# grok-cli-mcp

> MCP server that wraps the Grok CLI for seamless integration with Claude and other MCP clients

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## Declared
- publisher: Basis Set Ventures
- homepage: https://github.com/BasisSetVentures/grok-cli-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/BasisSetVentures/grok-cli-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, grok, ai, llm, model-context-protocol, fastmcp, xai
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:grok-cli-mcp

### Description (declared)

# grok-cli-mcp

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> MCP server that wraps the Grok CLI, providing seamless access to Grok AI models through the Model Context Protocol.

## What is this?

`grok-cli-mcp` is a [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that acts as a bridge between MCP clients (like Claude Code, Cline, Cursor) and the [Grok CLI](https://docs.x.ai/docs). Instead of implementing direct API calls, it leverages the official Grok CLI tool, providing:

- **Three specialized tools**: `grok_query` (general queries), `grok_chat` (multi-turn conversations), `grok_code` (code generation)
- **Simple configuration**: Just install the Grok CLI and set your API key
- **Future-proof**: Automatically benefits from CLI improvements (OAuth, pricing plans, etc.)
- **Minimal maintenance**: No need to track Grok API changes

## Why a CLI Wrapper?

### Benefits

✅ **Leverage existing tooling**: Uses the official Grok CLI, ensuring compatibility and stability

✅ **Future OAuth support**: When Grok CLI adds OAuth authentication, this wrapper will support it automatically without code changes

✅ **Fixed pricing plans**: Can benefit from fixed monthly pricing (like Codex/ChatGPT/Gemini) when Grok introduces CLI-specific plans, rather than paying per API token

✅ **Organization-friendly**: Many organizations prefer audited CLI tools over direct API integrations for security and compliance

✅ **Simpler codebase**: ~400 lines vs 1500+ for a full API client implementation

✅ **Fewer dependencies**: No HTTP client libraries, request/response handling, or complex networking code

✅ **Automatic updates**: CLI bug fixes and new features propagate without code changes

### Tradeoffs

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (1, derived)
- data.apis (0.894, derived)
- security.identity (0.836, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/grok-cli-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:24:59.668Z)

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