xAI launches Grok Build coding agent and Connectors for app integration
Terminal-based planning, parallel subagents, and deep app integrations arrive
xAI announced two major updates: Grok Build, a new coding agent and CLI for professional software engineering, and Connectors, deep app integrations for Grok Web. Grok Build is available in early beta for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers. Users install it with a single curl command and can plan complex tasks, approve or modify plans, and see clean diffs before execution. It supports custom AGENTS.md files, plugins, hooks, skills, MCP servers, parallel subagents with worktree isolation, headless mode for scripts, and full ACP support for building bots and orchestration apps — all running directly from the terminal.
Connectors bring everyday apps into Grok Web without copy-pasting. Users can connect SharePoint (search, read, create, edit documents with Grok 4.3), Outlook (email, calendar, triage), OneDrive, Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Calendar), Notion (pages, databases), GitHub (repos, PRs, code review), and Linear. Users can also add custom MCP servers. Connectors enable reading/summarizing emails, updating slides, organizing calendars, editing spreadsheets, and more directly within chat.
- Grok Build is an early beta CLI coding agent for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers with terminal-based planning, clean diffs, and parallel subagents.
- Connectors integrate SharePoint, Outlook, OneDrive, Google Workspace, Notion, GitHub, and Linear into Grok Web for end-to-end chat workflows.
- Both features support custom MCP servers, and Grok Build offers headless mode and ACP for automation and third-party bots.
Why It Matters
Developers get a powerful terminal-native coding agent; professionals streamline work without leaving chat.