Grok Bot can now read and send your texts. Here's how to set it up so it only texts who you pick

The short version: Grok Bot has a new Messages connector that reads, searches and sends iMessages through the Messages app on your Mac. It is rolling out slowly, so if you don't see it yet, you didn't break anything.

What real people are doing:

• In Sawyer Merritt's demo, the Bot searched a chat for what Barbara said earlier that day, then texted her "I love you" and directions to a pizza place when asked.
• Texas Twins Dad's Bot reads confirmation texts "from the doctor, dentist, or auto shop" and puts them "straight into my Google Calendar."
• When a site texts him a sign-in code, his Bot "reads the text and enters the code itself," so his workflows stop waiting on him.
• James Martinez calls it a "server side rollout," because not everyone on the latest desktop build sees it yet.

Set it up in 6 steps:

1. Update Grok Bot on your Mac and check that your texts already show up in that Mac's Messages app.
2. Open Connect apps, find Messages under This Mac, and connect it.
3. When asked, give Grok Bot and Grok Bot Computer Use Full Disk Access in your Mac's Privacy & Security settings.
4. On the Messages page, pick your tools: Read Texts, Send Texts, and Show Contact Names so it knows who "Mom" is.
5. Start with reading only, like "What did my sister say about Saturday?" or "Put any appointment texts on my calendar."
6. If you add approved contacts it can text without asking, keep the list short, like your partner and the pizza place.

Watch out for:

• The connector lives on your Mac and "works while it's online," so a closed laptop means no texting Bot.
• Send Texts asks before each text by default, but people on an approved list get texts with no check, so add them slowly.
• Grok Bot's docs say text from somewhere else, like an email or a web page, doesn't count as your request, so never let a Bot act on orders that arrive by text.
• Read Texts also means it sees your sign-in codes and private chats, and this isn't in the official changelog or docs yet, so turn off any tool you don't need.

Candid note: bots helped research and draft this guide, and every quote comes from the linked sources.