xAI released v0.2.95 of Grok Build, its terminal-based AI coding agent, around July 9, 2026, improving team policy management, mid-turn interruption control, and performance on large projects. The changes are documented in the company's official changelog .
July 9, 2026 · xAI
Grok Build v0.2.95 sharpens team control and heavy-repo speed
xAI's terminal-based AI coding agent gets team-level policy distribution, smoother mid-turn interruptions, and a lighter filesystem watcher for large Linux projects.
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core areas improved in this release
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editors gain Ctrl+L mid-turn interjection
May '26
Grok Build's earnest launch
What changed in v0.2.95
Team policies
Distribute default allowed commands via managed_config.toml ; user deny rules take priority.
Mid-turn control
Interjections now handled as ordinary user prompts (❯) for a more natural conversation flow.
Large projects
Lighter filesystem watcher on Linux — lower first-prompt latency and resource use.
The /goal autonomy loop
A single objective carried through end to end by the agent.
Planning
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Execution
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Verification
Developer praise
Speed, output quality and improved harness UX
Reports of switching from rival agents after long use
Strong fit for large refactors and multi-file work
Open concerns
Frequent permission prompts, complex session management
Cost of higher plans (a $300-a-month tier noted)
managed_config going stale; per-user override requests
How it competes
Local-first execution and multi-agent orchestration set it apart in the enterprise coding-agent race.
Parallel multi-agent execution · MCP support · sandboxing, permission rules and zero-data-retention — positioned against Claude Code and Codex CLI.
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