Levi Gans
Grok Bot is an AI agent with its own cloud computer. You describe a job in chat, connect the apps it needs, and it can run that job on a schedule. Interfere is an AI tool for production bugs. It watches your app, notices when something breaks, and works out the cause and which users it affects, often before anyone reports it.
Put the two together and you get automated bug fixing: Grok Bot fixes production bugs on its own. Every 15 minutes it picks up new high-priority problems from Interfere and opens a pull request with a test. After you merge, Interfere checks whether the bug stopped. You need:
- An Interfere workspace with a surface sending events and source maps uploaded (get started)
- Interfere connected to GitHub, so investigations point at your code
- Grok Bot, connected to the GitHub repo you want fixed
What the bot needs before it writes a fix
A coding agent writes a good fix when it knows four things. A raw error feed only covers part of that:
| The bot needs to know | From a raw error feed | From an Interfere problem |
|---|---|---|
| Which bugs matter | Every exception | Grouped problems with a priority |
| Why it broke | A stack trace | An explanation linked to its evidence |
| Who it hurts | An event count | Affected sessions, with replays |
| Whether the fix worked | You check by hand | In recovery, then Resolved |
Interfere can also fix the code itself, but you don’t have to use it. Interfere doesn’t lock you in to one agent. Any agent that supports MCP can read the same investigation, so the pull request can come from Interfere, Grok Bot, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or an engineer on your team.
How to set up Grok Bot to fix bugs
1. Connect Interfere’s MCP server to Grok Bot
In a Grok Bot chat, send:
1Add a custom MCP server called interfere at https://mcp.interfere.com/mcp/readonlyClick Add it, then Authorize, and sign in to Interfere. There’s no API key to paste. The read-only URL is enough, since the bot only reads problems. Check it’s listed under Settings → Plugins → Yours. On a team plan, an admin may need to allow mcp.interfere.com first. To connect other agents, such as Cursor or Claude Code, see the MCP docs.
2. Save the fix as a Grok Bot skill
Ask the bot to save this as a skill called “Fix Interfere problem”:
11. With @interfere, read the problem: the explanation, stack frames,2 the release where it began, and affected sessions.32. If the problem ID is in handled-problems.md, stop.43. If the cause isn't in our code (config, infra, a vendor outage),5 summarize it in chat and stop.64. Write the smallest fix, using the explanation, the failing file and7 line. Add a regression test that fails before the change and passes8 after.95. Run the tests. If any fail, stop. Otherwise open a draft PR with10 the Interfere link and the test results. Never merge it.116. Log the problem ID and PR link in handled-problems.md.
Steps 2 and 3 matter most. The log stops a second PR for the same problem on the next run, and the code check stops the bot from patching around a config or vendor issue.
3. Run it on a Grok Bot routine
Ask the bot to create a routine:
1Every 15 minutes, check @interfere for Active problems with the two highest2priorities, and run the Fix Interfere problem skill on each new one.
The routine picks from the same list you see in the Interfere inbox, where each problem has a priority and a count of affected users.
Click Test on the routine to run it now. Then add a rule under Settings → General → Agent: “Never merge a pull request.” That keeps an engineer in control of what ships. Routines can’t run more often than every 5 minutes, and each run uses part of your Grok Bot usage limit.
Confirm the fix worked in production
After you deploy, the problem moves to In recovery while Interfere watches for new occurrences, then to Resolved once they stop. If the bug comes back, it reopens as a regression. This works the same whoever wrote the fix, because Interfere watches the bug in production, not the pull request.
Add a second routine so the bot reports on its own work:
1Every morning at 9:00, check the status of each problem in handled-problems.md2from the last 7 days. Flag any merged PR whose problem is still Active.
A flagged PR usually means the fix missed the cause. Review those first.
Troubleshooting
| What you see | What to check |
|---|---|
| The bot can’t see any problems | Ask the bot to list its plugins. If interfere isn’t there, add it again. If it asks you to authorize, sign in to Interfere again. |
| The bot tries to change a problem and fails | That’s the read-only URL working. The skill only needs to read, so keep /mcp/readonly. |
| The routine runs but skips every problem | Check the routine’s filter. It only picks Active problems with the two highest priorities. |
| Two PRs open for the same problem | Check that the skill writes to handled-problems.md in step 6 and reads it in step 2. |
| The routine doesn’t run when you expect | Click Test to run it once, then check your Grok Bot usage limit. |
Can Grok Bot write code and open pull requests?
Yes. Once Grok Bot is connected to a GitHub repository, it can change code, run the tests and open a pull request. The skill in this guide keeps those pull requests as drafts and tells the bot never to merge them, so an engineer still reviews every change.
Grok Bot vs Cursor and Claude Code for fixing bugs
Grok Bot runs jobs on a schedule on its own cloud computer, so a routine can pick up new problems while nobody is at a keyboard. Cursor and Claude Code usually run when an engineer starts them, in the editor or the terminal. That makes them a better fit when you want to fix one problem yourself, with the agent’s help.
All three can read the same Interfere investigation through MCP. The choice is about where you want the agent to run, and you can switch later without changing anything in Interfere.
Start by running the skill by hand on one problem. When its PRs are ones you’d merge, turn on the routine. Set up Interfere to try it.