How this helps you
You keep phone convenience without giving every device keys to the kingdom.
Standing order: Device authority. Primary computer: [primary]. Viewer devices: [viewers]. Only the primary may run shell commands, installs, file deletes, or payments. From viewer devices, summarise the ask and wait for me to approve on the primary. Log every refused computer action in one line.
Fill in: [primary]: e.g. MacBook Pro. [viewers]: e.g. iPhone, iPad.
What they did
The creator's description and timestamps cover phone control of multi-device work, then a hard rule that other devices must not drive the primary MacBook. That pairs with persistent cloud computer jobs and a manager Bot that spawns specialists (including a memory manager). Commenters like the power and warn Super quotas vanish under this style; one questions the point of multi-device chat if Mac execution is locked. The useful pattern for experts is explicit device authority, not open remote control from every phone. Pair this with a manager Bot that queues phone asks onto a Page the primary device clears, so mobility stays useful without silent remote execution.
Who it's for: Advanced users running Grok Bot across phone, laptop, and cloud computer.
Before you start
- Grok Bot with computer access on more than one device
- A primary machine you care about protecting
- Comfort writing standing orders the Bot must obey
How to try it
- Name your primary computer and the devices that may only chat or view.
- Add a standing order: only [primary] may run shell, install, or destructive computer actions; other devices may propose tasks.
- From your phone, test a risky ask and confirm the Bot refuses or queues for the primary.
- Route heavy scheduled work to the persistent cloud computer when you do not want a laptop awake.
- Review computer run history after the first week for any rule bypasses.
- Optional: ask a manager Bot to log phone-origin tasks on a Page until the primary device clears them.
What to expect
You ask from your phone to wipe a folder; the Bot refuses and waits for approval on the MacBook.
Common mistakes
- Allowing every device full computer control "for convenience".
- Forgetting cloud-computer jobs still spend the same weekly usage.
- Writing the rule in chat once and never pinning it as a standing order.
- Queuing nothing: refusing phone asks with no path to finish them on the primary later.
Related tips
- One governed Team Bot as the source of truth for sensitive data: Put a sensitive workflow, like checking exposure or compliance wording, in one admin-managed Team Bot that every personal Bot asks, instead of everyone building their own.
- Roll out Grok Bot to a team with admin guardrails: From the official admin video: set team rules, auto-review, plugin and network allow lists, then start with a pilot group before inviting everyone.
- Check usage and update your Bot's computer in Settings: Where to see how much of your weekly usage is left, and when to update or reset the Bot's cloud computer.
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