Grok Build
A terminal-native coding agent powered by Grok 4.6, enabling complex software development tasks with plan mode, subagents, and MCP server integration. Free to try.
Grok Build is an open-source alternative to:
Grok Build is a powerful terminal-native coding agent designed to streamline complex software development workflows. Powered by Grok 4.6, it combines advanced AI capabilities with a developer-first interface to handle planning, coding, testing, and deployment seamlessly.
Key Features
- Plan Mode: Architect complex projects with structured plans that require approval before execution, with clean diff visualization
- Subagents: Parallel AI agents for research, testing, and code review that work simultaneously in separate worktrees
- Skills System: Convert workflows into reusable slash commands with AGENTS.md, plugins, hooks, and MCP servers
- Terminal-First UI: Clean, keyboard-driven interface with minimal chrome and expressive visuals
- Deep Reasoning: Step-by-step thinking for complex problems with live streaming execution
- Multi-file Edits: Refactor across files using search-and-replace with context-aware changes
- Git Integration: Full Git workflow support including staging, committing, pushing, and branch management
- Code Search: Fast grep and navigation across large codebases
- MCP Integration: Connect to Linear, Sentry, Grafana, and other tools via Model Context Protocol servers
- Headless Mode: Script Grok Build in CI/CD pipelines for automated workflows
Tech / Self-Hosting
Grok Build is available as a CLI tool that can be installed with a single command. The open-source components allow for self-hosting and customization, though the primary Grok 4.6 model requires access to XAI's infrastructure. The system is designed to work with any codebase and programming language, making it highly adaptable to existing development environments.