Grok Bot hit a major outage early on 29 Oct; recovery is underway

✕Thu 29 Oct ‹›

Service status · Thu 29 Oct

Grok Bot hit a major outage early on 29 Oct; recovery is underway

5services listed as degraded

At 5:15am MYT on Thursday 29 Oct, the official reported degraded service across , Cloud Agents, Automations, Bugbot and Origin, marked as major impact. Users on r/GrokBot and X asked whether Grok Bot was down. At 6:06am MYT the status page said a fix had been put in place and services were starting to recover. It was still listed as under investigation at that point.

Key points

Official: the incident started at 5:15am MYT on 29 Oct and covered Grok Bot, Cloud Agents, Automations, Bugbot and Origin.
Official: at 6:06am MYT a fix was in place and services were starting to recover.
Community: several users on r/GrokBot and X reported bots going quiet around the same time.
This came two days after a shorter Grok Bot slowdown on 28 Oct (4:33am to 4:43am MYT), which was resolved.

Why it matters: If a routine or bot missed a run early this morning, the cause is likely this incident, not your setup. Check the status page and rerun anything important once it shows resolved.

Sources (3)

Multiple services degraded · Official status page
Is grokbot down? · r/GrokBot (community)
Heads up if your Grok Bot agents have gone quiet · Marco Davi (@marcodavi) on X

Next · Product updateGrok Bot 0.77 adds a Permissions page, Vault payments and memory import →

✕Thu 29 Oct ‹›

Product update · Thu 29 Oct

Grok Bot 0.77 adds a Permissions page, Vault payments and memory import

30 minapproval cards now stay open

The official changelog for v0.77.0 (26 Oct) lists a new section in Settings, where you set which actions always ask you and which can run without asking. gets a Payments tab to pick a default payment method, but each purchase still needs your approval. You can also import memory from another AI assistant, and question cards can now ask several questions at once with a space for your own answer.

Key points

Settings has a Permissions section with Always Ask and Allow without Asking rules.
Vault Payments lets you choose a default card or method; every purchase still needs your OK.
Import Memory in Settings brings over what another AI assistant knew about you. 1Password can also connect without a shared vault.
approval cards now stay open for 30 minutes instead of 10, and can message each other in DMs.

Why it matters: The Permissions page makes it easier to show clients exactly what a bot may do on its own before you hand it real accounts.

Sources (1)

Grok Bot changelog v0.77.0: Permissions, Vault payments, and question cards · SpaceXAI / x.ai

Next · Community discussionUsers debate Grok Bot usage limits and report billing glitches →

✕Thu 29 Oct ‹›

Community discussion · Thu 29 Oct

Users debate Grok Bot usage limits and report billing glitches

Several r/GrokBot threads this week question how far a paid plan goes for daily work. One user compared the old $20 plan with the new $30 plan's usage limits, and another asked whether the $30 Premium plan is enough or whether the $100 plan is needed. Others said they could not buy extra usage after hitting a weekly limit, and an X user said the iOS app showed different overage figures from the web. These are user reports, not confirmed by SpaceXAI.

Key points

Community view: heavy daily users say they run into weekly limits on lower plans.
One user reported a payment stuck at processing when trying to reload usage.
Will (@willzero) on X reported that overage tracking on iOS did not match the web version.
No official reply on these reports was found in this run.

Why it matters: Before recommending a plan to a client, test a week of their real workload and watch the usage page, rather than relying on plan names alone.

Sources (4)

GrokBot old $20 vs new $30 usage limit · u/ImpossibleAd6818 on r/GrokBot
Is Grok Bot actually viable for serious daily use? · u/Most-Passenger-7314 on r/GrokBot
Weekly usage limit hit but can't reload · u/RyanDuty_10 on r/GrokBot
iOS overage tracking bug report · Will (@willzero) on X

Next · Use casesCommunity stories: a Berlin-to-Dubai cat move and a product video bot →

✕Thu 29 Oct ‹›

Use cases · Thu 29 Oct

Community stories: a Berlin-to-Dubai cat move and a product video bot

On r/GrokBot, u/naxmax2019 described using to coordinate moving their cats from Berlin to Dubai, including paperwork and calls; they also mention a phone-call tool they built themselves. u/pmarks98 shared a public Product Videos template that records your app's screen, adds gentle zooms and voice narration. u/essog described a set of bots (researcher, copywriter, webmaster) where they approve each step. These are the creators' own accounts and demos, not official features.

