Grok Bot Gmail: Connect And Lock Down Your Inbox (2026)

Grok Bot Gmail takes about five minutes to connect, and the setup that matters comes after: approval rules, send-as checks and a plan for codes.

The official apps docs give the Gmail app five jobs inside the mailbox you connect: search it, read it, write drafts, send, and label.

That is your real inbox, with your clients and your invoices in it, so I set it up in a fixed order.

Connect, verify, fence, then test with a draft to yourself.

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Gmail app vs the Bot's own inbox: pick the right one

Two different email features live under Connect apps, and mixing them up is the first mistake I see.

The Gmail app connects a mailbox you already own and lets a Bot act inside it as you.

The Email app gives your Bots their own address at mail.grokbot.com, one per account, shared by all your Bots.

I covered that second one in the Grok Bot email walkthrough, from claiming the name to sender-filtered routines.

This page is only about your Gmail.

Connect both and, per the docs, the Bot stops to check which address a message should go out from whenever both would fit.

Answer that question carefully every time, because one address is yours and one belongs to the Bots.

Step 1: connect Gmail from Connect apps

Start in the sidebar and open Connect apps.

Phone users get there from the avatar in the top-left corner, then Connect apps.

Search for Gmail, add it, and press Authorize when Grok Bot asks.

Finish the Google login in your browser, then confirm Gmail shows under Installed.

Watch one detail: Added only means installed, not signed in.

If the card says Needs auth or Disconnected, open it and press Authenticate.

In chat, type @ and pick Gmail to attach it to a task.

The Grok Bot changelog adds two shortcuts: since v0.63.0 (29 September 2026) adding Gmail from Marketplace starts sign-in at once, and since v0.75.2 (22 October) naming a service makes the Bot show its connect card in the first reply.

You can also just type "Add the Gmail app" and let the Bot fetch the card.

Step 2: check which Google account actually connected

Google's consent screen names the app Grok, not Cursor.

That matters later if an admin has to approve it.

Since v0.67.0 (2 October), connected Google accounts show their email address on connector cards.

Read that address before your first task.

Get this wrong and every label, draft and rule lands in the wrong inbox, which is a painful cleanup.

Run this as the first prompt:

Which Gmail address are you connected to? Search my inbox for the three most recent unread emails and list sender and subject only.

Don't open, label or reply to anything.

If the address is wrong, disconnect and authorize the right one now, before any rule points at the wrong mailbox.

v0.78.1 (27 October) also reuses an already-connected Google account when you sign in to it again, with one reconnect card instead of a fresh setup.

Step 3: get a Workspace admin to trust Grok

A personal Gmail account needs no admin.

A company Google account often stops the sign-in with Your admin needs to review Grok or Access blocked.

Changing browsers does not fix it, and neither does reconnecting.

The admin fix lives in the Google Admin console:

Open Security, then Access and data control, then API controls.
Open App access control, then Manage third-party app access.
Add the app named Grok; if search misses it, use the client ID from the blocked page.
Set Grok to Trusted for the people who use Grok Bot.

That one approval covers the Google apps those people connect, Gmail included.

It is separate from Cursor's own Disabled by team admin switch, so check both if Gmail still refuses.

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Step 4: write your Ask first rules before the first send

Auto Review is on by default and checks each action, including when a Bot uses a connected app.

Most actions run on their own, so the default is not "ask before every email".

Fix that with Custom Rules in Settings → General, under Bot.

Under When Grok Bot wants to:, describe one action, choose Ask first, and press Add Rule.

These are the rules I would add:

Ask first before sending any email from my Gmail. Ask first before replying all in Gmail. Ask first before forwarding any Gmail message.

Ask first before applying or removing Gmail labels in bulk.

The approvals docs give the rules: an Ask first rule always stops matching actions, and if Allow and Ask first both match, Ask first wins.

You get up to 20 of each kind, each up to 1,000 characters.

Keep each rule narrow, around one action and one scope.

Broad rules such as "allow everything in Gmail" are exactly what the docs warn against.

When an Ask first rule pauses an action, the card shows Allow and Not now, plus Edit rule to open your Custom Rules.

Cards raised by a routine expire after 30 minutes, and an expired card means the Bot skipped the action.

Rules are saved to your account, so they apply on every desktop and in the mobile app.

Step 5: decide whether reads need a gate too

Searching and reading are actions as well.

The changelog says that since the v0.75.2 cycle, a gate you put on Gmail reads or searches, Ask first or Block, still applies when the Bot reaches the same tool under a different name.

The settings docs only describe Allow automatically and Ask first, so I write read gates as Ask first rules:

Ask first before searching or reading Gmail messages from my

accountant or bank.

For a Bot that should never touch the mailbox, the docs give a blunter tool: disconnect Gmail.

Remember that apps are account-wide, so a connected Gmail is available to every Bot you run.

A teammate's shared Bot asks before it uses your accounts.

