Grok Build
In plain English
Grok Build is xAI’s coding agentA coding agent is an AI agent that works on software tasks by reading a project, changing files, and using development tools, then preparing the changes for review., a different product from Grok chatGrok is xAI's assistant for conversation, writing, and working with files you upload, on the web and in its mobile apps. and from a Grok BotGrok Bot is xAI’s product for named AI teammates that carry out tasks with tools and a persistent cloud computer shared by the Bots on one account..
Example
You ask Grok Build to add a glossary page. That is a code change. It does not create a teammate in the Grok BotGrok Bot is xAI’s product for named AI teammates that carry out tasks with tools and a persistent cloud computer shared by the Bots on one account. app. You chat with Grok about a recipe. That chat is not Grok Build, and it is not a Bot with a computer. A pluginA plugin is an optional piece of software that adds a feature to a larger application. you install for Grok Build does not show up as a connectorA connector is a ready-made connection that lets an application use another service's data or actions. on your Bots.
Why it matters
Three products share the name Grok. People mash them into one button. They are not one button.
Grok on grok.com is the assistant in a chat. A Grok BotGrok Bot is xAI’s product for named AI teammates that carry out tasks with tools and a persistent cloud computer shared by the Bots on one account. is a named teammate with one cloud computerIn Grok Bot, every Bot on an account uses the same cloud computer. Files, browser sessions, and command-line credentials on it are shared. for the account. Grok Build is the coding agentA coding agent is an AI agent that works on software tasks by reading a project, changing files, and using development tools, then preparing the changes for review. that edits a repositoryA repository is a project's stored files and their recorded change history, commonly managed with Git. with you. Official docs win if a label on this page goes stale.
You are reading a page that a Grok Build job can edit. That does not add a Grok BotGrok Bot is xAI’s product for named AI teammates that carry out tasks with tools and a persistent cloud computer shared by the Bots on one account., and it does not turn on anything inside bot.ski.
Grok Build has its own plugins and skills. Those stay with the coding agentA coding agent is an AI agent that works on software tasks by reading a project, changing files, and using development tools, then preparing the changes for review.. They do not land on a Bot’s computer.
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Updated October 1, 2026.