Automations in Grok

Today, we're introducing Automations: jobs Grok runs on its own. Describe the work once, choose when it runs, and Grok takes it from there, whether that's research done before you're awake or an important email flagged the moment it lands. Automations are available on grok.com and in the Grok app on iOS and Android.

An automation's instructions read like any chat message: describe what you want, attach files for context, add connectors and skills, and pick a mode. Name it, save it, and from then on every run is a fresh request: same instructions, current data.

Schedules run once, daily, weekdays, weekly, monthly, or yearly, at a time you choose in your timezone: a morning brief at 8:00 before the day starts, or a rent reminder on the 1st.

Email triggers watch your inbox instead. When an incoming email matches your filters (sender, recipient, or subject), the automation fires with that email as context, and Grok responds to the actual message. Instructions can also point at your tools directly: type @ to mention a connector, and Grok uses it on every run.

You can also start a run yourself with Run now, which is handy for testing an automation right after you build it.

When an automation fires, Grok opens a real conversation, does the work, and saves the result to its run history. Open any run to read the full thread, or pick up the conversation where Grok left off. You choose how each automation reports back: email, app notification, both, or neither if you'd rather check in yourself.

You can also create automations straight from chat: ask Grok to "check the news every morning and flag anything about pricing" and it sets one up for you. The Automations page has suggested templates to start from, and any automation can be paused, resumed, edited, or deleted at any time.

Create your first automation at grok.com/automations. Scheduled automations are available to everyone; email triggers are included with SuperGrok.