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xAI

by @mvanhorn

Chat with Grok models via xAI API. Supports Grok-4, Grok-4.20, Grok-3, Grok-3-mini, vision, and real-time X search.

Versionv1.3.1
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TERMINAL
clawhub install xai

πŸ“– About This Skill

name: xai version: "1.1.0" description: Chat with Grok models via xAI API. Supports Grok-4, Grok-4.20, Grok-3, Grok-3-mini, vision, and real-time X search. author: mvanhorn license: MIT repository: https://github.com/mvanhorn/clawdbot-skill-xai homepage: https://docs.x.ai triggers: - grok - xai - ask grok metadata: openclaw: emoji: "πŸ€–" requires: env: - XAI_API_KEY primaryEnv: XAI_API_KEY tags: - xai - grok - llm - vision - x-search

xAI / Grok

Chat with xAI's Grok models. Supports text and vision.

Setup

Set your API key in the skill config:

# Via openclaw config
openclaw config set skills.entries.xai.apiKey "xai-YOUR-KEY"
Or environment variable

export XAI_API_KEY="xai-YOUR-KEY"

Get your API key at: https://console.x.ai

Commands

Chat with Grok

node {baseDir}/scripts/chat.js "What is the meaning of life?"

Use a specific model

node {baseDir}/scripts/chat.js --model grok-3-mini "Quick question: 2+2?"

Vision (analyze images)

node {baseDir}/scripts/chat.js --image /path/to/image.jpg "What's in this image?"

πŸ” Search X/Twitter (Real-time!)

node {baseDir}/scripts/search-x.js "Remotion video framework"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search-x.js --days 7 "Claude AI tips"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search-x.js --handles @remotion_dev "updates"

Uses xAI Responses API with x_search tool for real X posts with citations.

List available models

node {baseDir}/scripts/models.js

Available Models

  • grok-3 - Most capable, best for complex tasks
  • grok-3-mini - Fast and efficient
  • grok-3-fast - Optimized for speed
  • grok-2-vision-1212 - Vision model for image understanding

    • Example Usage

    User: "Ask Grok what it thinks about AI safety" Action: Run chat.js with the prompt

    User: "Use Grok to analyze this image" (with attached image) Action: Run chat.js with --image flag

    User: "What Grok models are available?" Action: Run models.js

    API Reference

    xAI API Docs: https://docs.x.ai/api

    Environment Variables

  • XAI_API_KEY - Your xAI API key (required)
  • XAI_MODEL - Default model (optional, defaults to grok-3)

    • βš™οΈ Configuration

    Set your API key in the skill config:

    # Via openclaw config
openclaw config set skills.entries.xai.apiKey "xai-YOUR-KEY"
    Or environment variable
    
export XAI_API_KEY="xai-YOUR-KEY"

    Get your API key at: https://console.x.ai