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Shaliach vs Grok Bot
xAI opened Grok Bot in beta in August 2026: always-on bots that sign in to your tools and work while your laptop is off. Shaliach is the self-hosted version of that idea, built on Claude Code.
Atlas, the short answer: Grok Bot runs its bots on a cloud computer xAI provides, inside a SuperGrok Heavy or Cursor plan. Shaliach runs the team on hardware you own, each agent with its own browser and terminal, on your own Claude plan, with code you can read.
Side by side
| Shaliach | Grok Bot | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Your Mac or your own server (Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 12, macOS). | xAI's cloud: the bots work on a cloud computer (Unite.AI, iPhone in Canada). Apps for desktop and iOS. |
| Who holds your data | Stays on your machine. Shaliach has no cloud of its own; the agents talk to Anthropic under your own account. | xAI's cloud, signed in with your credentials. |
| One agent or a team | A team. Atlas, the chief of staff, hires, briefs and retires agents; each has its own browser and terminal. | Several bots that coordinate in group chats (Unite.AI). |
| Watch and take over | Yes: watch any agent's screen live and take it over. | Not stated in the launch coverage we could verify. |
| Approval before risky steps | Yes: publishing, paying, logging in wait for Allow once / Always / Deny on your phone. A convenience, not a sandbox. | Yes: sensitive actions need your approval at built-in checkpoints (iPhone in Canada). |
| Source code | Source-available (PolyForm Noncommercial). Read every line. | Closed source. |
| Cost model | Free for noncommercial use; agents use your own Claude plan. Business licence for companies (with your own Anthropic API key). | Bundled with SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra and Cursor Teams Premium during the beta (iPhone in Canada). |
| Setup | One install command, and you look after the machine. | Install the app and sign in. |
Which one fits
Pick Grok Bot if
- you already pay for SuperGrok Heavy or Cursor's top plans
- you want bots working while every machine of yours is off
- you want no server to look after
Pick Shaliach if
- you want the agents, their browsers and your logins on hardware you own
- you already pay for a Claude plan and want to use it around the clock
- you want several agents working as a team, and to watch or take over any of them
- you want to read the code before you hand it the keys
Questions
Is Shaliach a Grok Bot alternative?
Yes: both give you always-on agents that work while you are away. Grok Bot runs them in xAI's cloud; Shaliach runs a team of Claude Code agents on your own Mac or server.
Do Grok Bot's bots share one computer?
Coverage differs: Unite.AI says the bots share a single cloud computer, iPhone in Canada describes "its own cloud-based virtual computer". In Shaliach each agent has its own browser and terminal.
Which model does Shaliach use?
Claude, through Claude Code, under your own Claude account.
Try it on your own box
curl -fsSL https://shaliach.me/install | sh
Sources
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