Grok
by xAI
Grok is xAI's assistant, closely tied to the X platform and known for its informal tone and access to live conversation topics. xAI also offers an API for developers building Grok-based bots.
- Following fast-moving topics
- Casual, conversational answers
- Experimenting with Grok bots
Check the vendor's own site for current plans, pricing and limits. Those change often.
Guides
Getting Started with Grok
What Grok is, how it differs from other assistants, how to use it for current-events questions without being fooled, and how to reach it from code.
5 min read
xAI (Grok) API Basics - Keys, a First Request, Streaming and Errors
Use the xAI API with a familiar client library, a key stored safely in the environment, a first request, streaming and calm error handling.
6 min read
Prompts
Cross-Check a Trending Claim with Grok
Separating confirmed from unconfirmed fits fast-moving stories where early posts are often wrong.
research
Public Reaction Summary
Treating social reaction as a biased sample, not a poll, prevents overconfident conclusions.
analysis
Rumor Check With Caveats
A fixed verdict scale with a "cannot determine" option stops the model from forcing certainty.
research
Trending Topic Explainer
For fast-moving topics, the key skill is separating verified facts from claims and rumor.
research
Questions & answers
Agent templates
Grok Live Briefing Bot Starter
A small Python command-line bot that asks Grok for a briefing on a changing topic and prints confirmed, unconfirmed and not-found items.
9 min read+ script
Grok Live-Topic Briefing Analyst
Briefs you on a fast-moving topic, separating what Grok could look up from what it could not, with a source and as-of time on every claim.
5 min read
Grok Rumor-vs-Source Triage
Takes a claim you saw online, traces it toward primary sources, and rates how well it is supported without pretending to certainty.
4 min read
Grok Sentiment and Narrative Mapper
Maps the main narratives about a topic and separates what is loud from what is widespread, with honest limits on what it could see.
4 min read
Grok Thread-to-Brief Summarizer
Turns a long social or forum thread into a short brief, with a neutrality check that flags missing views and unsupported claims.
4 min read