Grok Build v1.0.53
Grok Build v1.0.53 was released on .
Summary
Grok Build 1.0.53 makes shell commands easier to work with and gives you more control over long-running tasks—now you can pause goal continuations and get clear warnings before quitting workflows. We've also refined how the interactive tools work and fixed several edge cases t...
Release Context
- This was the 162nd Grok Build release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Grok Build v1.0.52 (October 11, 2026).
- Grok Build: ships every 1.6 days — 15 releases in the last month.
Why it matters: Interactive TUI now respects tools and disallowed-tools.
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
Grok Build 1.0.53
- Wrapped shell commands in tool and background-task rows copy back as one line
- /hooks lists load errors from inline hooks and from plugins
- --tools and --disallowed-tools also apply in the interactive TUI
- /goal pauses after three continuations in a row with no tool call; run /goal resume to continue
- Quitting warns when it would stop a running workflow and asks you to confirm with a second quit
- Multi-file edits show how many other files the edit changed
- Worktrees created from a repository subfolder report the repository root as their source in grok worktree list and grok worktree show
- /feedback stays open while you type when a permission request, question, or MCP prompt arrives
- Persistent shell runs your command even when restoring its saved state fails
- /fork is refused while an approval request is open, so the approval keys keep answering that request
- grok --help and grok --version no longer create a .grok folder
- Wrapped URLs in tool headers link to the full address on every row
- /workflow stop and /workflow pause no longer pick a run from a loose fuzzy match, and headless -p runs print each refused approval request to stderr
- Workflow run views list agents outside a declared phase and count only finished agents as done
- Parallel MCP tool calls that ask for input each show their own prompt
- /feedback Drafts load the valid drafts when one saved draft is invalid
- grok sessions list and /resume keep working when one session directory is unreadable
- grok plugin install interrupted mid-clone on Linux no longer leaves a partial folder that blocks the retry
- Hooks you disabled stay disabled when the disabled-hooks file cannot be read
- Edit diffs mark removed and added lines with - and + when color is off
- Session usage keeps every turn when two windows write to the same session
- Failed directory listings expand to show why they failed
- Stdio MCP servers expand a leading ~ in their command and arguments to your home directory
- Editing a queued command such as /compact is refused with a message, so your new text is kept
- /docs opens the exact guide or picker you type
- grok inspect warns when a known [features] key in config.toml has a non-boolean value
- Send now (Ctrl+Enter) no longer answers the stop-subagents panel or an MCP prompt card
- @-mentions reuse the file list until the folder tree changes, so suggestions appear faster
Other Recent Grok Build Releases
- v1.0.62 (October 16, 2026)
- v1.0.61 (October 16, 2026)
- v1.0.60 (October 15, 2026)
- v1.0.59 (October 14, 2026)
- v1.0.58 (October 14, 2026)
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