Awesome Grok Build 🚀

A practical awesome list, starter kit, and skill library for xAI's Grok Build CLI.

One repo to learn, configure, extend, and ship with Grok Build.

Grok Build is xAI's terminal-first coding agent for planning, editing, testing, reviewing, and shipping software from your repo. This repository curates official docs, useful community projects, reusable .grok/skills, AGENTS.md templates, .grokignore patterns, hook ideas, and practical workflows.

Independent community project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by xAI Corp. Grok and xAI are trademarks of their respective owners.

Quick Start

Install Grok Build:

# macOS / Linux / WSL
curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex

Use this starter kit in a project:

git clone https://github.com/DominikTobureto/awesome-grok-build.git
cd awesome-grok-build

# Inspect what Grok discovers: instructions, skills, plugins, hooks, MCPs.
grok inspect

# Start the TUI.
grok

Copy the parts you need:

# Skills
cp -R .grok/skills /path/to/your-project/.grok/

# Agent instructions
cp templates/AGENTS.fullstack.md /path/to/your-project/AGENTS.md

# Ignore file
cp templates/grokignore.default /path/to/your-project/.grokignore

Then open Grok and try:

/skills
/plan
Use the repo-health-check skill and tell me the smallest safe PR we should ship first.

Install all skills into any repo in one command:

# macOS / Linux / WSL
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DominikTobureto/awesome-grok-build/main/install.sh | bash

# Windows PowerShell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DominikTobureto/awesome-grok-build/main/install.ps1 | iex

Or install into a specific directory:

bash install.sh /path/to/your-project

Manual install (clone + copy):

rm -rf /tmp/awesome-grok-build && git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DominikTobureto/awesome-grok-build.git /tmp/awesome-grok-build && mkdir -p .grok && cp -R /tmp/awesome-grok-build/.grok/skills .grok/

Windows PowerShell:

Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:TEMP\awesome-grok-build" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DominikTobureto/awesome-grok-build.git "$env:TEMP\awesome-grok-build"; New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force .grok; Copy-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:TEMP\awesome-grok-build\.grok\skills" ".grok\"

Contents

• Why This Repo Exists
• Official Resources
• What Grok Build Does
• Setup Guide
• Ready-to-Use Skills 12+
• Skills & Hooks
• AGENTS.md Templates
• Project Templates
• Community Projects
• Community Skills
• Tips & Tricks
• Comparison
• Roadmap
• Changelog
• Contributing

Why This Repo Exists

Grok Build launched into a category already crowded with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Aider, Cline, OpenCode, Windsurf, and Devin.

The obvious "awesome list" is useful, but not enough. Builders need:

• official links that stay current;
• copy-pasteable AGENTS.md files;
• small, high-leverage skills;
• .grokignore patterns that keep agents away from secrets and junk;
• hook patterns for formatting, testing, and guardrails;
• practical prompts that produce clean diffs instead of chaos.

This repo is a reference set for configuring and extending Grok Build in real projects.

Official Resources

Resource	Why it matters
Introducing Grok Build	Launch post, availability, install command, Plan Mode, subagents, workflow positioning.
Grok Build product page	Feature overview: skills, plugins, Q&A, subagents, headless mode, code review, git integration.
Getting Started	Install, auth, grok, headless -p, custom models, grok inspect, API model usage.
Skills, Plugins & Marketplaces	Discovery paths for .grok/skills, .grok/plugins, hooks, marketplace sources, AGENTS.md compatibility.
Modes and Commands	Plan Mode, permission mode, core slash commands, skills as commands.
Headless & Scripting	grok -p, JSON/streaming JSON output, grok agent stdio, ACP integrations.
Enterprise Deployments	Network requirements, managed config, policy controls, proxy support.

What Grok Build Does

Based on official xAI docs and launch pages, Grok Build is built around:

• Terminal-native TUI for mouse-interactive coding sessions.
• Plan Mode where write tools are blocked until a plan is approved.
• Subagents for parallel investigation, testing, and implementation.
• Skills discovered from .grok/skills/, ~/.grok/skills/, plugins, and configured paths.
• Plugins and marketplaces that bundle skills, hooks, MCP servers, agents, and LSP servers.
• Hooks that run scripts on tool/session lifecycle events after trust is granted.
• AGENTS.md compatibility for repo-scoped instructions.
• Claude Code compatibility for existing Claude instruction, skill, plugin, MCP, and hook setups.
• Headless mode via grok -p for scripts, CI, bots, and automations.
• ACP support via grok agent stdio for IDEs and custom agent orchestration.