Key points

Creator view (u/naxmax2019): a bot can keep track of a multi-step personal project like a pet relocation.
Creator demo (u/pmarks98): the Product Videos template is public at x.ai/bot and makes demo videos with narration.
Creator view (u/essog): splitting work across a few focused bots, with an approval at each step, keeps things under control.

Why it matters: Good examples to show clients that Grok Bot works for messy real-life tasks, not just office admin.

Sources (4)

My GrokBot helped me move our cats from Berlin to Dubai · u/naxmax2019 on r/GrokBot
Product Video Bot · u/pmarks98 on r/GrokBot
Product Videos by Pierson (template) · x.ai/bot template
Closing the loop with your bots · u/essog on r/GrokBot

Next · Security & VaultGrok Bot’s Vault is live — and builders are already importing password managers into it →

✕Wed 28 Oct ‹›

Security & Vault · Wed 28 Oct

Grok Bot’s Vault is live — and builders are already importing password managers into it

0.75.5changelog that shipped Vault

Changelog v0.75.5 (23 Oct) says bots can save logins, cards and contact info to a and fill them for sign-in or checkout (needs 0.75.2+). Official help says the Bot never sees the secret values, and Vault is account-wide, not for . On 25 Oct, creator Sina Matian (@fromsinaimportx) posted a demo claiming a custom Bot build that imports Apple Passwords into Vault; the post drew tens of thousands of views. Treat the import tool as a community demo, not an official feature.

Key points

Official: Settings → Vault holds logins, cards and contact info; Bot fills them without revealing secret values to itself in chat.
Official: Vault covers every Bot on your account; Team Bots use Secrets instead.
Community (25 Oct): Sina’s Apple Passwords import video — popular on X, but unofficial.
v0.75.8 (24 Oct) also tightened so fewer safe actions need an approval card.

Why it matters: Clients will ask how bots sign into Notion, Gmail and bank-like tools. Vault is the safe answer — warn them off pasting passwords into chat.

Sources (3)

Store secrets securely · Grok Bot Help
Grok Bot Changelog v0.75.5 / v0.75.8 · SpaceXSI
Apple Passwords import into Grok Bot Vault (community demo) · Sina Matian (@fromsinaimportx)

Next · Use casesSpaceXSI’s sales team now runs Shared Bots for account intel, quotes and deal desk →

✕Wed 28 Oct ‹›

Use cases · Wed 28 Oct

SpaceXSI’s sales team now runs Shared Bots for account intel, quotes and deal desk

3Shared Bots in SpaceXSI’s sales deal cycle

On 27 Oct 2026, SpaceXSI published “Your next sales teammate should be a .” The sales team moved from personal bots to Shared Bots that every rep uses: Account Intel Bot (prospecting, meeting prep, Salesforce updates), Quote Bot (CPQ proposals and order forms), and Deal Bot (non-standard terms and approvals). Each Bot acts with the user’s , asks for confirmation on sensitive changes, and keeps people focused on customers.

Key points

Three Shared Bots cover the deal cycle: Account Intel, Quote, and Deal Desk.
Account Intel can brief before meetings, read Gong transcripts, update Salesforce, and draft follow-ups on a schedule.
Quote Bot builds side-by-side proposals in Salesforce/CPQ, then can generate Ironclad order forms and draft customer emails — with a preview before Salesforce changes.
Deal Bot reviews exceptions with Deal Desk permissions, stamps Salesforce approvals with rationale and DRI, and can triage Slack requests.

Why it matters: A clear playbook for Malaysian agencies and SMEs: one Shared Bot per sales role beats a pile of private bots.

Sources (2)

Your next sales teammate should be a Grok Bot · SpaceXSI / x.ai
Team Bots launch post · SpaceXSI / x.ai

Next · Product updatesv0.75.8: Auto-review can suggest rule changes and asks for fewer approvals →

✕Wed 28 Oct ‹›

Product updates · Wed 28 Oct

v0.75.8: Auto-review can suggest rule changes and asks for fewer approvals

0.75.8released 24 Oct 2026

The 24 Oct changelog (v0.75.8, also covering 0.75.6–0.75.7) says a Bot can offer to add, change or remove an rule on a card you confirm. Auto-review takes a second look before showing approval cards, so fewer safe actions need one. Connector updates can land without reconnecting.

Key points

New: Auto-review rule cards you confirm in the app (needs 0.75.2+).
Improved: fewer approval cards; status line shows up right after you send.
Fixed: new connector tools usable without reconnect; expired connectors show Authenticate.
Teams: people not on a share list no longer keep access until shared again.

Why it matters: Fewer interruption cards make overnight routines practical — as long as irreversible sends still wait for a human.

