Grok
Drive Grok (grok.com) chat from the terminal. All commands run through your existing browser session — no API key needed.
Mode: 🔐 Browser · Domain: grok.com
Commands
| Command | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|
opencli grok status | Page availability, login state, current model and session | read |
opencli grok history | List recent conversations from the sidebar (requires login) | read |
opencli grok read | Read messages in the current conversation | read |
opencli grok detail <id> | Open a conversation by ID and read its messages | read |
opencli grok ask <prompt> | Send a prompt and wait for the assistant reply | write |
opencli grok send <prompt> | Fire-and-forget: send a prompt without waiting | write |
opencli grok new | Start a fresh conversation | write |
opencli grok image <prompt> | Generate images via Grok and return their URLs | write |
Usage Examples
bash
# Sanity check
opencli grok status
# Recent conversations
opencli grok history --limit 10
# Read the active conversation as markdown
opencli grok read --markdown true
# Read a specific historical conversation by ID (or full URL)
opencli grok detail 7c4197f2-10a1-4ebb-a84a-fea89f4f1d06
opencli grok detail https://grok.com/c/7c4197f2-10a1-4ebb-a84a-fea89f4f1d06 --markdown true
# Ask a question and wait for the reply
opencli grok ask "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"
# Ask in a brand-new chat
opencli grok ask "Hello" --new true
# Fire-and-forget (don't wait for the reply)
opencli grok send "continue the previous answer"
# Start a new conversation
opencli grok new
# Generate an image
opencli grok image "a cyberpunk mechanical owl, neon purple and blue" --new trueOptions
ask / send
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
prompt | Prompt to send (required positional) |
--new | Start a new chat before sending (default: false) |
--timeout | (ask only) Max seconds to wait for the reply (default: 120) |
read
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--markdown | Emit assistant replies as markdown (default: false) |
detail
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
id | Session ID (UUID) or full https://grok.com/c/<id> URL (required positional) |
--markdown | Emit assistant replies as markdown (default: false) |
history
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--limit | Max conversations to list (default: 20, max 100) |
Output Columns
| Command | Columns |
|---|---|
status | Status, Login, Model, SessionId, Url |
history | Index, Title, Url |
read | Role, Text |
detail | Role, Text |
ask | response |
send | Status, Prompt |
new | Status |
Prerequisites
- Chrome is running
- You are already signed into grok.com
- Browser Bridge extension is installed
Notes
readworks in the current tab even without an explicit ID; pair it withstatusto discover the active session ID first.- Grok commands default to persistent site sessions, so consecutive
grok ask/grok read/grok detailinvocations continue in the same Grok page. Pass--site-session ephemeralfor a one-shot tab. askwaits for the streaming reply to stabilize;sendreturns immediately after submission.historyreads the visible sidebar — if Grok lazy-loads older conversations, scroll the sidebar in your browser before re-running, or usedetail <id>directly.statusreturnsModel/SessionIdasnullwhen they cannot be detected (e.g. page still loading) rather than a string sentinel — branch onnullin agent code.- DOM or product changes on Grok can break composer detection —
opencli grok statusis the quickest sanity check. limitis validated and rejected withArgumentErrorif non-positive or above the documented max (historymax 100); no silent clamp.