# Grok Bot research addendum (2026-08-12)

Supplemental findings after a second research pass. Prefer with [[grok-bot]], [[grok-bot-privacy-and-security]], [[grok-bot-community-usage]].

Tags: grok-bot, addendum, community

## New product/config details (official)

- Bot roster limit: up to **50 Bots + group chats combined**.
- Collaboration: group chats of **2–6 Bots**; Bot-to-Bot async messaging.
- iOS: iPhone **iOS 18+**; App Store seller Anysphere; no iPad/Android at launch.
- Team admin: Cloud Agents toggle (default on); audit logs/spend caps coming.
- Models: **no member/admin model picker**.

## Sand lineage (reporting)

Press reports Cursor’s office-agent project codenamed **Sand** was rebranded to Grok Bot. Not named Sand in official Grok Bot docs.

## Community additions

- YouTube product walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcZPI-g7is
- HN jjcm (~1 month): domain-split bots; fabric-sourcing bot contacted ~40 suppliers; heavy token spend. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49261514
- Ruben Hassid Substack walkthrough (2026-08-12).

## Privacy unknowns still open

- Exact retention; CMEK/residency for Agent Computer VMs; exact models in router set.

## Related

- [[grok-bot]]
- [[grok-bot-privacy-and-security]]
- [[grok-bot-community-usage]]