Grok Build v0.2.88
Grok Build v0.2.88 was released on .
Summary
Grok Build 0.2.88 makes scrolling buttery smooth and search way smarter—finding exactly what you need across conversations with better understanding of file names and word variations. Plus, we've squashed some annoying bugs and added helpful new features you'll discover when y...
Release Context
- This was the 80th Grok Build release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Grok Build v0.2.87 (July 5, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
Grok Build 0.2.88
- Scrolling feels smoother with better trackpad and wheel handling plus configurable speed and mode
- Session search now returns tighter multi-word results and handles filenames and plurals better
- Session picker now always searches conversation content for queries of two or more characters
- Tool call grouping is now enabled by default, folding consecutive reads and searches into single rows
- Plugins tab now supports u to update the selected plugin and shows non-blocking success feedback
- Reasoning effort used for a session is now recorded in summary.json and conversation history
- Session content search now correctly indexes messages containing escape sequences like newlines and quotes
- Formatted links now keep their link color when wrapped in bold, italic, or strikethrough
- Resuming sessions no longer fails permanently when history files contain corrupted lines from interrupted writes
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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