Grok Build v0.2.96

Grok Build v0.2.96 was released on July 10, 2026.

Summary

Grok Build 0.2.96 makes your workflows smoother with automatic compact mode for smaller screens and smarter prompt history browsing using the up arrow. You can now see PR merge queue status instantly and get better visibility into agent activity with improved task pane labels—...

Release Notes

Grok Build 0.2.96

• System notifications now carry structured kind/title/body for better rendering
• x.ai/pr/status now reports whether an open PR is in the merge queue
• Compact mode now activates automatically on very small terminals
• Up arrow on an empty prompt now browses prompt history; /history searches it
• Stop hook runs now appear inline on the turn-completed line instead of a separate block
• Subagent rows now fold into verb-group headers and the tasks pane shows live activity labels
• Dashboard shortcuts now advertise ? instead of Ctrl+. on terminals that cannot deliver the latter
• Double-clicking scrollback while Text selection is fold/nav now shows a tip offering Ctrl+Y to enable Word select
• grok worktree ls now works as a short alias for grok worktree list
• MCP tool output truncation can now be set per-repo in .grok/config.toml
• Auto-send of queued follow-ups during task waits can now be enabled fleet-wide via remote settings
• Welcome screen now offers one-click resume of a recent Claude Code session via ctrl+u
• Vim l key now opens the selected agent detail view in the dashboard
• Terminal commands with no args now run through a shell, matching the CLI
• Agent teardown no longer crashes on slim Linux images that lack the ps command
• Esc now dismisses an open /btw panel before backing out of a dashboard overlay
• Resumed grok.com chats now use the conversation's last model instead of the gateway default
• JetBrains terminals on Windows now default to minimal mode to avoid raw mouse-report leaks in the prompt
• Skill token highlights now survive line wraps and the slash menu opens when typing / before existing text
• Truncated or tiny images are now dropped before sending and previously poisoned sessions self-heal on restart
• Session switch hints after /new or fork now show the working command in minimal mode
• Progress bars in Ghostty and WezTerm now stop correctly for parked task waits
• /effort now rejects levels the current model does not support instead of sending a bad value to the API
• /recap on a fresh session now says "No messages yet" instead of failing
• Monitor and system messages no longer appear as user prompts when resuming old sessions
• /rewind completion now appears as a brief toast instead of a permanent transcript line
• Auto recaps no longer appear under a newer user message when you start typing again
• Authentication retries after token refresh no longer hang for minutes or days
• Text selection tip no longer appears on the first double-click or on non-assistant blocks
• Skill slash commands queued while a turn runs can now be sent immediately with Enter or the interject chord
• Drag text selection now works inside the dashboard dispatch input box
• Multi-line paste chips in dashboard inputs now support preview and expand like the main prompt
• Live previews now always fetch the latest content without browser or CDN caching

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