Sources (1)

Auto-review rule cards and smarter connectors · SpaceXSI Changelog

Next · Product updatesGrok Bot on iPhone now works with Apple Home, Reminders and Calendar →

✕Wed 28 Oct ‹›

Product updates · Wed 28 Oct

Grok Bot on iPhone now works with Apple Home, Reminders and Calendar

6Apple apps named in the update

In SpaceXSI’s weekly “What’s new in ” video (27 Oct), Matt from SpaceXSI says the iPhone app now connects to Apple Home, Reminders, Location, Contacts, alerts and Calendar. He also mentions a closer 1Password integration, help with X Spaces and Lists, and turning Word files into Google Docs. We found the video’s captions only in Arabic, so this summary is our translation.

Key points

Apple apps: Home, Reminders, Location, Contacts, alerts and Calendar, per the video.
Example given: a 5pm routine that checks whether your HomeKit lights are on and switches them off.
1Password: SpaceXSI says it worked with 1Password on a better integration.
Smaller changes: X Spaces and Lists help, pinned items in the Bot’s Library, Word to Google Docs, a seasonal pumpkin Bot.

Why it matters: Reminders, calendar and smart-home control make Grok Bot useful for everyday personal errands, not only work. Check each feature in the app or changelog before relying on it, since this summary comes from a translated video.

Sources (1)

What's new in Grok Bot - Oct 27, 2026 · Matt Palmer

Next · CreatorsTemplate Rewards chatter continued: usage-based pay, still U.S. invite-only →

✕Wed 28 Oct ‹›

Creators · Wed 28 Oct

Template Rewards chatter continued: usage-based pay, still U.S. invite-only

US-onlypilot eligibility in official summaries

Between 24 and 26 Oct, creators kept posting about the pilot. Martin (@Mar_ttiiinnnn) summarised the official help link. Other posts asked about Canada rollout or shared ops numbers. Official replies from @grok on X still describe it as invite-only, U.S., paid via , based on other users’ use and repeat use — not likes.

Key points

Community summary (24 Oct) points to help.x.com’s Template Rewards pilot page.
@grok replies restate: discretionary, every two weeks, X Money, not a general referral programme.
No verified Malaysia/SEA eligibility in official materials reviewed.
Skip crypto “Grok Bot” token communities — they are unrelated spam.

Why it matters: Set expectations for local creators: share templates to help the community; do not promise payouts outside the U.S. pilot.

Sources (2)

Grok Bot Creator Rewards — What’s actually happening · Martin (@Mar_ttiiinnnn)
Getting paid for Grok Bot templates · Botski

Next · Malaysia & SEAKuala Lumpur packed a Grok Bot meetup, Singapore ran one too, and local organisers want more →

✕1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026 ‹›

Malaysia & SEA · 1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026

Kuala Lumpur packed a Grok Bot meetup, Singapore ran one too, and local organisers want more

242RSVPs listed on the KL Luma page

On 19 Sep 2026, SpaceXAI hosted an in-person Meetup in Kuala Lumpur. Luma lists about 242 RSVPs and registration is now closed. A host on X, Mohtasham, said about 400 people signed up, about 200 came, about 100 built something, and about 20 demoed — calling it the biggest Grok Bot event so far. Singapore’s SGInnovate listed a meetup on 4 Sep 2026. Malaysian organiser Faris Irfan (@startupfoundr_) later posted that he wants a Cursor/Grok Bot-style hackathon with AWS Malaysia and AI Tinkerers KL. AISEA lists the KL event in its SEA builder network.

Key points

KL meetup date confirmed on Luma and AISEA: Saturday 19 Sep 2026, about 12:00–18:00 MYT, free, talks and live demos, credits for attendees.
Community claim (Mohtasham on X, 20 Sep): ~400 signed up, ~200 in the room, ~100 built, ~20 demoed; non-technical people ran many use cases.
Singapore meetup listed by SGInnovate for 4 Sep 2026 at 32 Carpenter Street.
Faris Irfan (X, 21 Oct) says SpaceXSI ambassadors in Malaysia were busy and he is lining up AWS Malaysia and AI Tinkerers KL for a local hackathon.

Why it matters: Digital Cookie is in KL. Meetups and a possible local hackathon are natural places to show Notion + Grok Bot workflows and grow a Malaysia community.