Setup Guide

For a practical walkthrough, see docs/grok-build-workflow-setup.md.

It covers:

• installing reusable .grok/skills;
• choosing an AGENTS.md template;
• adding a safe .grokignore;
• checking what Grok Build discovers with grok inspect;
• using Plan Mode before risky edits;
• keeping hooks explicit and reviewable.

Ready-to-Use Skills 12+

These are portable Grok Build skills you can copy into any project under .grok/skills/. Each skill includes YAML frontmatter (name, description, version, author), Plan Mode guidance, subagent/Arena-style workflows, human approval checkpoints, lint/test verification, and git hygiene.

Skill	What it does	Best first prompt
repo-health-check	Audits an unfamiliar repo and finds the smallest safe first PR.	Use repo-health-check. Propose the smallest safe PR. Do not edit yet.
agentic-code-review	Reviews diffs for correctness, security, tests, perf, and regression risk.	Use agentic-code-review on the current diff. Findings first.
python-expert	Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, pytest, typing, async, packaging.	Use python-expert. Add a failing pytest first, then fix.
refactor-master	Behavior-preserving refactors with characterization tests and small diffs.	Use refactor-master. Plan before editing.
git-github-flow	Clean commits, PR descriptions, review response, merge readiness.	Use git-github-flow. Prepare commit and PR text. Do not push.
research-agent	Current web/X research, source-backed docs, ecosystem scanning.	Use research-agent. Verify current facts and cite sources.
tdd-test-engineer	Test-first implementation, regression tests, flaky test debugging.	Use tdd-test-engineer. Write the failing test first.
architecture-review	Clean/hexagonal/modular architecture, ADRs, data flow, boundaries.	Use architecture-review. Compare options and recommend the smallest reversible plan.
security-audit	Auth, permissions, injection, secrets, dependencies, hook safety.	Use security-audit. Review this diff for exploitable paths.
performance-optimizer	p95/p99 latency, DB queries, frontend performance, profiling, caching.	Use performance-optimizer. Measure first, then propose fixes.
frontend-ux-engineer	Product UI, accessibility, responsive layout, states, visual QA.	Use frontend-ux-engineer. Build the actual workflow, not a landing page.
nextjs-fullstack	Next.js App Router, RSC, server actions, auth, caching, full-stack features.	Use nextjs-fullstack. Plan server/client boundaries before edits.
hooksmith	Safe hooks for lint, tests, notifications, command guards, trust review.	Use hooksmith. Design a read-only post-edit lint hook.

The skills are written to be copied into other projects and adapted to local conventions.

Skills & Hooks

Skills in this repo are designed around Grok Build's strengths:

• Plan Mode for ambiguous or risky work.
• Subagents for parallel read-only investigation.
• Arena-style comparison when multiple implementation/review strategies are plausible.
• X search and web search for current information when enabled.
• Human-in-the-loop diff approval before risky edits.
• Lint/test gates discovered from the repo, not invented.
• Git discipline: small diffs, staged intentionally, no secret or generated junk.

Skill best practices:

• Keep SKILL.md small and task-specific.
• Put long examples under references/ or examples/ instead of bloating the skill entrypoint.
• Give the skill a narrow trigger description so Grok invokes it only when useful.
• Prefer deterministic scripts for repeatable checks.
• Never hide destructive behavior inside a skill.

Hook best practices:

• Treat hooks like CI jobs, not prompt text.
• Start with read-only or formatting hooks.
• Require trust for project hooks and document every command they run.
• Keep secrets out of hook logs.
• Use hooks to surface test/lint output back to the agent, not to silently mutate unrelated files.

See docs/best-practices.md and examples/hooks.md.

AGENTS.md Templates

Template	Best for
AGENTS.fullstack.md	SaaS apps, dashboards, product builds, full-stack repos.
AGENTS.library.md	Open-source packages and SDKs.
AGENTS.docs.md	Docs-heavy repos, awesome lists, knowledge bases.
AGENTS.security.md	Security-sensitive codebases and audit workflows.

