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FileSeen for Grok

Grok + FileSeen: tracked links through the xAI API.

Give Grok the FileSeen tools and it can share files and report who read them.

Setup

Connect FileSeen to Grok

About two minutes.

  1. Step 1

    Create an API key

    In Dashboard → Settings → API keys. A verified email is needed.

  2. Step 2

    Add the MCP tool

    Pass FileSeen as a remote MCP server in your xAI API call, as shown below.

  3. Step 3

    Ask

    “Make a FileSeen link for this file” or “Who opened it?”

from xai_sdk.tools import mcp

tools = [mcp(server_url="https://mcp.fileseen.com/", server_label="fileseen",
             extra_headers={"Authorization": "Bearer fileseen_live_..."})]

With the REST API, use "headers" instead of extra_headers, as xAI documents.

What your assistant can do

  • create_tracked_link: Turn a file into a FileSeen link to paste into any email or chat.
  • create_tracked_link_from_text: Turn a document the AI wrote (a proposal, a quote) into a PDF link.
  • check_if_seen: Was it opened? How many times, when, and the time on each page.
  • list_my_links: Your links with opens and reading time, for any period.
  • recent_activity: Every recent visit across your links, newest first.
  • get_link_analytics: Everything about one link: readers, pages, drop-off and a daily timeline.
  • compare_links: Which of your documents got the most attention.

Things to ask

  • “Make a FileSeen link for proposal.pdf and write a short email to Ana with it.”
  • “Did Ana open the proposal? Which pages did she read?”
  • “Which of my documents were opened this week?”
  • “Compare my three pitch decks. Which one got read the most?”

Also: All assistants · ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini

FAQ

Questions about FileSeen and Grok

Can Grok send emails?

Grok can write the email. FileSeen gives it the link to include and later tells it if the file was opened.

Does it work in the grok.com app?

xAI documents remote MCP for its API. This page covers the API.

Does the reader need an account?

No. The link opens in any browser, on a phone or a computer.

Is my API key safe?

Treat it like a password. Anyone with the key, or with a connector URL that contains it, can make links on your account. Revoke it any time in Dashboard → Settings → API keys.

Which files work?

PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, images and more, up to 95 MB. Web pages and ZIP files are not accepted.

Will the assistant say a file was opened when it was not?

It is told to report only what FileSeen returns. Checking a link never counts as an open.