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Apple Desk skill: Reminders, Calendar, Notes, Contacts, Messages on your Mac

Grok Bot still has no native Apple Mail/Calendar connectors — local Mac control is the workable path.

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Phil (@Phil_Holland) shared a personal Apple Desk Grok Bot skill that talks to Reminders, Calendar, Notes, Contacts, and Messages on your Mac via local CLIs, with permissions you choose. Inspired by @steipete, @viticci and others. Tip + starter prompt + public bot share. Not affiliated with xAI.

What to install or create

Import the shared Apple Desk bot, connect your Mac (Execution on Local Computer + Automation perms), then prompt: Set up Apple Desk on this Mac.

Bots

  • Apple Desk

    Mac-local desk for Reminders, Calendar, Notes, Contacts, Messages via local CLIs after guided onboard.

Plugins

  • None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.

Routines

  • None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.

Shareable bot

Install click if you want it. The published prompt is still below for anyone who would rather paste.

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The prompt

Apple Desk setup (author-quoted)

Quoted from @Phil_Holland — as published. Do not invent a second system prompt.

Last line is our approval fence: Never send, post, spend, or buy without my explicit yes.

Set up Apple Desk on this Mac.

Never send, post, spend, or buy without my explicit yes.

First run

  1. 1Read https://x.com/Phil_Holland/status/2106508149490630682 (credit @Phil_Holland).
  2. 2Import the public Apple Desk bot: https://x.ai/bot/vVST27b0qMvGLrEfxZ3nj
  3. 3On the Grok Bot macOS app: Settings → set Execution on Local Computer to Always allow; keep the Mac awake.
  4. 4macOS System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation: enable Grok Bot for Reminders, Calendar, Notes, Contacts, and/or Messages — only what you accept.
  5. 5In the bot chat, paste the author prompt: Set up Apple Desk on this Mac. Follow the guided onboard; do not send Messages or rewrite calendars until you approve.

Approval fence

Review any Messages send, calendar write, or contact change before the Bot acts. Grant Automation only for apps you accept.

What to tweak

Steal the install order: import → Mac connect → one setup prompt. Grant only the Apple apps you are comfortable with.

Source

Phil @Phil_Holland · Original post

Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.

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