1Highlight: Official status page reported Grok Bot, Cloud Agents, Automations, Bugbot and Origin degraded from 5:15am MYT on 29 Oct; a fix was rolling out by 6:06am MYT.
2v0.77.0 (26 Oct) adds a Permissions page, Vault payments and memory import.
3r/GrokBot users question plan usage limits and report billing glitches (unconfirmed).
4Community use cases: a Berlin-to-Dubai cat move and a product video template.
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★ Highlight of the day
Grok Bot hit a major outage early on 29 Oct; recovery is underway
At 5:15am MYT on Thursday 29 Oct, the official Status page The official page that shows whether Grok Bot and related services are working normally. reported degraded service across Grok Bot An AI teammate from SpaceXAI that has its own computer, connects to your apps, and can keep working on tasks for you., 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.
What we learned
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.
Heads up if your Grok Bot agents have gone quiet · Marco Davi (@marcodavi) on XRead ↗
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Product update
Grok Bot 0.77 adds a Permissions page, Vault payments and memory import
The official changelog for v0.77.0 (26 Oct) lists a new Permissions A Settings section where you choose which bot actions always ask you first and which can run without asking. section in Settings, where you set which actions always ask you and which can run without asking. Vault A secure place in Grok Bot settings to save logins, cards and contact details so the Bot can sign in or check out without showing you the secret again. 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 learnings
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.
Auto-review A safety check that decides whether a Bot action needs your approval before it runs. approval cards now stay open for 30 minutes instead of 10, and Team Bot A Grok Bot shared with a whole team, so everyone uses the same tools and knowledge while keeping their own private chats. 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.
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 learnings
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.
GrokBot old $20 vs new $30 usage limit · u/ImpossibleAd6818 on r/GrokBotRead ↗
Is Grok Bot actually viable for serious daily use? · u/Most-Passenger-7314 on r/GrokBotRead ↗
Weekly usage limit hit but can't reload · u/RyanDuty_10 on r/GrokBotRead ↗
iOS overage tracking bug report · Will (@willzero) on XRead ↗
Use cases
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Use cases
Community stories: a Berlin-to-Dubai cat move and a product video bot
On r/GrokBot, u/naxmax2019 described using Grok Bot An AI teammate from SpaceXAI that has its own computer, connects to your apps, and can keep working on tasks for you. 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 learnings
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.
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