Step 9: Connecting apps (connectors) Beginner

Connectors let a bot work directly with apps like Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Calendar, Outlook, X, Cloudflare, Slack or Notion, without clicking through every web page. You add a connector, then sign in to that app to give it access. This step explains the idea and how to stay in control.

1. What a connector is

A connector is a link between Grok Bot and another app. Once it's connected, your bot can read and act in that app through it, for example finding an email, reading a spreadsheet, or checking your calendar. Which connectors are available depends on your account and can change over time.

2. Add it, then sign in

Connecting an app has two parts:

1. Add the connector. The easiest way for a beginner is to ask your bot, for example "Connect my Google Calendar." It can look up the connector and walk you through adding it.
2. Sign in to the app. You sign in to the app itself, usually on that app's own sign-in page, and approve the access it asks for. You enter your password there, not in the chat.

3. When there's no connector

Not every service has a connector. A bot can still work in many websites using its own browser (Step 10). When a site needs a login, the bot uses a login saved in the Vault or asks you for it with a secure form, so it doesn't see the password. For steps a form can't handle, like single sign-on or a passkey, it hands you the computer to finish.

4. Connected doesn't mean unsupervised

Even with a connector, bots draft emails and messages for your approval before sending, and risky actions are checked or need your approval (Step 14).

5. Start small

Connect only what your bot needs right now. One app with a clear task is much easier to check than five at once.

Facts about the app on this page come from Cursor's official Grok Bot documentation. Menus can change between versions; if something looks different, check the official docs.