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xai-org/grok-build

SpaceXAI's coding agent harness and TUI. Fullscreen, mouse interactive, extensible. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/xai-org/grok-build · Rust · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

57/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 3

Flags: no_releases young

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 50
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

26100 stars · 4908 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Grok Build is SpaceXAI's terminal-based AI coding agent, written in Rust, that runs as a full-screen interactive TUI. It understands codebases, edits files, executes shell commands, searches the web, and can run headlessly for scripting/CI or be embedded in editors via the Agent Client Protocol.

Use cases

  • ai coding agent in the terminal
  • refactor code with an llm from the command line
  • automate code edits in ci pipelines
  • embed an ai agent into my editor
  • interactive tui for ai-assisted programming
  • let an ai agent run shell commands and fix bugs

When to choose

  • you want a full-screen, mouse-interactive terminal AI coding agent
  • you need headless agent runs for scripting or CI
  • you want editor integration via the Agent Client Protocol
  • you prefer a fast native Rust tool with prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows

When to avoid

  • you need a GUI-based AI coding assistant
  • you want an IDE plugin rather than a terminal tool
  • you require Windows builds that are fully tested and supported
  • you don't want an agent that can execute shell commands autonomously

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

agent-framework cli terminal-ui llm-inference developer-tools developer-tools large-language-models windows cli rust coding-agent tui acp ai-pair-programming code-editing command-line ai-agents macos linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
xai-org/grok-buildmain57

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="xai-org/grok-build")

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