xAI / Grok
Chat with xAI's Grok models. Supports text and vision.
Setup
INSTALLATION AND USE INSTRUCTIONS
export XAI_API_KEY="xai-YOUR-KEY"
Get your API key at: https://console.x.ai
Commands
Chat with Grok
node {baseDir}/scripts/chat.js "What is the meaning of life?"
Use a specific model
node {baseDir}/scripts/chat.js --model grok-3-mini "Quick question: 2+2?"
Vision (analyze images)
node {baseDir}/scripts/chat.js --image /path/to/image.jpg "What's in this image?"
🔍 Search X/Twitter (Real-time!)
node {baseDir}/scripts/search-x.js "Remotion video framework"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search-x.js --days 7 "Claude AI tips"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search-x.js --handles @remotion_dev "updates"
Uses xAI Responses API with x_search tool for real X posts with citations.
List available models
node {baseDir}/scripts/models.js
Available Models
grok-3
- Most capable, best for complex tasksgrok-3-mini
- Fast and efficientgrok-3-fast
- Optimized for speedgrok-2-vision-1212
- Vision model for image understanding
Example Usage
User: "Ask Grok what it thinks about AI safety"
Action: Run chat.js with the prompt
User: "Use Grok to analyze this image" (with attached image)
Action: Run chat.js with --image flag
User: "What Grok models are available?"
Action: Run models.js
API Reference
xAI API Docs: https://docs.x.ai/api
Environment Variables
XAI_API_KEY
- Your xAI API key (required)XAI_MODEL
- Default model (optional, defaults to grok-3)
Security & Permissions
What this skill does:
- Sends chat prompts to xAI's API at
api.x.ai
- Vision mode sends images to xAI for analysis
scripts/models.js
lists available models (read-only)
What this skill does NOT do:
- Does not read arbitrary local files —
--image
only accepts files with image extensions (.jpg
, .jpeg
, .png
, .gif
, .webp
)
- Does not read config files or access the filesystem beyond the specified image path
- Does not store conversation history or logs
- Does not send credentials to any endpoint other than
api.x.ai
- Cannot be invoked autonomously by the agent (
disable-model-invocation: true
)
Bundled scripts:
scripts/chat.js
(chat),
scripts/models.js
(list models),
scripts/search-x.js
(X search)
Review scripts before first use to verify behavior.
