Grok Build MCP Server

Name: Grok Build MCP Server
Author: io.github.Nuruvala

io.github.Nuruvala/grok-build-mcp-server

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What is the Grok Build MCP server?

Run the Grok Build CLI as MCP tools: agent runs with live progress, code review, web research.

How to install Grok Build

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

GROK_BINARY
Path to the grok executable. Only needed when grok is not on PATH.
GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING
Highest permission level any call may request. Granted once at registration and never prompts again.
GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION
Permission level used when a call specifies none. Must be at or below the ceiling.
GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL
Model used when a call omits one.
GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT
Reasoning effort used when a call omits one.
GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS
Wall-clock kill for a single run, in milliseconds.
GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR
Directory for background job records. Defaults to $XDG_STATE_HOME/grok-mcp.
GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS
Background runs alive at once. Use off, none, or unlimited for no cap.
STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED
Emit structuredContent alongside _meta. Off by default because some clients mishandle it.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-build-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "grok-build-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GROK_BINARY": "<YOUR_GROK_BINARY>",
        "GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT>",
        "GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR>",
        "GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS>",
        "STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED": "<YOUR_STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-build-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "grok-build-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GROK_BINARY": "<YOUR_GROK_BINARY>",
        "GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT>",
        "GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR>",
        "GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS>",
        "STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED": "<YOUR_STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-build-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "grok-build-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GROK_BINARY": "<YOUR_GROK_BINARY>",
        "GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT>",
        "GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR>",
        "GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS>",
        "STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED": "<YOUR_STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "grok-build-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "grok-build-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GROK_BINARY": "<YOUR_GROK_BINARY>",
        "GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL>",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT>",
        "GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR>",
        "GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS": "<YOUR_GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS>",
        "STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED": "<YOUR_STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add grok-build-mcp-server --env GROK_BINARY=<YOUR_GROK_BINARY> --env GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING=<YOUR_GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING> --env GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION=<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION> --env GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL=<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL> --env GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT=<YOUR_GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT> --env GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS> --env GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR=<YOUR_GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR> --env GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS=<YOUR_GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS> --env STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED=<YOUR_STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED> -- npx -y grok-build-mcp-server