Grok Build v0.2.105

Grok Build v0.2.105 was released on July 18, 2026.

Summary

Grok Build 0.2.105 makes the minimal mode more powerful with /btw answers now appearing live, and gives you better control over your workspace with a new setting to keep your viewport steady when sending prompts. We've also improved shell integration, fixed multi-line syntax h...

Release Context

This was the 97th Grok Build release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
It shipped 1 day after Grok Build v0.2.104 (July 17, 2026).

Shipped around the same time

Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:

Claude Code v2.1.216 (July 20, 2026)
GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.72 (July 20, 2026)
Claude Code v2.1.215 (July 19, 2026)
Devin Desktop v3.5.17 (July 19, 2026)
OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.6 (July 18, 2026)

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Release Notes

Grok Build 0.2.105

/btw now works inside grok --minimal, showing answers in the live area and committing them to scrollback on Esc
New Appearance setting "Snap prompt to top on send" lets you keep the viewport where it is instead of jumping to the new prompt
New /summarize slash command is now available as an alias for /recap to request an on-demand session summary
Local shell tools now see the same environment variables, aliases, and functions as your login shell
Syntax highlighting in diffs and the file viewer no longer miscolors strings or comments that span multiple lines
Global rules from ~/.grok/rules and compatible vendor homes are now discovered correctly
Background tasks that finish after you press Ctrl+C no longer automatically resume the model
Ctrl+\ out of the dashboard now returns you to the agent you came from
MCP OAuth logins now succeed against servers that require the RFC 9207 issuer parameter in the callback
Agent dashboard now shows fleet roster entries even when the local agent list is empty
Long-session compaction no longer fails on servers that reject tool_choice none when tools are attached
Scrolling feels smoother and less jagged under load or over slow connections

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