What is a connector and how to add one Beginner

A connector lets your bot work inside an app you already use, like Gmail or Google Sheets: reading, writing and taking actions for you. Here's what that means and how to add one.

Before you start

• The Grok Bot app, installed and signed in. New? See where to download it and installing and signing in.
• An account for the app you want to connect.

1. What a connector is

Think of a connector as a key you hand your bot for one app. Without it, your bot can only use that app's website through its own browser, like a person clicking around. With it, the bot gets a direct, more reliable way in. Cursor's docs call these "apps" and note they're more reliable than clicking through a website when one exists.

2. How to add one

1. Click Connect apps in the Grok Bot sidebar. Or type something like "Connect my Google Calendar" and your bot can show a Connect card in the chat.
2. Pick the app.
3. Your browser opens the app's own sign-in page. Sign in and approve the access it asks for.
4. Return to Grok Bot. The app is now connected.

3. Check it works

Ask a simple read-only question, like "List my next three calendar events." If it works, you're done.

4. Good to know

• Account-wide: a connected app is available to every bot you run.
• Your login stays safe: the sign-in tokens (digital passes the app gives after you sign in) are held on Cursor's connector backend, and the bot uses the app's tools without receiving them.
• Work accounts: a team admin can block an app; it then shows "Disabled by team admin".

The rest of this section has one guide per popular app. For the bigger picture, see Quick Start Step 9.

Facts about the Grok Bot app come from Cursor's official Grok Bot documentation. Menus and services change; if something looks different, check the official docs or ask your bot.