Settings and notifications

Use Grok Bot settings for app-wide and desktop-local behavior, and conversation details for one Bot's profile and notifications.

Open the account menu and choose Settings, or press Cmd/Ctrl+,.

The Grok Bot settings dialog contains sections based on your account and rollout. Some options described below may not appear.

Sign in or out of the Cursor account used by Grok Bot. The account menu also shows About, the installed Grok Bot version, and Get Grok Bot for mobile, which opens the App Store listing.

Choose Follow System, Light, or Dark.

Configure shared and local Bot behavior:

• Timezone, which routines use for schedules
• Execution on Local Computer

Cursor manages model selection, so there is no model picker.

Manage your personal Auto Review rules, plus any team rules your admin requires.

Two settings in General deserve care. Execution on Local Computer controls whether Bots can run commands on the desktop in front of you; per-command approval is the default, and the setting applies to that desktop alone. Auto Review rules shape which actions stop for your approval. When your admin enforces Auto Review for the team, the same table also shows locked team rules with Required by your admin. You can't edit or delete this rule. You can add your own rules on top, but they only make behavior stricter; Ask first wins when rules conflict. If your admin turns enforcement off, you only see and use your own rules. Your personal rules are saved to your account and apply on every desktop you sign in to. Read Approvals, security, and privacy before changing either.

Turn on Route egress through this desktop to send your Grok Bot computer's web traffic through the current desktop. Destinations see your desktop's IP address, and the Bot can reach networks available from that device.

The setting applies to one desktop. If your Enterprise admin turns off Allow Local Egress, the toggle turns off and locks with Your team's admin has turned off local egress. Any active route stops within five minutes. Your choice is preserved and takes effect again if the admin re-allows local egress.

For private network options and their tradeoffs, see Connect to private networks.

Plugins are not a settings section. Open Marketplace from the sidebar to discover plugins and packaged skills. To review what you have installed, choose Your plugins in Marketplace; Manage plugins and skills lists your Installed plugins and your Private skills.

An installed plugin may still need browser authentication. Individual plugin tools can be enabled or disabled. On the Teams plan and the Enterprise plan, team-provided plugins may be required or restricted by an admin.

See Connect plugins for the connection flow.

Usage & Billing shows weekly included usage and on-demand usage for eligible accounts, and the account menu can show Weekly usage at a glance. If neither surface appears, review usage from the Cursor account page or contact your organization's admin.

For how plans, weekly usage, and on-demand spend work, see Plans and billing.

The update controls live in Settings → Updates. The Grok Bot app and Grok Bot's computer update separately:

• Grok Bot Updates shows the installed version. Check for Updates and Restart to Update update the desktop app.
• Under Grok Bot's Computer, Update installs the latest software on the cloud computer and keeps your files in place.
• Reset wipes the computer and rebuilds it from your last saved snapshot, so very recent changes may be lost. Use it as a last resort.

See Troubleshooting for the least destructive recovery order.

Open View conversation details, then Bot settings, to edit that Bot's:

• Name, Label (optional), and Description
• Avatar
• Notifications preference

These settings belong to one Bot. Execution on Local Computer is set per computer, and your Auto-review rules are saved to your account and apply on every desktop you sign in to.

The sidebar distinguishes:

• Needs attention for a question, approval, or handoff
• Unread activity for a new result
• Working or typing status

Opening a conversation marks its current activity as read. Use the Bot menu to mark a conversation read or unread manually.

Turn on Notifications in a Bot's settings to receive an operating-system or mobile notification when that Bot finishes or needs input. Group chats do not have the same per-Bot notification switch.

Notifications are normally suppressed while Grok Bot is focused. The sidebar and dock badge still show unread activity.

The iPhone and Android apps also ask for notification permission during first run. Both device permission and the Bot's notification setting must allow the notification. Mobile push delivery is rolling out and may not yet be enabled for every account.

Errors appear above the composer under Notifications. You can dismiss one notice or clear the list. Some notices include Copy request ID for support; copy and share the complete ID with support.

Clearing a notice removes the notification, not the underlying external action or Bot history.

• Use the computer and apps
• Approvals, security, and privacy
• Grok Bot for teams and enterprises
• Plans and billing
• Remove access and working data