# Grok Bot desktop control / browser fails with failed\_precondition (screen view empty)

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-desktop-control-browser-fails-with-failed-precondition-screen-view-empty/177458>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** computer-use, grok-bot\
**Created:** [November 6, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-desktop-control-browser-fails-with-failed-precondition-screen-view-empty/177458 "2026-11-06T02:20:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-desktop-control-browser-fails-with-failed-precondition-screen-view-empty/177458/3 "2026-11-06T09:32:52Z")

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Split this topic on November 6, 2026, 9:32am UTC

8 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Desktop and Browser Automation Not Working](https://forum.cursor.com/t/desktop-and-browser-automation-not-working/177470)

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