Sources (5)

Grok Bot Meetup Kuala Lumpur · Luma
Grok Bot Meetup Kuala Lumpur — AISEA · AISEA
Grok Bot Meetup Singapore · SGInnovate
take from Kuala Lumpur @bot meetup · Mohtasham (@mohtasham)
Looking to organise Cursor Hackathon Malaysia 2026 · Faris Irfan (@startupfoundr_)

Next · Team Bots & EnterpriseTeam Bots let a whole company share one AI teammate, with private chats for each person →

✕1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026 ‹›

Team Bots & Enterprise · 1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026

Team Bots let a whole company share one AI teammate, with private chats for each person

4SpaceXSI example Team Bots in the launch post

SpaceXAI made available for enterprises on 3 Sep 2026. On 12 Oct it published : one shared Bot with files, plugins, credentials and memory, while each person’s chat stays private. SpaceXSI says it uses them for sales account briefs, engineering coordination, marketing review and data questions. Changelog notes from late September also cover publishing a Team Bot to Slack.

Key points

Enterprise launch (3 Sep): Grok and Cursor Enterprise customers got free usage for two weeks and could invite people without an existing seat.
Team Bots (12 Oct news): shared context and tools; private per-person conversations; Slack handle per Bot.
Changelog around 26 Sep: Publish to Team, managers, Slack replies in threads, and voice chat with a Team Bot.
Harper (an insurance company quoted in the Team Bots post) said a Bot built in 24 hours helped reinstate lapsed policies and recover substantial customer savings.

Why it matters: Team Bots match how consultancies and client teams work: one shared playbook, private chats. Worth demoing next to a shared Notion hub.

Sources (3)

Team Bots: shared AI teammates that learn as they work · SpaceXSI / x.ai
Grok Bot for Enterprise · SpaceXSI / x.ai
Grok Bot Changelog · SpaceXSI

Next · ModelsGrok 4.7 landed as SpaceXSI’s strongest coding and knowledge-work model →

✕1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026 ‹›

Models · 1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026

Grok 4.7 landed as SpaceXSI’s strongest coding and knowledge-work model

$2/$6per million input/output tokens

On 22 Sep 2026, SpaceXSI introduced Grok 4.7. It says the model works longer on hard tasks, checks its own work more carefully, and uses a new safeguard stack. Pricing starts at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens — the same headline price as Grok 4.6. It is available in Cursor, Grok Build, the API and third-party harnesses.

Key points

Trained with a longer reinforcement-learning run on harder, multi-hour tasks, and to understand the harness.
SpaceXSI claims frontier price-performance on CursorBench 4.0 and stronger biosafety refusals than prior Grok models.
A fast variant is offered at twice the output speed and twice the price.
Same day area also saw Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 (21 Sep) and later Grok Voice 3.0 (14 Oct).

Why it matters: Better long-running coding and safer refusals matter when bots run overnight research or client workflows without constant watching.

Sources (1)

Introducing Grok 4.7 · SpaceXSI / x.ai

Next · Creators & templatesX opened an invite-only U.S. pilot that may pay people when others use their Grok Bot templates →

✕1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026 ‹›

Creators & templates · 1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026

X opened an invite-only U.S. pilot that may pay people when others use their Grok Bot templates

2 weeksreview cadence in the pilot terms summaries

X’s Pilot started about 25 Sep 2026. Official terms (summarised by independent write-ups that quote them) say it is invite-only, U.S.-only where works, and pays discretionary amounts every two weeks based on other people’s use — not likes. It is not a revenue share. Community posts through October still discuss invites and payouts.

Key points

Eligibility highlights from terms summaries: 18+, supported U.S. state, Grok Bot + X Premium (or eligible business), X Money onboarding with ID and tax.
X decides whether to pay and how much; an invite does not promise payment.
Promotional posts need X’s paid partnership label; link posts must stay public for a set period.
Unofficial explainers (e.g. Botski, community X posts) track the same rules; treat anything not in X’s help/terms as community reporting.

Why it matters: Template sharing is how a Malaysia community can spread Notion/Grok Bot setups — but rewards themselves are U.S.-pilot only for now.

Sources (3)

Getting paid for Grok Bot templates: the Template Rewards pilot · Botski
Grok Bot Creator Rewards — What’s actually happening · Martin (@Mar_ttiiinnnn)
Templates for Grok Bot · SpaceXSI guides

Next · Product updatesOctober’s Grok Bot releases: own email, X search, slide decks, Pages, video and Vault →

✕1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026 ‹›

Product updates · 1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026

October’s Grok Bot releases: own email, X search, slide decks, Pages, video and Vault

0.75.8latest changelog version noted 24 Oct

The public changelog from early to late October lists a dense set of shipping features. Bots can claim their own email, search X without an X connector, build slide decks and Pages, create videos, and (from about 0.75.2 / 0.75.5) store logins and cards in a for sign-in and checkout. Connect Apps replaced Marketplace naming.

