Grok Build v0.2.56
Grok Build v0.2.56 was released on .
Summary
Grok Build 0.2.56 now lets you resume sub-agents seamlessly without forking new conversations, and gives you direct CLI control to permanently delete sessions. We've also squashed stability issues across config reloads, git operations, and non-ASCII filenames—check the full no...
Release Context
- This was the 48th Grok Build release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 2 days after Grok Build v0.2.55 (June 16, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- Claude Code v2.1.185 (June 20, 2026)
- Antigravity CLI v1.0.10 (June 19, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.183 (June 19, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.141.0 (June 18, 2026)
- Gemini CLI v0.47.0 (June 18, 2026)
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Release Notes
Grok Build 0.2.56
- resume_from now continues a finished sub-agent in place instead of forking a new conversation
- grok sessions delete <id> now lets you permanently remove a session from the CLI
- MCP server connections no longer get torn down during rapid config reloads
- Stale leader processes are now cleaned up when leader mode is disabled via config or remote settings
- Sandbox profile is now preserved when resuming sessions so commands continue to work as before
- list_dir now shows more relevant files when a large directory appears early in alphabetical order
- grok quit no longer hangs when background git or network tasks are slow
- The token count shown after auto-compaction now matches the context bar exactly
- The git branch icon now renders correctly in iTerm2 without a Nerd Font
- list_dir now gives clearer guidance when a directory is too large, using the actual tool names available in your session
- Ctrl+Enter now sends the prompt when the agent is idle (same behavior as Enter)
- resume_from now correctly continues a sub-agent in the same working directory it was using before
- Files with non-ASCII names (e.g. Chinese) no longer crash the session when plan mode checks for markdown
- Session lists (welcome screen, /resume, grok sessions list) are now sorted by the same activity time shown in the UI
- Fixed bash tool failures when models send numeric arguments such as timeout as JSON strings instead of numbers
- Prevented crashes during bash command output streaming when building progress frames
- Disabled inline image rendering on iTerm2 terminals where scrollback overlays cannot be supported
- Fast tools like grep now show as completed immediately even when other tools in the same round are still running
- Long sessions that display inline images no longer grow to multi-GB memory usage
Other Recent Grok Build Releases
- v1.0.13 (August 28, 2026)
- v1.0.12 (August 27, 2026)
- v1.0.11 (August 26, 2026)
- v1.0.10 (August 24, 2026)
- v1.0.9 (August 24, 2026)
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