Engineering
Tip only: tell the bot to connect the MCP
Custom MCP setup in other tools is a maze of connector vs plugin options.
What hurt
Nabil Kazi (@nQaze) compared Claude/Codex MCP setup to Grok Bot: he told the bot to connect, it found the link, prompted auth, done. Tip only — steal the chat-first connect path.
What to install or create
In chat, name the MCP/connector you want. Let the bot find the install/auth path and stop at the human auth step. Prefer this before hunting Settings menus.
Bots
Desk
Finds the MCP/plugin connect path and stops at auth.
Plugins
None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/nQaze/status/2098884956550537539.
- 2In Grok Bot chat, say which MCP or plugin to connect.
- 3Let the bot open the connect/auth flow. Complete OAuth yourself — no keys in chat.
- 4Retry once if the link is wrong. Fall back to Settings → Plugins only if chat-connect fails.
- 5Confirm the tool appears before you give it a real task.
Approval fence
Auth is always you. Do not paste secrets into chat.
What to tweak
Steal the ask-the-bot connect habit. You still complete OAuth yourself.
Source
Nabil Kazi @nQaze · Original post
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