How do I use Grok Bot in Microsoft Teams?

A team admin chooses Enable, an owner or Manager connects the Bot, and a Teams admin approves it. Setup can take up to an hour.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026

Short answer

Chatting with a Team Bot in Microsoft Teams is on the Team and Enterprise plans. SpaceXSI's Team Bots page says, "Team Bots are available on Team and Enterprise plans, for members who have Grok Bot."

You need a published Team Bot that you own or manage, Microsoft Teams turned on for your team by a team admin, and a Microsoft account in the organization that uses Teams. The team admin chooses Enable next to Enable Microsoft Teams on the Grok Bot page of the team dashboard. The owner or a Manager chooses Connect Microsoft Teams. A Microsoft Teams admin approves the Bot under Teams apps, then Manage apps, then Pending approval. Microsoft doesn't notify that admin, so you send the link. Setup can take up to an hour. Each person links with the Link Account card, or under Settings, then General, then Team Bots.

I haven't tried this myself. EdAlexanderUSA asked whether an X Subscription team plan counts as the Cursor team for sharing Bots in Teams channels, and whether a coworker needs a Grok Bot seat to chat with his Bots. The docs don't answer that, and I don't either.

What you need first

Source: Use Grok Bot in Microsoft Teams. The page says last updated November 11, 2026. Under "What do I need before adding a Bot to Microsoft Teams?" the three lines are word for word:

• "A published Team Bot. You must be its owner or a Manager."
• "Microsoft Teams turned on for your Cursor team by a team admin."
• "A Microsoft account in the organization that uses Teams."

The page opens with: "Bring a Team Bot into Microsoft Teams so your team can mention it in channels, chat with it directly, and add it to group chats. It works the way it does in Slack: it acts for the person who asked, uses their usage, and asks before risky actions." It doesn't say which actions count as risky.

The plan line is on SpaceXSI's Team Bots page, which I read on November 12, 2026, and which says last updated November 12, 2026. Under "Who can use Team Bots?" it says, word for word: "Team Bots are available on Team and Enterprise plans, for members who have Grok Bot." I use that line because the Microsoft Teams page is about bringing a Team Bot into Teams channels and chats.

How a team admin turns it on

The page's steps are word for word:

1. "On the Grok Bot page of the team dashboard, under Shared Bots, choose Enable next to Enable Microsoft Teams."
2. "Sign in with a Microsoft Teams or Global administrator account and accept the permissions Microsoft shows."

Then: "The row then shows that Microsoft Teams is enabled for your organization. Bot owners on the team can now connect their own Bots. Revoke turns it off. A Microsoft Teams admin still approves each Bot in the Teams admin center."

How the owner or a Manager connects it

The page says the owner or a Manager connects it, after publishing. The steps are word for word:

1. "Open the Bot's details and find Bring to your team's Microsoft Teams, or choose Manage and look under Channels. Choose Connect Microsoft Teams."
2. "Finish signing in with Microsoft in the browser window that opens. Confirm it's the right account, and choose an organization if you belong to more than one."
3. "While the dialog says Waiting on admin approval, a Microsoft Teams admin needs to approve the Bot in the Teams admin center, under Teams apps > Manage apps > Pending approval. Microsoft doesn't notify them, so send them the link the dialog shows. Choose Check again right after they approve, or Cancel request to stop."

Then: "Once it's approved, Microsoft Teams finishes setting up the Bot on its own, which can take up to an hour. The dialog then says the Bot is in Microsoft Teams, with Open in Teams. To use it in a channel, add it to a team from Microsoft Teams, and the dialog lists the teams it's been added to."

If the admin declines it: "If a Teams admin declines the Bot, the dialog shows their note. Make any changes and choose Resubmit." The page doesn't say which changes to make.

How each person links an account

The page says: "The Bot needs to know who you are before it can act for you. The first time you message it, it replies with a Link Account card that only you can see. Choose it and sign in with your Microsoft account."

The other path is word for word: "You can also link first: open Settings > General > Team Bots and choose Link next to Microsoft Teams account. If it says your admin hasn't turned on Microsoft Teams for your organization yet, ask a Cursor team admin to enable it."

