Grok Build

xAI's official coding agent harness and interactive terminal UI

Open Source Coding & Development

What is Grok Build?

Grok Build is xAI's official open-source coding agent harness with a fullscreen, mouse-interactive terminal UI. It gives developers an extensible TUI for running coding agents against their own projects. The project is Apache 2.0 licensed and draws directly from xAI's internal agent tooling.

Key features

  • Fullscreen interactive coding agent TUI
  • Mouse-interactive terminal interface
  • Extensible harness architecture
  • Official xAI project

Pros

  • Official backing from xAI
  • Polished interactive TUI
  • Apache 2.0 licensed

Cons

  • Tied to xAI's ecosystem by design
  • Rust build toolchain required
  • Early-stage relative to established harnesses

Grok Build at a glance

PricingOpen Source
CategoryCoding & Development
Platformslinux, macos
CompanyxAI
Official websitegithub.com
ai-agentcoding-agenttuixairustapache

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Grok Build FAQs

What is Grok Build?

Grok Build is xAI's official open-source coding agent harness with a fullscreen, mouse-interactive terminal UI. It gives developers an extensible TUI for running coding agents against their own projects. The project is Apache 2.0 licensed and draws directly from xAI's internal agent tooling.

What are the main features of Grok Build?

Grok Build offers Fullscreen interactive coding agent TUI, Mouse-interactive terminal interface, Extensible harness architecture and Official xAI project.

How much does Grok Build cost?

Grok Build is open source, so the software itself is free to download, use and self-host. Your only costs are the infrastructure you run it on and any paid services you connect to it.

What are the pros and cons of Grok Build?

Strengths of Grok Build include Official backing from xAI; Polished interactive TUI; Apache 2.0 licensed. On the downside, Tied to xAI's ecosystem by design; Rust build toolchain required; Early-stage relative to established harnesses.