Grok Automations: AI runs and connects your apps even when you close the tab
xAI launches Automations: free schedules for every account. OAuth connectors live server-side, keep running after you close the app, report via email or push.
xAI just shipped Grok Automations: describe a job once, pick a schedule (once/daily/weekdays/weekly/monthly/yearly) or an email trigger. Scheduled automations are free for everyone, including free tier. Email triggers require SuperGrok.
Runs on the server, independent of your tab
Every run is a fresh conversation with current data, saved to run history. You can reopen it, continue chatting, or get notified by email/app.
Key point: connectors (Gmail, Notion, Drive, GitHub…) use OAuth tokens stored on xAI. At schedule time the server calls the connector, fetches live data, executes the job. No need to keep the web or app open.
Practical use-cases
- ◆Morning tech / market brief before you wake up
- ◆Unread inbox summary + calendar conflicts
- ◆Weekly competitor or topic monitoring report
- ◆Email-triggered reminders (SuperGrok)
Quick start
Go to grok.com/automations or just tell Grok in chat “create an automation…”. Attach connectors if needed, set schedule, Run now to test. Done.
Want an Automation that runs real work on your own machine?
Automations run on xAI infrastructure, so out of the box they only reach cloud connectors. To let one touch your actual machine, meaning read files and run commands, you need a self-hosted MCP bridge. aki-mcp-sv does exactly that: it exposes a personal machine's filesystem and shell (commands gated by a whitelist) over HTTPS through Tailscale Funnel.
Grok self-registers its client via DCR, so you only paste the MCP URL, no Client ID like Claude needs. Once connected, a cloud-triggered Automation can run real jobs on your machine: health checks, log sweeps, git pull, temp cleanup. The machine only needs npm start in the background, no open tab and no desktop app.