What the docs say it can do there

Under "What can a Bot do in Microsoft Teams?" the page lists four lines, word for word:

• "Answer in channels and chats. Mention the Bot in a channel of a team it joined, add it to a group chat, or message it directly."
• "Read the conversation. It reads the thread it's in, and the channels of the teams it joined."
• "Work with files. It reads files attached to posts and sends you files through your OneDrive. If you ask for a file in a channel or group chat, it asks you to message it directly instead."
• "Act for you. It uses your usage and asks you before risky actions, the same as in Slack."

Joining a Teams call is separate from chatting in a channel, and Can my Grok Bot join a Zoom, Google Meet or Teams call? covers that step.

What the changelog says

Source: Grok Bot changelog, v1.0.1 (November 11, 2026). The line is under New, tagged Teams, and it is word for word: "Team Bots can join Microsoft Teams: a team admin turns it on, an owner or Manager connects the Bot, and a Teams admin approves it."

The same entry says "Also includes 1.0.0." There is no separate 1.0.0 entry, so I can't say which version this line first shipped in. The line doesn't name any buttons, so the button names above come from the docs. Our page Grok Bot v1.0.1: Meetings, Microsoft Teams, and shared connectors quotes the rest of that entry.

If the Bot isn't in Teams

The page has a table, "Why isn't my Bot in Microsoft Teams?" These rows are word for word.

If none of those match, the page says to contact support with the Bot's name, the exact message, and your Grok Bot version. That link goes to SpaceXSI's troubleshooting page, and since the Teams page doesn't give a support address, I don't either.

What EdAlexanderUSA asked

EdAlexanderUSA (@EdAlexanderUSA, post), November 11, 2026, 2:30 PM ET. In a reply to @bot, he asked whether an X Subscription team plan counts as the Cursor team needed to share Bots in Teams channels, and whether a coworker needs a Grok Bot seat just to chat with his Bots. I've put his question in my own words.

The docs don't answer either question. They say Microsoft Teams is "turned on for your Cursor team by a team admin," that you need "a published Team Bot" and must be "its owner or a Manager," and that you need "a Microsoft account in the organization that uses Teams." They also say the Bot "acts for the person who asked" and "uses their usage." The plan line they do give is the Team Bots line quoted above: "Team Bots are available on Team and Enterprise plans, for members who have Grok Bot." They don't say whether an X Subscription team plan counts as that Cursor team, and they don't say whether a coworker needs a Grok Bot seat. I've left that unanswered rather than guess.

Related pages

• The release that lists the Teams line: Grok Bot v1.0.1: Meetings, Microsoft Teams, and shared connectors
• Team Bots in general, from the v0.78.1 lines: How do Team Bots work in Grok Bot, and what did v0.78.1 change?
• The plan line: Team Bots
• Every release, newest first: Grok Bot releases

Sources

SpaceXSI docs, Use Grok Bot in Microsoft Teams: https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/microsoft-teams

A published Team Bot. You must be its owner or a Manager.

Microsoft Teams turned on for your Cursor team by a team admin.

A Microsoft account in the organization that uses Teams.

On the Grok Bot page of the team dashboard, under Shared Bots, choose Enable next to Enable Microsoft Teams.

Open the Bot's details and find Bring to your team's Microsoft Teams, or choose Manage and look under Channels. Choose Connect Microsoft Teams.

While the dialog says Waiting on admin approval, a Microsoft Teams admin needs to approve the Bot in the Teams admin center, under Teams apps > Manage apps > Pending approval. Microsoft doesn't notify them, so send them the link the dialog shows.

Once it's approved, Microsoft Teams finishes setting up the Bot on its own, which can take up to an hour.

The first time you message it, it replies with a Link Account card that only you can see.

You can also link first: open Settings > General > Team Bots and choose Link next to Microsoft Teams account.

Grok Bot changelog (v1.0.1): https://x.ai/changelog/bot#v1.0.1

Also includes 1.0.0

Team Bots can join Microsoft Teams: a team admin turns it on, an owner or Manager connects the Bot, and a Teams admin approves it.

SpaceXSI docs, Team Bots: https://docs.x.ai/grok-bot/team-bots

Team Bots are available on Team and Enterprise plans, for members who have Grok Bot.

EdAlexanderUSA (@EdAlexanderUSA) on X: https://x.com/EdAlexanderUSA/status/2120599977843950000

See how I set up Grok Bot: https://www.soundminds.ai/setup.