Grok API Skill

Use the Grok API MCP to search the web and get grounded answers from Grok (xAI).

When to Use

•Web search: Current events, recent news, facts that need verification
•Grounded answers: Questions needing authoritative sources
•Deep reasoning: Complex problems requiring step-by-step analysis
•General chat: Conversations without web search

Available Tools

search - Quick Web Search

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search(query: str, max_results: int = 10)

Returns structured search results (title, URL, snippet).

ask - Grounded Answer

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ask(query: str, response_id: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: int = 8192)

Returns a concise, factual answer with citations.

ask_thinking - Deep Reasoning

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ask_thinking(query: str, response_id: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: int = 16384)

Returns thorough analysis with step-by-step reasoning.

chat - General Conversation

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chat(query: str, response_id: Optional[str] = None, max_tokens: int = 8192)

Chat without web search for creative tasks or general conversation.

Examples

Search for current information

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search("latest xAI announcements 2025")

Ask a factual question

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ask("What is xAI and what is their mission?")

Deep analysis

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ask_thinking("Compare the capabilities and architecture of Grok vs other AI models")

Multi-turn conversation

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# First question
ask("What is quantum computing?")
# Returns: ... response_id: resp_abc123

# Follow-up (Grok remembers context)
ask("How is it different from classical computing?", response_id="resp_abc123")

Output Format

Responses include:

•Answer text with inline citations
•Sources list (numbered URLs)
•Metadata: response_id, status, token usage

Environment

Requires XAI_API_KEY environment variable. Get your key from https://console.x.ai/