SpaceXAI has open-sourced "Grok Build," a terminal-based AI coding agent. The tool supports codebase understanding, file editing, shell command execution, web search, and the management of long-running tasks. [SpaceXAI]
SpaceXAI Open-Sources Grok Build, a Terminal-Based AI Coding Agent
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It offers three operational modes: interactive, headless (for scripts and CI), and editor integration. Integration into editors is possible via the Agent Client Protocol (ACP). [SpaceXAI]
The published repository includes the Rust source code for the grok CLI/TUI and the agent runtime. These are synchronized periodically from SpaceXAI's monorepo. The SOURCE_REV file in the root directory records the corresponding commit SHA of the monorepo. [SpaceXAI]
Pre-built binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows have been released. Installation can be performed using curl or PowerShell scripts. Development requires the Rust toolchain and DotSlash. [SpaceXAI]
The software is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0. External contributions are not being accepted. [SpaceXAI]
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