Grok Build v1.0.18
Grok Build v1.0.18 was released on .
Summary
Grok Build 1.0.18 makes quoting messages seamless directly from the viewer and introduces interactive charts that models can render natively. We've also improved performance so responses complete faster and the app stays responsive even on slow networks. Check out the full rel...
Release Context
- This was the 131st Grok Build release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Grok Build v1.0.17 (September 1, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
Grok Build 1.0.18
- Quoting a previous message works directly from the block viewer
- Welcome screen stays until you send a prompt; a session is prepared in the background
- Feedback is collected in a centered modal instead of a bottom card
- Feedback submissions include type, task, and failure details
- Feedback modal has a Drafts tab to manage and send saved drafts
- Models can render interactive charts
- Image generation supports richer parameters
- Retry behavior for rate-limited requests is configurable per model
- /feedback <text> saves a local draft before invoking the feedback skill
- Authentication recovery during turns no longer fails immediately on transient errors
- Session dock aligns consistently, shows more rows when expanded, and reveals stop controls on hover
- Rich-text pastes with special Unicode line separators no longer stay inline or corrupt the composer
- Mouse wheel over a one-line prompt scrolls conversation history
- Slash dropdowns no longer truncate long command names when a short sibling is also visible
- Subagent sessions respect the retry and rate-limit settings of their selected model
- Session picker opens with Ctrl+R everywhere; redo uses Ctrl+Shift+Z or Alt+Z
- Subagent views no longer duplicate the task prompt on first open
- Strikethrough text renders inside markdown tables
- Resume picker labels local sessions faster
- Startup no longer hangs on slow networks while fetching settings
- Responses complete faster; uploads and session bookkeeping happen in the background
- New sessions start responding faster by running start hooks in the background
Other Recent Grok Build Releases
- v1.0.25 (September 9, 2026)
- v1.0.24 (September 7, 2026)
- v1.0.23 (September 7, 2026)
- v1.0.22 (September 7, 2026)
- v1.0.21 (September 4, 2026)
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