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Wednesday, 15 July 2026

xai-org/grok-build, now open source

Simon Willison 15 hours ago

xAI open-sourced its Grok Build CLI tool after the tool was discovered uploading entire user directories—including SSH keys, password databases, and personal files—to xAI's cloud infrastructure without explicit consent. The codebase comprises 844,530 lines of Rust, with data retention now disabled by default and all previously retained user data deleted. Users can now audit the code themselves and run Grok Build locally without uploading to xAI's servers.

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xAI's Grok Build Uploaded Entire Git Repositories Without Permission

The Neuron 1 day ago

xAI's Grok Build feature uploaded complete Git repositories to xAI's servers without developer consent, including files in .gitignore and unredacted credentials from environment files. The uploads contained full commit histories and API keys that developers had explicitly marked as private. xAI disabled the feature and committed to deleting all uploaded repositories.

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