What it does

Grok Build is SpaceXAI's terminal-based coding agent. The repository describes a full-screen interface that understands your codebase, edits files, runs shell commands, searches the web and manages long-running tasks. It can be used interactively, headlessly for scripting or CI, or embedded in editors through the Agent Client Protocol (ACP). Prebuilt binaries are published for macOS, Linux and Windows and installed with a one-line script, or you can build the Rust source with cargo. On first launch the tool opens a browser to authenticate. The user guide covers keyboard shortcuts, slash commands, configuration, theming, MCP servers, skills, plugins, hooks, headless mode and sandboxing, and full documentation is hosted online. The code is licensed under Apache-2.0 and is synced periodically from SpaceXAI's internal monorepo. The repository states that external contributions are not accepted.

Capabilities

Full-screen terminal interface with mouse support
Edits files, runs shell commands and searches the web
Interactive, headless (scripts and CI) and editor-embedded (ACP) modes
MCP servers, skills, plugins and hooks
Sandboxing covered in the user guide
Prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux and Windows

When to use it

Working with an AI coding agent from the terminal rather than an editor
Running an agent in scripts or CI through headless mode
Connecting an agent to an editor that supports ACP
Reading or building an open-source agent runtime written in Rust