Step 6: confirm send-as and signature with a test draft

Since v0.70.2 (11 October), a new Gmail draft picks up your default send-as alias and the signature you saved.

v0.68.0 (5 October) added sending from a verified Gmail send-as address with a From picker.

Draft cards include your signature with its logo, and a failed one says "Couldn't send this draft".

Since v0.75.2, mail sent through Gmail shows your name and saved signature.

Test it on yourself:

Draft an email from my Gmail to my own address. Subject: Grok Bot test. Use my support@ send-as address. Don't send it, show me the

draft card.

Check the From line, the signature logo and the subject on the card.

Only then press send.

Step 7: wire up attachments in both directions

Files move between the Bot's computer and Gmail without going through chat, per the files and results docs.

The Bot can attach a file it made or downloaded to a Gmail draft.

Going the other way, it copies an attachment from an email onto its own computer and edits it there.

v0.75.2 extended attachments to sends as well as drafts, and v0.78.1 attaches files from the Bot's computer in more cases.

Say where each file goes, in plain words: "attach the PDF you just made to the draft reply to Sam".

Vague file requests are where most bad drafts come from, so name the file and the thread every time.

Step 8: reply all, threads and labels

v0.75.2 brought reply all, a note when forwarding, and label colours to the built-in Gmail connection.

Reply drafts stay in their thread, and replies quote the original so Gmail folds the conversation.

If a reply all fails, the card says "Message not delivered" (v0.67.0).

Since v0.62.0 (28 September), a send reaches whoever the Bot names on the card, even if an old saved draft listed someone else.

That is why I read the To and Cc lines on every reply-all card before I allow it.

A label prompt worth saving:

Search my Gmail for unread invoices from the last 7 days and apply

the label Invoices/To pay. Show me the list first.

Step 9: recover real mail from Spam

Since the v0.64.0 cycle (30 September), Bots can search your Gmail Spam folder and move a message back to the inbox.

Use it when a client swears they replied and you can't find it:

Search my Gmail Spam folder for anything from @clientdomain.com in

the last 14 days. List it. Move nothing until I say which.

Step 10: let the Bot catch sign-in codes

When a site emails a one-time code or link, the Bot can read it from your connected Gmail, per v0.70.2 and the Vault docs.

The order of sign-in tools stays the same: a Vault login first, then a connected password manager, then a Secure Form.

Never paste a password or a code into ordinary chat.

If the code arrives in Gmail, let the Bot fetch it from there instead.

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Step 11: plan for multiple Google accounts

The docs say Gmail connects one mailbox at a time.

To switch, disconnect the current mailbox and authorize the other.

The v0.75.2 notes go further: a second Gmail or Drive account comes in through Google's own picker, and dropping one keeps the rest connected.

Put simply, the docs describe one mailbox; recent releases add a second-account picker. I follow the docs and treat one mailbox as the safe default.

If the account picker appears for you, check the email on each connector card before every task.

Link a Google account with no Gmail on it and the connection holds while the Bot requests one that has a mailbox.

Step 12: schedule the inbox work

New Gmail mail does not start a routine.

The routines docs list event triggers such as Slack, GitHub and an email to the Bot's own address, not your Gmail.

So run Gmail work on a schedule, with runs at least five minutes apart.

Every weekday at 8:00 AM, search my Gmail for unread mail from the last 24 hours, label anything needing a reply as Reply today, and

post a short list here. Draft nothing.

If a routine hits a signed-out Gmail, the chat shows a Reconnect card, at most once a day.

Gotchas that waste an afternoon

Google throttling: Google apps stay connected and the Bot tells you to try later.
A full thread Gmail won't open: the Bot answers from the first message (v0.70.2 cycle).
Rate limits on drafts: Gmail drafts retry through temporary limits (v0.70.2).
Google revokes access: your primary Bot tells you in chat and offers to reconnect.
Network allowlist on Enterprise: add gmail.googleapis.com, plus gmailmcp.googleapis.com if you added Gmail at Google's hosted address, per the security docs.

OAuth tokens sit on Cursor's connector backend, so app logins stay off the Bot's computer.

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FAQ: Grok Bot Gmail

How do I connect Gmail to Grok Bot?

Open Connect apps, search for Gmail, add it and press Authorize, then finish the Google login in your browser. Confirm Gmail shows under Installed before you use it.

Why does Google say my admin needs to review Grok?

Your company Workspace has not approved the app named Grok. A Google admin sets Grok to Trusted under Security, Access and data control, API controls.

Will Grok Bot send email from my Gmail without asking?

Auto Review decides by default, and most actions run on their own. Add an Ask first rule such as "Ask first before sending any email from my Gmail" so every send gets a card.

Can a routine start when new mail lands in Gmail?

No. Event triggers cover the Bot's own mail.grokbot.com address, not your Gmail, so schedule Gmail checks at least five minutes apart.

Can Grok Bot use my Gmail send-as address?

Yes. Drafts use your default send-as address and signature, and a From picker lets you send from a verified send-as address.

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