> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://e2b.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Grok Build

> Run Grok Build in a secure E2B sandbox with full filesystem, terminal, and git access.

[Grok Build](https://x.ai/cli) is xAI's coding agent and CLI. E2B provides a pre-built `grok` template with Grok Build already installed.

## CLI

Create a sandbox with the [E2B CLI](/docs/cli).

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
e2b sbx create grok
```

Once inside the sandbox, start Grok Build.

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
grok
```

## Run headless

Use `-p` for non-interactive mode and `--always-approve` to auto-approve all tool calls (safe inside E2B sandboxes). Grok Build authenticates with an API key from the [xAI console](https://console.x.ai) via the `XAI_API_KEY` environment variable.

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript JavaScript & TypeScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  import { Sandbox } from 'e2b'

  const sandbox = await Sandbox.create('grok', {
    envs: { XAI_API_KEY: process.env.XAI_API_KEY },
  })

  const result = await sandbox.commands.run(
    `grok --always-approve -p "Create a hello world HTTP server in Go"`
  )

  console.log(result.stdout)
  await sandbox.kill()
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  import os
  from e2b import Sandbox

  sandbox = Sandbox.create("grok", envs={
      "XAI_API_KEY": os.environ["XAI_API_KEY"],
  })

  result = sandbox.commands.run(
      'grok --always-approve -p "Create a hello world HTTP server in Go"',
  )

  print(result.stdout)
  sandbox.kill()
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Example: work on a cloned repository

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript JavaScript & TypeScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  import { Sandbox } from 'e2b'

  const sandbox = await Sandbox.create('grok', {
    envs: { XAI_API_KEY: process.env.XAI_API_KEY },
    timeoutMs: 600_000,
  })

  await sandbox.git.clone('https://github.com/your-org/your-repo.git', {
    path: '/home/user/repo',
    username: 'x-access-token',
    password: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
    depth: 1,
  })

  const result = await sandbox.commands.run(
    `cd /home/user/repo && grok --always-approve -p "Add error handling to all API endpoints"`,
    { onStdout: (data) => process.stdout.write(data) }
  )

  const diff = await sandbox.commands.run('cd /home/user/repo && git diff')
  console.log(diff.stdout)

  await sandbox.kill()
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  import os
  from e2b import Sandbox

  sandbox = Sandbox.create("grok", envs={
      "XAI_API_KEY": os.environ["XAI_API_KEY"],
  }, timeout=600)

  sandbox.git.clone("https://github.com/your-org/your-repo.git",
      path="/home/user/repo",
      username="x-access-token",
      password=os.environ["GITHUB_TOKEN"],
      depth=1,
  )

  result = sandbox.commands.run(
      'cd /home/user/repo && grok --always-approve -p "Add error handling to all API endpoints"',
      on_stdout=lambda data: print(data, end=""),
  )

  diff = sandbox.commands.run("cd /home/user/repo && git diff")
  print(diff.stdout)

  sandbox.kill()
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Build a custom template

If you need to customize the environment (e.g. pre-install dependencies, add config files), build your own template on top of the pre-built `grok` template.

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript JavaScript & TypeScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  // template.ts
  import { Template } from 'e2b'

  export const template = Template()
    .fromTemplate('grok')
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  # template.py
  from e2b import Template

  template = (
      Template()
      .from_template("grok")
  )
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript JavaScript & TypeScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  // build.ts
  import { Template, defaultBuildLogger } from 'e2b'
  import { template as grokTemplate } from './template'

  await Template.build(grokTemplate, 'my-grok', {
    cpuCount: 2,
    memoryMB: 2048,
    onBuildLogs: defaultBuildLogger(),
  })
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  # build.py
  from e2b import Template, default_build_logger
  from template import template as grok_template

  Template.build(grok_template, "my-grok",
      cpu_count=2,
      memory_mb=2048,
      on_build_logs=default_build_logger(),
  )
  ```
</CodeGroup>

Run the build script to create the template.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash JavaScript & TypeScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  npx tsx build.ts
  ```

  ```bash Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  python build.py
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Related guides

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Sandbox persistence" icon="clock" href="/docs/sandbox/persistence">
    Auto-pause, resume, and manage sandbox lifecycle
  </Card>

  <Card title="Git integration" icon="code-branch" href="/docs/sandbox/git-integration">
    Clone repos, manage branches, and push changes
  </Card>

  <Card title="SSH access" icon="terminal" href="/docs/sandbox/ssh-access">
    Connect to the sandbox via SSH for interactive sessions
  </Card>
</CardGroup>