xAI has been shipping Grok Build updates non-stop
If you have not been keeping track, here is what xAI has rolled out up to v0.2.11:
New commands & core features
โ Integrated ๐ search and much faster web search
โ Added /export, /login, /usage, and /config-agents
โ Added an interactive read-file viewer with PowerPoint text extraction
โ Added Always-approve mode to streamline permissions
โ Auto-installed shell completions for bash, zsh, and fish
Expanded platform support
โ Added Windows ARM64 and macOS x86_64 support
โ Improved terminal support across Warp, VTE-based terminals, JetBrains, and legacy Windows Console
โ Fixed copy/paste issues across Linux Wayland, WSL, and Windows
Agent & context improvements
โ Subagents now share the terminal backend, scheduler, and monitor across sessions
โ Added proactive system reminders and laziness detectors to keep the model on task
โ Improved context compaction and memory usage for chat history
โ Auto-backgrounds long-running bash-mode commands triggered via !
UX, media & UI upgrades
โ Boosted terminal video playback to 30fps
โ Added multi-image paste, drag-and-drop, and temporary macOS screenshots
โ Added instant loading indicators when switching models
โ Improved clickable markdown links and rendered links inside table cells
โ Smoother plan-mode controls and absolute line numbers in the edit panel
Stability & fixes
โ Increased default retry budget to ~5 minutes
โ Increased Unix ulimits to prevent crashes
โ Hardened background tools to handle timeouts and self-kills
โ Fixed rendering bugs across UTF-8 output, large monitors, Windows contrast, and more
xAI is moving insanely fast
Grok Build is going from early CLI to a serious agentic coding environment very quickly