xAI / Grok

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 tasks

• grok-3-mini

  - Fast and efficient

• grok-3-fast

  - Optimized for speed

• grok-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.