The full guide

Step 1: Open Grok Bot

• The app is called Grok Bot. On an iPhone, your family gets it from the App Store. On an Android phone, they get it from Google Play. They can put it on the home screen.
• You sign in with the same Cursor account they used on the computer. If that account already includes Grok Bot, do not buy a second subscription in the store.
• The computer app is for setup and for fixing the computer if it will not connect. Day to day, you can use the phone.

Step 2: Talk, if you can. Type if you prefer.

The easiest way for many people is voice. Leave the message box empty, then choose Start voice chat. Talk the way you would to a neighbor, and listen to the answer.

If you only want to speak one message, choose Start dictation. On an iPhone, your family can add a Siri shortcut called Start Dictation, so you can speak a message without opening the app, as long as the phone is unlocked.

A letter or a bill can be a photo you attach. Grok Bot can look at it and explain it in plain words.

Typing still works. Tap the box at the bottom, type “Good morning,” and press send. Wait a moment. That’s it. You have used it.

Step 3: Ask for help in your own words

There is no right way to ask. Talk to your main helper the way you would talk to a helpful neighbor.

• “What’s the weather going to be like today?”
• “Can you remind me to take my pills at 8 in the morning?”
• “I got a letter from Medicare and I don’t understand it. Can you help?”

If the answer is too long, say “Please make that shorter.” If it is confusing, say “Can you explain that more simply?” If you need it bigger on screen, ask your family member to make the text size larger. You can also use the text-size buttons at the top of this guide.

Step 4: Allow once, or deny

Before sending a message, spending money, or anything else important, a card appears. It shows what Grok Bot wants to do. Allow once means it may do that one thing. Deny means no. If you are not sure, choose Deny and ask your family.

Step 5: Build a daily habit

The assistant becomes most helpful when you use it a little every day.

• Morning: “Good morning. What’s on my schedule today, and what’s the weather?”
• Midday: “Remind me what I need to do this afternoon.”
• Evening: “Let’s chat for a few minutes,” or “Did I take my evening pills?”
• Weekly: “What birthdays or appointments are coming up this week?”

You can even ask your family member to set a morning note that arrives on its own, with the weather, your plans, and your pills, so you do not have to remember to ask. Talking still works any time you want something else.