Grok Build v1.0.19
Grok Build v1.0.19 was released on .
Summary
Grok Build 1.0.19 makes background tasks truly invisible—scheduled loops no longer interrupt your conversation flow—while improving reliability across the board with better crash prevention and faster performance when MCP servers are configured. You'll also notice sharper visu...
Release Context
- This was the 132nd Grok Build release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 2 days after Grok Build v1.0.18 (September 2, 2026).
- Grok Build: ships every 1.7 days — 12 releases in the last month.
Why it matters: Loop tasks finally stop cluttering your conversation.
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- Claude Code v2.1.263 (September 6, 2026)
- Antigravity CLI v1.1.27 (September 5, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.4 (September 4, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.3 (September 4, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.261 (September 4, 2026)
Compare Grok Build: vs Claude Code · vs OpenAI Codex CLI · vs Cursor · vs Gemini CLI · vs Kiro CLI · vs GitHub Copilot CLI · vs Devin Desktop · vs Antigravity CLI
Release Notes
Grok Build 1.0.19
- Scheduled /loop tasks always run in the background and no longer inject turns into the conversation
- Transparent terminal theme lets the terminal background show through
- MCP servers blocked by organization policy show a clear message and are refused before any config change
- Session resume tells the model which loops, subagents, and workflows were still running
- Dashboard shows newly dispatched sessions immediately
- Headless sessions (grok -p) support --worktree
- Multi-line bash commands wrap and highlight in the block viewer
- /usage works from the dashboard when no session is active
- Mid-turn UI no longer freezes when the terminal stops reading output
- Closing the terminal pane while grok is exiting no longer crashes
- MCP server list in minimal mode shows policy-blocked servers
- URLs that wrap across lines inside quotes or lists stay fully clickable
- Welcome screen composer grows taller when you paste multi-line text
- /feedback drops unsupported images with a notice and keeps your report text on save errors
- Feedback drafts keep paragraph breaks, and the modal no longer switches tabs unexpectedly
- Turn summary lines keep their spacing after background tasks finish
- Thinking blocks no longer stay expanded after switching between fullscreen and minimal modes
- First prompt after login is faster when MCP servers are configured; they connect 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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