Grok Build v0.2.89

Grok Build v0.2.89 was released on July 7, 2026.

Summary

Grok Build 0.2.89 brings voice dictation to Linux users and a smarter /auto command that streamlines your workflow by showing only the mode you're not in. We've also upgraded image edits with higher-quality output and fixed lingering issues with rate limits, terminal styling, ...

Release Context

This was the 81st Grok Build release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
It shipped 1 day after Grok Build v0.2.88 (July 6, 2026).

Shipped around the same time

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

Cursor v3.11 (July 10, 2026)
OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.1 (July 9, 2026)
Claude Code v2.1.206 (July 9, 2026)
OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.0 (July 9, 2026)
Kiro CLI v2.12.0 (July 9, 2026)

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Release Notes

Grok Build 0.2.89

Voice dictation now works on Linux (requires pipewire, pulseaudio-utils or alsa-utils)
New /auto slash command switches to classifier permission mode; the menu now shows only the other mode
--effort and --reasoning-effort are now interchangeable CLI flags for setting reasoning effort
Image edits now use the higher-quality Imagine model for better output
Try Again on the free-usage paywall now correctly resubmits after rate-limit retries
Cursor now respects your terminal’s default blink style instead of always blinking
Skill commands in scrollback now highlight only the command name, not the arguments
Plan files now default to .grok/plan.md to match Grok conventions
Shell state (cwd, env) now persists across tool calls in Cursor:Shell sessions
LaTeX math renders correctly for display equations and complex subscripts
Queue hint in the terminal no longer shows incorrect bold text on part of the message
Git operations like rebase no longer cause long pauses from repeated full-repo scans

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