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Your primary Grok Bot now offers to take work off your plate
In short
Since Oct 2, 2026 your primary Grok Bot (marked with a star) spots work it can handle and offers to help. What that means and how to use it well.
If you've noticed a little star next to one of your Bots, that's your primary Bot. On October 2, 2026, the official changelog said your primary Bot, marked with a star, will now spot work it can take off your plate and offer to handle it. It requires Grok Bot 0.59.0 or later.
What a primary Bot is
Most people end up with more than one Bot: maybe one for email, one for a side project, one for family planning. The primary Bot is the one you treat as your main helper. With this update it doesn't just wait for instructions; it can suggest things it could do for you.
What "offering" looks like
In practice, the primary Bot may message you with an offer, like noticing a recurring chore and asking whether you'd like it handled. You stay in control: an offer is just a suggestion until you say yes.
How to pick or change your primary Bot
Setup creates your first Bot for you, and it usually becomes your primary. If you want a different Bot as primary, look in the Bot's details or ask your current Bot how to change it. One note from the October 5 release: Team Bots can't be a primary Bot.
Other changes the same day
The October 2 releases also tidied up the app in ways beginners will notice:
- Marketplace is now called Connect Apps, with category chips under the search and recommended apps first. Older tutorials that say "Marketplace" mean this screen.
- Status lines while a Bot works use plain phrases like "Thinking it through."
- Approval cards show when your "Ask first" rule paused an action, with an Edit rule button to change it.
How to get the most from it
- Tell your primary Bot a bit about your week: work hours, regular chores, things you dread.
- Let it suggest a couple of tasks.
- Approve one small offer and see how it goes.
- Give feedback: "That was useful, do it every Monday," or "Please don't suggest that again."
What it means for you
This is a small change with a big idea behind it: Grok Bot is moving from a tool you have to remember to use toward a helper that suggests where it can help. If you're still getting your bearings, start with what Grok Bot is and how to use it.
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