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Grok Build MCP Server

Name: Grok Build MCP Server
Author: nuruvala

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

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nuruvala-grok-build-to-claude": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "grok-build-mcp-server@0.2.5"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GROK_BINARY": "",
        "GROK_MCP_PERMISSION_CEILING": "read-only",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_PERMISSION": "read-only",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_MODEL": "grok-4.6",
        "GROK_MCP_DEFAULT_EFFORT": "high",
        "GROK_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "1800000",
        "GROK_MCP_STATE_DIR": "",
        "GROK_MCP_MAX_CONCURRENT_RUNS": "4",
        "STRUCTURED_CONTENT_ENABLED": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

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

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