Grok Bot can get its own email address: here's how

Grok Bot is an AI assistant that works for you on your computer. By default, it doesn't have its own email address. Now you can give it one, through a plugin from the company AgentMail. In other words, xAI itself isn't handing out addresses.

With the plugin, your bot gets a real address in the form "yourworkspace.agentmail.to". It can send, receive and reply in email threads.

How to do it

First, you need access to Grok Bot. It comes with a paid Cursor plan (Pro, Pro+ or Ultra) or a Cursor Teams seat. You can also link a SuperGrok subscription to your Cursor account. The app is available for Mac or Windows at x.ai/bot, and you log in with your Cursor account.

Then:

1. Open Settings and select Plugins. 2. Search for AgentMail. 3. Approve access through the OAuth login that pops up. OAuth is a secure way to give a service access without sharing your password.

AgentMail says it takes about three minutes. According to the company, the free tier covers what is described here. You still need a paid subscription to use Grok Bot itself, though.

Why not just use your own email?

Grok Bot already has a built-in Gmail plugin. It lets the bot work in your personal inbox, so everything it does gets mixed in with your own emails.

With its own address, the bot gets its own inbox and its own sender history. AgentMail points out that a mistake by the bot then won't harm the reputation of your own email, for example if messages end up in the spam filter. The bot can also sign up for services on its own, because confirmation codes land in its inbox. It can also run a shared address such as help-desk@yourdomain.

What does it mean for you?

For most individuals, it's hardly necessary. For businesses, it can be handy to keep the bot separate from employees' inboxes. Remember that a bot with email access can write to real people, so check what it is and isn't allowed to do. The information about the features comes from AgentMail itself, and we have not tested them ourselves.