Rule of thumb:

• Put stable project rules in AGENTS.md.
• Put reusable workflows in .grok/skills/<name>/SKILL.md.
• Put generated or private junk in .grokignore.
• Put deterministic checks in hooks.

Project Templates

File	Purpose
templates/grokignore.default	Safe default ignore patterns for AI coding agents.
templates/grokignore.node	Node/TypeScript-heavy projects.
templates/grokignore.python	Python projects, virtualenvs, notebooks, cache folders.
templates/python-fullstack	Python full-stack starter pack with AGENTS.md and .grokignore.
templates/fastapi	FastAPI service pack with API, DB, testing, and security rules.
templates/nextjs	Next.js App Router pack with server/client and UI rules.
examples/one-prompt-saas.md	A production-minded one-prompt SaaS scaffold request.
examples/prompts.md	High-signal prompts for planning, review, migration, tests, and docs.

Community Projects

Early ecosystem links worth watching:

Project	Notes
superagent-ai/grok-cli	Popular community-built Grok API coding agent. Not official xAI Grok Build, but useful for ecosystem patterns around TUI, subagents, web/X search, media generation, and schedules.
AppleLamps/grok-build-web	Local browser UI that bridges to grok agent stdio through ACP. Very early, but exactly the kind of wrapper category that will grow fast.
grokbuildweb.com	Project site for the browser UI wrapper.
parallelagents.live	Unofficial "arena" style demo around parallel agents. Treat as inspiration, not documentation.

Submit more via PR. Include a one-line description, license, and whether it is official, community, experimental, or commercial.

Community Skills

To add a skill, open a PR with:

• .grok/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md;
• frontmatter: name, description, version, author;
• a narrow trigger description;
• examples of when to use it;
• safety notes if it runs tools, scripts, hooks, network calls, or shell commands.

Good community skill categories:

• database migration reviewer;
• Playwright QA;
• React Native;
• Rust systems programming;
• data science notebooks;
• deployment readiness;
• docs drift detection;
• issue triage;
• release automation;
• incident postmortems.

Tips & Tricks

Use Plan Mode first for ambiguous work:

Start in Plan Mode. Inspect the repo, identify the risky files, propose the smallest shippable plan, and wait for approval before edits.

Use subagents for independent questions:

Split this investigation into parallel tracks: backend errors, database queries, frontend regressions, and deployment changes. Summarize evidence before proposing a fix.

Use headless mode for repeatable checks:

grok -p "Review this diff for regressions and missing tests" --output-format json

Use grok inspect after changing config:

grok inspect

Use AGENTS.md as the repo contract:

Read AGENTS.md first. Follow the test commands exactly. Do not introduce new frameworks unless the plan explains why.

Comparison

Tool	Sweet spot	Strengths	Tradeoffs
Grok Build	Terminal-first agent orchestration	Plan approval, subagents, skills/plugins/hooks, AGENTS.md compatibility, headless mode, ACP, xAI ecosystem.	Early beta, access gated by subscription, smaller ecosystem, docs and hook/plugin conventions still maturing.
Claude Code	Mature terminal agent for deep codebase work	Strong coding model, established skills/hooks/plugins/MCP ecosystem, widely adopted workflows.	Usage limits/cost can bite, vendor-specific conventions, parallel workflows depend on setup.
Cursor	IDE-native agentic editing	Great editor UX, codebase index, background agents, rules, model choice, strong adoption.	Less terminal-native, remote background agents may affect data policies, can be noisy in large repos without rules.
Aider	Open-source git-native pair programming	OSS, model-flexible, repo map, excellent git workflow, lint/test loop, scriptable.	Less "agent platform" out of the box, no native marketplace/subagent TUI experience like newer tools.

The short version:

• Choose Grok Build when you want terminal-native multi-agent workflows and reusable agent capabilities.
• Choose Claude Code when you want the most battle-tested terminal coding agent ecosystem.
• Choose Cursor when you want the agent inside your editor all day.
• Choose Aider when you want open-source, git-first, BYO-model coding assistance.

Contributing

PRs are welcome. High-signal contributions:

• official xAI links;
• working .grok/skills;
• AGENTS.md patterns that improved real projects;
• hook examples with clear safety notes;
• early community repos with working code;
• screenshots, demos, and measured comparisons.

Before opening a PR:

1. Read CONTRIBUTING.md.
2. Verify links.
3. Mark sources as official or community.
4. Keep claims accurate.