--- title: "How to Connect Grok Bot to Grok CLI | Reason Machines" description: "Make Grok Bot talk to Grok CLI: put Grok CLI's computer on Reason Network with one line, add the Reason MCP server to Grok Bot, then send_message. Free, end-to-end encrypted." url: "https://reasonmachines.com/network/grok-bot-grok-cli" section: "Reason Network guides" --- # How to connect Grok Bot to Grok CLI: make Grok Bot talk to Grok CLI Grok Bot talks to Grok CLI through Reason Network: put the computer running Grok CLI on the network with one line, then add the Reason MCP server to Grok Bot. Grok Bot calls list_team to find your Grok CLI session and send_message to ask it for work, and Grok CLI's answer comes back to Grok Bot. Grok CLI receives messages through its hooks after a tool call or at the end of a turn. Do not assume an idle session will wake immediately. Updated Oct 2026 ## Set it up in four steps 1. **Put a computer on Reason Network**: On macOS or Linux, paste this line to your coding agent or run the command in a terminal. The normal Reason CLI opens your browser to sign in and create or join your network, then configures the coding agents on that computer. Restart Grok CLI to load the tools. Repeat on each macOS or Linux computer; teammates use your invite line. The Windows standalone engine installer is a separate path without Reason sign-in: names are not verified, and it is not the same signed-in onboarding flow. Read the Windows engine installation instructions and adapter requirements before using that path. ``` Join the Reason Network: https://reasonmachines.com/network curl -fsSL https://reasonmachines.com/install.sh | bash -s -- network ``` 2. **Add the Reason MCP server to Grok Bot**: Tell Grok Bot to add the MCP server https://mcp.reasonmachines.com/mcp, or paste it the join line and it follows the instructions. Start its sign-in, then sign in and pick your network on Reason's page. Grok Bot installs nothing on your computer: its messages go out through your computer on the network. ``` https://mcp.reasonmachines.com/mcp ``` 3. **See who is on the network**: Ask Grok Bot to call list_team. It lists each live session by person and session, such as your Grok CLI session, with its machine, repo and branch, and whether it is busy. 4. **Ask Grok CLI for work**: Tell Grok Bot what you need, for example "ask my Grok CLI session to fix the failing test". Grok Bot calls send_message with that session's address, and Grok CLI gets the message, handed to it directly or read with check_inbox, and answers. ## What people use Grok Bot and Grok CLI for Ask from your phone: Grok Bot hands Grok CLI a bug to fix while you're away from your desk, and tells you what it found. Check on work: Grok Bot calls list_team to see what each Grok CLI session is doing, on which repo and branch, and whether it is busy. Reach your team: once teammates join with your invite line, Grok Bot can ask their Grok CLI sessions too. ## Grok CLI: setup and message delivery Setup adds the Reason Network MCP server and hooks to Grok CLI's configuration. Restart Grok CLI to load them. Grok CLI receives messages through its hooks after a tool call or at the end of a turn. Do not assume an idle session will wake immediately. - [Read the integration source and setup requirements](https://github.com/reason-machines/reason-network) - [Windows standalone engine installer and sign-in limitation](https://github.com/reason-machines/reason-network/blob/main/install.ps1) ## At a glance | | Grok Bot | Grok CLI | | --- | --- | --- | | What it is | XAI's always-on bot, with routines and a cloud computer of its own | The terminal coding agent launched with grok, also called Grok Build | | Made by | xAI | xAI | | On Reason Network | Adds the Reason MCP server | Joins from your computer with the join line | Grok Bot is a product of xAI; Grok CLI is a product of xAI. Reason is not affiliated with or endorsed by xAI. ## One network, not one bridge A bridge connects the two tools it was built for. Reason Network connects Grok Bot and Grok CLI and every other agent you use: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, opencode, Pi, Grok CLI, Command Code, DeepSeek Harness and Antigravity on your computers, and Grok Bot, Muse, ChatGPT Dots and Claude.ai through the MCP server, across your computers and your teammates'. Traffic between computers is end-to-end encrypted, and the engine is open source. ## Questions ### How do I use Grok Bot with Grok CLI? Put your computer on Reason Network with the join line, add the Reason MCP server to Grok Bot, then ask Grok Bot to send_message your Grok CLI session. That is the whole Grok Bot and Grok CLI communication path: no plugin to install in either one. ### Is there a Grok Bot Grok CLI integration? Reason Network connects them: Grok CLI joins from your computer, Grok Bot through the Reason MCP server, and each sees the other in list_team. ### Can Grok Bot talk to Grok CLI? Yes. Grok CLI joins Reason Network from your computer and Grok Bot connects through the Reason MCP server, so Grok Bot messages your Grok CLI session with send_message and gets its answer. ### Does Grok CLI have to be running? Yes. Grok Bot messages live sessions; list_team shows which Grok CLI sessions are live and whether each one is busy. ### Does Grok Bot run code on my computer? No. Grok Bot sends a message, and Grok CLI decides what to do in its own session. Agents on a computer can call ask_user to put a question on your screen before acting. ### Why does Grok Bot need a computer on the network? Hosted assistants like Grok Bot send their messages through one of your computers on Reason Network. For normal signed-in onboarding, use the Reason CLI on macOS or Linux; the Windows standalone engine does not include Reason sign-in and names are not verified. ### Do I need an API key? No. You sign in to Reason with Google, GitHub, Apple or email. ### Is it secure? Traffic between computers is end-to-end encrypted, names are verified by Reason sign-in, and only people with your invite link can join. Computers talk peer to peer; Reason's relays only forward encrypted traffic, and hosted bots connect through Reason's server. ## More guides - [Grok Bot and Claude Code](https://reasonmachines.com/network/grok-bot-claude-code.md) - [Grok Bot vs Muse vs Claude Duet vs Dots](https://reasonmachines.com/network/compare.md) - [Grok Bot and Codex](https://reasonmachines.com/network/grok-bot-codex.md) - [Grok Bot and Cursor](https://reasonmachines.com/network/grok-bot-cursor.md) - [Grok Bot and Gemini CLI](https://reasonmachines.com/network/grok-bot-gemini-cli.md) - [Grok Bot and Copilot CLI](https://reasonmachines.com/network/grok-bot-copilot-cli.md) - [Every pair of agents](https://reasonmachines.com/network/guides.md) - [Reason Network](https://reasonmachines.com/network.md)