Grok connectors let the Grok assistant reach into apps you already use, such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion and GitHub, directly from a chat. Here is what they are, how to connect one, and what to check before you do.
1. What are Grok connectors?
Grok connectors are a feature that lets the Grok assistant read and act inside apps you already use, such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Notion and GitHub, directly from a chat rather than through text you copy and paste in yourself. xAI announced Connectors on 6 May 2026, describing them as a way to bring the tools people use every day directly into Grok on the web, iPhone and Android.
Once a connector is set up, you can ask Grok to read a document, draft a reply to an email, check your calendar for a free slot, or look up an issue in a project tracker, and it works from the real data in that app rather than a summary you type in. The point is to remove the copy and paste step between Grok and the tools where your actual work sits.
2. How do Grok connectors work?
Each connector uses OAuth, the same sign-in method behind most app-to-app integrations, so you authorise Grok to access a specific account once rather than handing over a password. After that one-time sign-in, Grok can read, and for some connectors write, inside that app whenever you ask it to during a conversation.
According to xAI's own documentation for connectors such as Gmail and Google Calendar, Grok reaches your data in real time when you ask a question in a chat and does not keep a copy of it afterwards. That is a narrower footprint than uploading a file directly, which Grok does retain as part of that conversation.
Grok connectors bring an app's real data into the chat, so you ask about your actual inbox or calendar instead of describing it to Grok yourself.
3. What connectors does Grok support?
The initial line-up, confirmed in xAI's own announcement, covered Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets and Calendar), Notion, GitHub, Linear, and Microsoft 365 apps including Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint. xAI launched a Bring Your Own MCP option alongside that initial catalogue, letting you connect a custom Model Context Protocol server for an internal tool or API with no ready-made connector.
xAI has kept adding to the catalogue since launch, and one community-maintained directory tracking the connector picker and documentation counted around 31 integrations by mid-August 2026, including Salesforce, Box, Vercel, Canva and Figma. The exact list changes fairly often, so treat any fixed number as a snapshot and check the live catalogue at grok.com/connectors for what is available today.
4. How to connect Grok to Gmail and Google Calendar
To connect Grok to Gmail, open grok.com or the Grok app, go to Connectors (found in settings on most versions), choose Google Workspace or Gmail from the catalogue, and complete Google's own sign-in and permission screen. Google Calendar sits inside the same Google Workspace connector, so one sign-in covers both if you want them together.
The same pattern applies to the other connectors: open the catalogue, pick the app, and finish that app's own sign-in screen. Outlook Mail and Outlook Calendar are set up as two separate Microsoft connectors rather than one combined option, so connect each if you want Grok working across your inbox and your schedule.
5. Are Grok connectors free?
Connectors are not a separate paid add-on. xAI's official pricing page lists connectors as part of the free Grok plan, alongside real-time web and X search and voice mode, so you do not need a SuperGrok subscription just to link an app such as Gmail or Notion. Free-tier usage still sits within the lower rate limits that apply across that plan generally.
Some connectors aimed squarely at company systems, and the admin controls that let a business switch connectors on for a whole team, are more likely to sit behind SuperGrok, Business or Enterprise plans rather than the free tier. Check the live catalogue for any plan requirement shown against a specific connector before assuming a business tool works the same way as Gmail or Calendar.
6. Is it safe to connect your accounts to Grok?
Treat a connector the same way you would treat any third-party app you grant OAuth access to: it is only as safe as the permissions you approve and the account you connect it to. xAI's documentation for these connectors states that Grok reads your data in real time to answer a question and does not store it afterwards, which is a narrower footprint than uploading a file straight into a chat.
The wider caution that applies to any AI tool with account access still holds here: avoid connecting accounts that hold information you would not want summarised or acted on by an assistant, and check your own privacy settings for whether your Grok interactions can be used to train future models, since that is a separate setting from the connector itself.
7. Grok connectors vs Grok Bot: what is the difference?
Grok connectors and Grok Bot are two different xAI products that both reach into your everyday apps, and mixing them up is an easy mistake. Grok connectors bring an app's data into a normal Grok chat so you can ask about it or edit it there and then. Grok Bot is a separate, always-on agent product, announced later in August 2026, that gets its own cloud computer and can log into a wider range of apps and websites largely on its own, including ones with no official connector.
In practice, connectors suit a quick question inside a chat, such as checking your calendar or reading an email thread, while Grok Bot suits a longer job you want carried out unattended, such as researching a list of accounts overnight. Grok Bot also uses several of the same built-in connectors under the hood, so setting one up can benefit both products.