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Voice-Wake Grok Bot on Mac with "Hey Grok"

Microphone → openWakeWord custom wake word → local listener → auto-trigger Grok Bot voice chat

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Who
Mac users who want hands-free access to Grok Bot
You get
Say "Hey Grok" to wake Grok Bot and open voice chat without clicking
You need
openWakeWord

Constraints

Requires a Mac, a microphone (USB or Bluetooth speaker with built-in mic), the Grok Bot app, plus installing openWakeWord and training a custom wake word. The author did not provide the listener program's source code; you'll need to implement or find a community solution.

What they did

The author built a hands-free voice wake system on Mac: trained a "Hey Grok" wake word using openWakeWord, paired with a local listener program, so that saying the wake word automatically brings Grok Bot to the front and opens voice chat. With the Mac connected to a Bluetooth speaker, it works from the living room, bedroom, or kitchen.

How it went

The author reports using voice chat much more often and typing less; they ramble thoughts out loud, messy and unsorted, and Grok Bot organizes them. While cooking, they say "Hey Grok" to ask their There Lists bot to add an ingredient straight to the store list. (Source: author report)

Worth knowing

The author did not provide specific openWakeWord install commands, training scripts, or the frontend code/AppleScript to trigger Grok Bot; these must be sourced separately. There Lists is a third-party app and its bot configuration is outside this tutorial. The Bluetooth speaker is optional, not required. This tutorial is Mac-based; other operating systems are not mentioned.

Steps

  1. Set up microphone

    Connect an available microphone. A USB mic works, as does a small Bluetooth speaker with a built-in microphone.

  2. Train custom wake word

    Install the open-source tool openWakeWord. Test with the built-in "Hey Jarvis" wake word first to verify your environment, then train a custom "Hey Grok" model directly on your Mac.

  3. Run local listener

    Deploy a lightweight program that continuously listens for the wake word. Audio is checked in real time locally and immediately discarded; nothing is recorded or saved.

  4. Configure trigger action

    When "Hey Grok" is detected, the program brings the Grok Bot app to the foreground and automatically opens the voice chat interface.

  5. Tune parameters

    Adjust three settings based on actual use: reduce sensitivity to prevent false triggers from just saying "Grok"; ignore the wake word during an active call so chats aren't interrupted; set to auto-start when Mac boots so you configure once and forget it.

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Source

说「Hey Grok」唤醒电脑上的 Grok Bot 语音聊天：openWakeWord 自训唤醒词 · Texas_Twins_Dad · X · 2026-10-25T16:57:03.000Z

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