GrokBot users: We're losing control over our own Bots. This needs to be reversed.
I've recently subscribed to Grok Bot specifically to use GrokBot for a sophisticated multi-agent research project. I was genuinely excited about its potential.
Then I discovered something that has seriously undermined my confidence in the product.
Grok Bot has intentionally removed the ability to directly view and edit individual Bot Instructions in the desktop app.
This isn't speculation. Cursor's own support team has officially confirmed it.
What has happened?
Previously, you could open a Bot's settings and directly view or edit its permanent instructions.
These instructions define what your Bot is supposed to do, how it should behave, what responsibilities it has and what rules it should follow.
That editor has disappeared from the desktop app.
The Instructions field still exists on Android and iOS, but according to Cursor support, changes made there are not currently applied reliably to the Bot's behaviour.
The official response also confirms:
- The desktop redesign was intentional.
- There is no equivalent, reliably applied and reviewable per-Bot Instructions field on desktop.
- There is no timetable for restoring the previous functionality.
- The suggested alternatives include telling Bots what to do through chat, using private Skills and configuring approval rules.
But none of these is a proper replacement for directly controlling and verifying each Bot's permanent instructions.
Why should this concern you?
Imagine hiring an employee but not being allowed to read or edit their job description.
Instead, you must ask the employee to change their own instructions and then trust that they've done it correctly.
Would you run a serious business that way?
That's effectively the concern here.
If you're using GrokBot for personal reminders, perhaps this isn't a major issue.
But if you're using multiple Bots for business operations, coding, financial research, customer management, legal work or complex automations, it becomes far more serious.
You need to know exactly what each Bot is instructed to do.
You need to be able to correct those instructions.
And you need confidence that the Bot is actually receiving and applying them.
Autonomous AI needs more user control, not less.
What should GrokBot do?
I'm asking the developers to:
- Restore the ability to view and edit each Bot's permanent instructions directly.
- Ensure those instructions are reliably applied across desktop and mobile.
- Allow users to review, copy, export and ideally track changes to Bot instructions.
- Clearly distinguish permanent instructions from ordinary chat messages and reusable Skills.
These are basic requirements for a serious multi-agent platform.
What can we do about it?
If this matters to you, please don't just complain here.
Contact GrokBot support directly and tell them why this change affects your work.
You can also contribute to the official forum discussion, where they already acknowledged the issue:
When you contact support, explain your actual use case and request the restoration of reliable, independently editable Bot instructions.
The more individual users explain the practical impact, the harder it becomes for the development team to underestimate its importance.
My view
I genuinely want GrokBot to succeed. Its potential is enormous.
But autonomous agents are only useful when users can define, inspect and control their behaviour.
Removing that control in the name of simplicity is a serious mistake.
Please restore proper Bot Instructions. Give users control over the AI agents they're paying for.
I'd particularly like to hear from people running multiple specialised Bots. How are you managing their permanent instructions now, and have you noticed problems since the change?
TL;DR: Cursor has removed the ability to edit GrokBot's permanent instructions. This means users can't properly control or verify what their AI agents are instructed to do. That's a serious problem. Please raise it with Grok Bot support and add your voice. We need this functionality restored.