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- Unbreak merge lifecycle e2e after default model → grok-4.5
- Scan home-scope rules dirs at <root>/rules
- Complete text-input paste and terminal parity
- Gate project roles and personas
- Use canonical editing in dialogs
- Use canonical editing in search bars
- Reject ambiguous MCP tool IDs
- Harden Git operands for plugins
- Simplify queue drain API
- Pass RFC 9207 iss through MCP OAuth token exchange
- Show leader roster when local agents map is empty
- Use canonical editing in Persona views
- Remove marketplace default-skills auto-install and purge old installs
- Use canonical editing in extension forms
- Add canonical dashboard text editing
- Use canonical editing in settings
- Add /summarize as a /recap alias
- Restore previous agent when exiting dashboard
- Use tool_choice auto for compaction
- Settings toggle for snap-prompt-to-top on send
- Update default models to grok-4.5
- Source login shell once for local bash (env + alias/function snapshot)
- Template hardcoded param names in server-native tool descriptions
- Fix System-Reminder XML tag injection in CLAUDE.md via agents_md
- Fix remote workspace-server hardcoding LSP trust (repo code execution risk)
- Clear orphaned tool-call updates at turn end
- Suppress task wake after cancel
- Send x-grok-client-identifier on direct API tool calls
- Harden dashboard peek lease transitions
- Host /btw side panel in live region (minimal mode)
- Bound scroll presentation latency
- Highlight multi-line constructs correctly in diffs and the file viewer
- Block web_fetch non-public IPs; local opt-in is explicit-host only
- Seed coding_data_retention_opt_out=false for OAuth e2es in pty-harness
- Follow up clipboard delivery feedback
- Use canonical editing in pickers
- Route TextArea through canonical editor
- Persistent "watching" status row; quieter turn markers
- Gate sensitive edit targets
- Expose agent registry counts and gate session churn on them
- Default coding data sharing to opt-out until server preference applies
- Wire chat attachment ids through gateway prompts
- On auth refresh failure, issue retry
- Forward preview provenance and computer lifecycle state
- Document independent privacy controls and scope /privacy output
- Strip SamplingError Display prefix on rate-limit UI copy
- Stop dumping Cloudflare HTML into Retry failed
- Disable in-place prompt edit (scroll jank on enter)
- Strip forced ANSI color from gh pr view JSON
- Plumb bash tool description onto ToolUsageCard wire
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Grok Build User Guide

Learn how to install, configure, and extend Grok Build, the terminal-based AI coding assistant from SpaceXAI.


Tier 1: Essential User Docs

Start here. These guides cover what you need on your first day.

# Document Description
1 Getting Started Installation, first launch, authentication, basic interaction, and key concepts
2 Authentication Browser login, API keys, OIDC/SSO, external auth providers, and device-code flow
3 Keyboard Shortcuts Reference for every key binding and mouse action in the TUI
4 Slash Commands Every / command for sessions, models, memory, hooks, and plugins
5 Configuration config.toml, pager.toml, environment variables, and file locations

Tier 2: Core Feature Docs

Customize and extend Grok Build.

# Document Description
6 Theming and Appearance Themes, the /theme command, pager.toml, and color-support detection
7 MCP Servers External tool integrations through the Model Context Protocol
8 Skills Reusable prompt packages in the SKILL.md format
9 Plugins Bundle and share skills, commands, agents, hooks, and MCP servers; install from marketplace sources
10 Hooks Lifecycle scripts and HTTP callbacks for pre- and post-tool-use events
11 Custom Models Bring-your-own-key, Ollama, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints
12 Project Rules (AGENTS.md) Per-directory AGENTS.md instructions and their precedence
13 Memory Cross-session knowledge persistence with /flush, /dream, and hybrid search

Tier 3: Advanced Usage Docs

Automate, script, and integrate Grok Build with other systems.

# Document Description
14 Headless Mode and Scripting grok -p, output formats, CI/CD integration, and piping
15 Agent Mode and IDE Integration ACP stdio transport, WebSocket relay, and SDK integration
16 Subagents and Personas Parallel child sessions, agent types, personas, and capability modes
17 Session Management Save, load, resume, rewind, compact, and the session persistence format
18 Sandbox Mode OS-level filesystem and network isolation profiles
19 Plan Mode Structured planning, plan-file edits, and approval before coding
20 Background Tasks and Monitoring background: true, /loop, monitor, and Ctrl+G to demote
21 Terminal Support and Troubleshooting tmux, SSH, truecolor, clipboard, and OSC 52
22 Permissions and Safety Controls dontAsk mode, auto-approved tools, the safe-bash list, and restrictive PreToolUse hooks (such as git/gh-only)
23 Agent Dashboard Central overview of local sessions and forks
24 Monitoring Usage (External OpenTelemetry) Customer OTEL export