Engineering
Let Grok Bot hand coding tasks to Grok Build on your own machine
You want the bot to use the coding tool already installed on your own computer.
What hurt
Kenneth Barry (@kb18951452) replied with how he makes it work: Grok Bot and Grok Build both installed on his rig, local execution allowed, and a one-line prompt. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Install both on the same computer, turn on execution on this computer in Grok Bot's settings (always allow or ask every time), then in a Grok Bot session say “Use Grok Build to [do a task].”
Bots
Main bot
Delegates coding tasks to Grok Build on your computer.
Plugins
None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
Settings path and prompt (author-quoted)
Quoted from @kb18951452 — as published. Do not invent a second system prompt.
In Grok Bot >> Profile Pic (bottom left) >> Settings >> Computer >> Execution on this computer >> Always Allow | Ask Every time. In a grok bot session, I can then give a prompt like: "Use Grok Build to [do a task]"
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/kb18951452/status/2107971766731636970 (credit @kb18951452).
- 2Install Grok Bot and Grok Build on the same computer.
- 3In Grok Bot settings, allow execution on this computer (start with ask every time).
- 4In a chat, say “Use Grok Build to [task]” with a small, reversible task.
- 5Review the result before giving it bigger jobs.
Approval fence
Pick “ask every time” until you've seen a few runs; local execution can change real files on your machine.
What to tweak
Install once, allow local execution, then delegate in plain words.
Source
Kenneth Barry @kb18951452 · Original post
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