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How do I import my memory from ChatGPT or another assistant into Grok Bot?

Updated · by Rosh Perera

Open Settings, then General, and choose Start Import under Import. Copy the prompt Grok Bot gives you into a chat with your other assistant, paste its answer into the second box, and choose Add to Memory. xAI's docs say "Grok Bot sends the import to your primary Bot and opens that chat." xAI's changelog for 26 Oct 2026 lists Import Memory and says "Requires Grok Bot 0.75.2 or later". Checked 30 Oct 2026 against xAI's Settings, Bots and Mobile docs and the changelog. We're an independent site, not part of xAI.

Key points

  • Settings, then General, then Start Import under Import.
  • Copy the prompt into your other assistant, paste its answer into the second box, then choose Add to Memory.
  • The import goes to your primary Bot, which opens that chat (xAI's docs).
  • No xAI doc says chat histories or files come across. Check the answer before you paste it.
  • To check what it saved, ask the Bot what it remembers about you.

How do you import memory into Grok Bot?

  • Steps on desktop

    1. Open Settings, then General. 2. Under Import, choose Start Import. 3. Copy the prompt into a chat with your other AI assistant. 4. Paste its answer into the second box. 5. Choose Add to Memory. Grok Bot sends it to your primary Bot and opens that chat (xAI's Settings and Bots docs).

  • On the phone

    xAI's mobile docs list Import Memory in Settings, to "Bring memory over from another AI assistant". They don't give separate phone steps.

  • Where it goes

    To your primary Bot, your main point of contact that checks in with you and coordinates your other Bots. If you don't have one, Grok Bot shows Introducing your primary Bot, where you choose Create primary Bot or Choose an existing Bot. A shared Bot can't be your primary Bot (xAI's Bots docs).

  • What comes across

    xAI describes it as bringing "your preferences and context over from another AI assistant." It works from the answer you paste, so check that answer first. No xAI doc says it imports chat histories, files or projects. @0xxenonicle asked on X on 25 Oct 2026 whether there is "a way to import everything with all context" from Claude Code sessions. We found no doc that covers that.

  • Check what it saved

    There is no memory screen for a personal Bot. Ask in chat instead: "What do you remember about me?" To fix something, tell it, for example "That's out of date. I moved to Denver." To remove something: "Forget that I'm on the launch team." (xAI's Bots docs)

  • Before you paste

    Read the answer and take out anything you don't want kept. xAI's docs say logins, cards and contact info, like addresses and phone numbers, belong in Vault, not in memory. Memory also isn't a source of truth, so keep facts that change, like prices, in the system they come from.

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What to keep out of memory

  • Don't paste passwords, card numbers or one-time codes into the import. Those belong in Vault (xAI's Bots docs).
  • Memory isn't a source of truth. For anything that changes, keep it in the source system and ask the Bot to check there (xAI's Bots docs).

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FAQ

Where is Import Memory in Grok Bot?

In Settings, then General, under Import. Choose Start Import.

Which Bot gets the imported memory?

Your primary Bot. Grok Bot sends the import there and opens that chat (xAI's docs).

Does it bring over my old chats?

No xAI doc says so. The docs describe pasting one answer from your other assistant, with your preferences and context.

How do I see what it imported?

Ask the Bot what it remembers about you. There's no memory screen for a personal Bot.

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