to SSH, MySQL or email servers?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-computer-network-blocked): Since October 1, 2026 some Bot computers could only make outbound HTTPS connections on port 443. Use HTTPS endpoints and clone over HTTPS.
- [Why does my Grok Bot say "Bot failed to respond"?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-failed-to-respond): Usually a temporary platform issue. Resend the message; if it keeps failing, note the conversation ID and time before changing anything.

## Answers: Plugins & MCP

- [Does Grok Bot work with Outlook, Microsoft 365 or Teams?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-microsoft-outlook-teams): Outlook, Outlook Calendar and OneDrive are available as plugins. Teams, SharePoint and Dynamics were not, as of October 2026.
- [How do I add a custom MCP server to Grok Bot?](https://boterly.si/answers/add-custom-mcp-server-to-grok-bot): Grok Bot connects to remote MCP servers over OAuth. Local stdio servers and secret custom headers are not supported; fix redirect_uri errors on your server.
- [Why won't my Grok Bot plugin connect?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-plugin-wont-connect): Reopen the plugin and re-authenticate with the intended account; reinstall if it stays stuck. Some failures (X, Gmail) were platform bugs with specific workarounds.

## Answers: Access & accounts

- [Can I use Grok Bot in the Grok app or my Tesla?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-in-grok-app-and-tesla): The Bots section of the Grok app needs a SuperGrok subscription; a Cursor plan does not unlock it. Voice chat in the Grok Bot mobile app works over car Bluetooth.
- [My Grok Bots disappeared after switching plans. Are they gone?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bots-disappeared): During the switch to The X Subscription, Bots and the plan can end up on different accounts. Sign out everywhere and back in with the original method before doing anything else.
- [Who can use Grok Bot, and on which devices?](https://boterly.si/answers/who-can-use-grok-bot): Grok Bot needs an eligible paid plan. It runs in dedicated desktop and mobile apps; legacy request-based Cursor plans are excluded.

## Answers: Basics & safety

- [Is Grok Bot safe? What can my Bots access?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-security-shared-computer): All your Bots share one cloud computer and browser session, so separate Bots are not a security boundary. Use approvals, narrow plugins and Ask-first rules.
- [What is Grok Bot, and how is it different from Cursor?](https://boterly.si/answers/what-is-grok-bot-vs-cursor): Grok Bot is an AI teammate on its own always-on cloud computer for work across apps and the web. Cursor is for working inside a codebase.
- [Where did the instructions field go in Grok Bot on desktop?](https://boterly.si/answers/edit-grok-bot-instructions-desktop): A desktop redesign removed the Instructions field from a Bot's details pane. Mobile still shows it; skills are edited from Marketplace.
- [Why does my Grok Bot ignore the rules I gave it?](https://boterly.si/answers/grok-bot-ignores-rules): Only the newest few thousand characters of a Bot's memory are in view each turn, and rule files are only read when opened. Use Auto-review for hard limits.