Key points

v0.70.2 (11 Oct): Bot email addresses, built-in X search, in-chat app cards.
v0.68.1 (7 Oct): slide decks as PowerPoint or Google Slides; formatted email drafts.
v0.75.2 (22 Oct): Pages (reports/memos/dashboards) and video creation from a description or image.
v0.75.5 (23 Oct): Vault for logins, cards and contact info; email forwarding from the Bot’s inbox.

Why it matters: These are the features clients ask about first: email, decks, credentials, and research on X. Good checklist for demos and workshops.

Sources (3)

Grok Bot Changelog · SpaceXSI
Store secrets securely (Vault) · Grok Bot Help / Cursor
Grok Bot news, Oct 1-10: everything that shipped · Botski

Next · Product designSeptember framed Grok Bot as a persistent teammate that works with X →

✕1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026 ‹›

Product design · 1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026

September framed Grok Bot as a persistent teammate that works with X

Sep 1–4X integration, Enterprise, persistent-agent design posts

Early September posts from SpaceXSI explain the product idea: bots that keep working beyond one chat, with their own computer, presence and roster. On 1 Sep, got a tighter X integration. On 4 Sep, a design essay covered agents that persist. On 3 Sep, enterprise access opened. Together they mark the shift from chatbot to always-on teammate.

Key points

1 Sep: “Grok Bot now works with X” on the official news page.
3 Sep: Enterprise availability and free trial window for Grok/Cursor Enterprise customers.
4 Sep: “Designing Grok Bot for a world of persistent agents” — roster, presence, own computer, work without a prompt.
26 Aug (just before the window): Grok Bot included with more plans (SuperGrok, Cursor Pro, Cursor Teams).

Why it matters: This is the story to tell newcomers: not another chat window, but a teammate with a computer and routines.

Sources (2)

News: Research, Product & Company Updates · SpaceXSI / x.ai
Introducing Grok Bot (archive OG) · SpaceXSI

Next · CommunitySpaceXAI opened role-based Grok Bot communities and a public apply page →

✕1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026 ‹›

Community · 1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026

SpaceXAI opened role-based Grok Bot communities and a public apply page

6official role-based community groups listed

The official page at x.ai/bot/community invites power users into capped, role-based X group chats (GTM, Product, Marketing, Engineers, Recruiting, Design) with SpaceXSI teammates in the room and event invites. Separate unofficial Reddit communities (including r/GrokBot) stay active; this digest treats them as community sources, not official statements.

Key points

Official programme: apply per function; curated and capped; follow-up invite after review.
Community-flagged X communities exist for Grok, xAI Grok and Grok Imagine — posts inside them were not fully readable via public tools here.
Reddit r/GrokBot / r/grok / r/GrokAiDiscussion / r/xAI_community were requested sources but automated Reddit fetches were blocked this run.
Discord GROK COMMUNITY (~69k on Discord’s directory) was listed as publicly readable only; no join or signup was attempted.

Why it matters: Useful map of where Thomas’s Grok Malaysia community can point people, without mixing crypto spam communities.

Sources (2)

Grok Bot Communities · SpaceXSI
AISEA — Southeast Asia's AI builder network · AISEA

Next · Malaysia regulationContext: Malaysia briefly blocked Grok in January 2026, then lifted the block after safety talks →

✕1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026 ‹›

Malaysia regulation · 1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026

Context: Malaysia briefly blocked Grok in January 2026, then lifted the block after safety talks

23 Jan2026 date MCMC said access was restored

This sits outside the Sep–Oct product window, but it still shapes local coverage. ordered a temporary restriction on Grok around 11 Jan 2026 over misuse for sexualised images. After a 21 Jan meeting with the Communications Ministry, MCMC and X, access was restored from 23 Jan 2026, subject to ongoing monitoring. Reuters, Bernama and NST reported the lift.

Key points

Block start: about 11 Jan 2026 (MCMC / Bernama).
Lift effective 23 Jan 2026 after X confirmed extra safety measures.
MCMC said user safety remains a priority and violations of Malaysian law will be dealt with firmly.
No new MCMC Grok block showed up in Sep–Oct 2026 sources reviewed for this catch-up.

Why it matters: Any Malaysia community or newsletter should know the recent regulatory history and keep safety claims careful.

Sources (3)

Malaysia lifts block on Grok AI after X implements safety measures · Reuters
MCMC Lifts Temporary Access Restriction On Grok · Bernama
MCMC media statement PDF (Malay) · MCMC

Today · Thursday 29 Oct

Wednesday 28 Oct

1 Sep - 27 Oct 2026