Add plugins to a Grok Bot: connect apps, check permissions, fix a stuck sign-in

What you will get. Your bot connected to the apps it needs, with a read-only task to prove each connection works and a rule for what it may do without asking. For a list of templates by plugin, see Best Grok Bot Plugins and Integrations.

Prerequisites.

• A working Grok Bot account and a Bot (see Import and customize a Grok Bot template).
• The login for each app you want to connect. If it is a company Google account, check whether your Workspace admin has approved Grok (step 8).
• For X: X API credits on your X developer account if you want more than public reading.

Which plugin first? In our directory data, as of 2026-10-31, Gmail is listed by 749 public, active templates, X by 412, Google Calendar by 369, Google Drive by 310, Notion by 200 and Slack by 156. If you are unsure, begin with the one the template depends on most, read-only if possible, and add the rest later.

What each app can do. As of 2026-10-31, per Computer and apps, a connected app can never exceed the access of the account you authorize:

• Gmail: searches, reads, drafts, sends and labels mail in one connected mailbox at a time; to switch mailboxes, disconnect the current one first.
• Google Calendar: reads visible calendars, creates and updates events on editable calendars, checks free time and responds to invitations. It cannot change Google Meet settings or add a Zoom link.
• Google Sheets: reads and edits cells in sheets the account can edit; viewer-shared files stay view-only, and Google Drive handles finding files.
• Slack: posts as the connected Slack user, only in channels that user can post in. Other workspaces are connected separately.
• X: needs X API credits on your X developer account. Bots can search and read public X content without connecting; connecting adds DMs, bookmarks and similar features.

Where this guide stops. We connected nothing for this draft. Every step is from x.ai documentation and the status labels are quoted from it. Anything the page did not say is marked untested.

Troubleshooting.

• The sign-in window stalls. Choose Reconnect on the app or Reopen on the in-chat card, then finish the login in your browser.
• The app shows Needs auth or Disconnected. Open the app and choose Authenticate (Authorize on a phone).
• It says Disabled by team admin. Your team's connector policy blocks it; ask your admin.
• Gmail uses the wrong mailbox. Only one mailbox is connected at a time. Disconnect the current one, then connect the other.
• Zoom error 4700 (Invalid redirect). Happens when authorizing Zoom from the desktop app. The documentation lists no workaround yet.
• SharePoint AADSTS50011 (redirect URI mismatch). The documented cause is a team admin using Application-level permissions. Choose Connect team or Reconnect, select Delegated permissions, enter your Microsoft tenant ID and sign in; a Microsoft admin usually has to consent once. The message 'This team does not have the SharePoint integration' means the admin has not finished that sign-in.
• 1Password. Connect it from Connect apps under Password Managers. Only logins in your Personal (or Family's Private) vault are available, and an admin may need to turn on access requests.
• The app I want is not listed. The documentation says Bots use connected apps where available and the browser otherwise, though some sites block automation or need a human step. Untested.

Sources and dates. Checked on 2026-10-31 against docs.x.ai/grok-bot/computer-and-apps, /security and /get-started, plus GBD integration data from the same date. Re-check after 2026-11-30, or sooner if xAI changes plans or apps. See also Best Grok Bot Plugins and Integrations.