How to Edit Saved Tasks in the Grok App

8/14/2025

So You Want to Tweak a Saved Task in the Grok App? Here's How

Hey there, so you've been playing around with the Grok app & you've scheduled some tasks. Pretty cool, right? It's one of those features that, once you start using it, you wonder how you managed without it. Whether you're getting a daily news roundup or tracking trends, it’s a game-changer.

But what happens when you need to change something? Maybe you want your daily tech news summary at 8 AM instead of 9 AM, or you want to refine the prompt for better results. The good news is that modifying a saved task is not only possible but also pretty straightforward. Here's the lowdown on how to do it, based on what we know about the app's features.

Finding & Editing Your Scheduled Tasks

First things first, you need to get to the "Tasks" section of the Grok app. If you've scheduled tasks before, you probably know where this is, but for anyone who needs a refresher, you'll typically find an icon that looks like a clock on the sidebar of the Grok interface when you're on grok.com. Clicking on that will take you to the main screen for all your scheduled tasks.

Once you're there, you'll see a list of the tasks you've created. It’ll show you the name of the task & when it's scheduled to run.

Now, here's the key part: to edit a task, you just need to tap on the scheduled task itself.

When you tap on it, a new set of options should appear. This is where the magic happens. You'll likely see a few choices, including:

Edit: This is the one you're looking for. It will let you go back into the task's settings & change things like the name, the schedule (daily, weekly, etc.), the specific time, & most importantly, the prompt itself.
Pause: This is super handy if you don't want to delete a task but just want to stop it from running for a while.
Test: A pretty neat feature that lets you run the task's prompt on the spot to see what kind of results you'll get. This is great for fine-tuning your prompts without having to wait for the scheduled time.

So, if you want to change that 9 AM news summary to 8 AM, you'd tap the task, hit "Edit," & then adjust the time in the scheduling options. Simple as that.

A Bit More on Creating Tasks (For Context)

To understand editing, it helps to remember how tasks are created in the first place. When you hit that "Add new" button in the Tasks section, you're presented with a few fields:

Name: Just a label for you to remember what the task is.
Schedule: You can choose from "once," "daily," "weekly," "monthly," or even "yearly." The options you get will change depending on which you pick. For example, "daily" will just ask for a time, while "weekly" will let you pick the day of the week.
Prompt: This is the heart of the task. It's where you tell Grok what you want it to do. Something like, "Give me a summary of the top 5 AI news stories from the last 24 hours."

You can even use features like DeepSearch to get more in-depth results for your scheduled tasks.

What if You're a Business Owner?

Now, let's zoom out a bit. If you're running a business, features like this are more than just a convenience. They're a way to automate parts of your workflow. You could schedule tasks to get daily reports on your brand's mentions on X, track competitor activity, or even get summaries of industry news.

This kind of automation is a big deal for staying on top of things without having to manually search for information every day. & it's just one piece of a bigger puzzle. For businesses looking to automate customer interactions & provide instant support, there are even more powerful tools available.

For instance, a platform like Arsturn lets you build a custom AI chatbot trained on your own business data. Imagine having a chatbot on your website that can answer customer questions 24/7, provide instant support, & even help with lead generation. It's a no-code solution, so you don't need to be a developer to set it up. This is the next level of business automation, taking the kind of AI power you see in Grok & applying it directly to your customer engagement.

Deleting Tasks & Other Housekeeping

So what if you don't just want to edit a task, but get rid of it completely? While the search results don't give a specific "delete" button for tasks, it's highly likely that within the same "edit, pause, test" options, there would also be a way to delete the task.

If you're looking to delete other things in the Grok app, like your conversation history, you can usually find those options in the "Settings" menu under "Data Controls." There, you'll see options to delete individual conversations or even your entire account.

In a Nutshell

So, to wrap it all up, modifying a saved task in the Grok app is a pretty simple process. Just head to the "Tasks" section, tap on the task you want to change, & you'll find the options to edit, pause, or test it.

It's a really powerful feature that's worth getting the hang of, especially if you're using Grok for more than just the occasional question.

Hope this was helpful & let me know what you think