wip-xai-grok#

xAI Grok API. Sensor (search) + Actuator (generate). All xAI functions in one tool.

When to Use This Skill#

Sensor: Search#

Use search_web for:

• Current information from websites, news, documentation
• Real-time data (stock prices, weather, recent events)
• Finding information from specific domains
• Verifying current facts

Use search_x for:

• What people are saying on X/Twitter about a topic
• Trending discussions and social sentiment
• Real-time reactions to events
• Posts from specific X handles/users

Actuator: Generate#

Use generate_image for:

• Creating images from text descriptions
• Generating multiple variations of a concept
• Creating images with specific aspect ratios

Use edit_image for:

• Modifying existing images with natural language
• Style transfer, color changes, adding/removing elements
• Combining up to 3 source images

Use generate_video for:

• Creating short video clips (1-15 seconds)
• Animating still images (image-to-video)
• Text-to-video generation

Do NOT Use For#

• Fetching a specific X post by URL (use wip-xai-x fetch_post instead)
• Posting tweets (use wip-xai-x post_tweet)
• Reading bookmarks (use wip-xai-x get_bookmarks)
• Historical facts that won't change
• Mathematical calculations

API Reference#

search_web(options)#

javascript

const result = await search_web({ query: "latest news about AI" });
// result: { content, citations, usage, raw_response }

Options: query (required), model, allowed_domains (max 5), excluded_domains (max 5), enable_image_understanding

search_x(options)#

javascript

const result = await search_x({ query: "AI thoughts", allowed_x_handles: ["elonmusk"] });

Options: query (required), model, allowed_x_handles (max 10), excluded_x_handles (max 10), from_date, to_date, enable_image_understanding, enable_video_understanding

generate_image(options)#

javascript

const result = await generate_image({ prompt: "a red cube", n: 1, aspect_ratio: "1:1" });
// result: { images: [{ url, revised_prompt }] }

Options: prompt (required), model, n (1-10), response_format ("url"|"b64_json"), aspect_ratio

Cost: $0.02 per image. URLs are temporary ... download promptly.

edit_image(options)#

javascript

const result = await edit_image({ prompt: "make it blue", image: "https://..." });

Options: prompt (required), image (required, URL or file path or base64), model, n, response_format

Cost: $0.022 per image (input + output).

generate_video(options)#

javascript

const { request_id } = await generate_video({ prompt: "sunset timelapse", duration: 10 });
const result = await wait_for_video({ request_id });
// result: { status: "completed", url: "https://..." }

Options: prompt (required), model, duration (1-15 sec), resolution ("480p"|"720p"), aspect_ratio, image (seed image URL)

Cost: $0.05/sec at 480p, $0.07/sec at 720p. URLs are temporary.

poll_video(options) / wait_for_video(options)#

Poll or wait for async video generation. wait_for_video is a convenience wrapper that polls until complete or timeout.

Troubleshooting#

"XAI_API_KEY not found"#

Set via environment or 1Password: op://Agent Secrets/X API/api key

Slow search responses#

Grok reasoning models can take 30-60+ seconds. This is normal.

Temporary URLs#

Image and video URLs expire. Download or process them immediately after receiving.

API Documentation#

• Web Search: https://docs.x.ai/developers/tools/web-search
• X Search: https://docs.x.ai/developers/tools/x-search
• Image Generation: https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/image-generations
• Video Generation: https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/video-generations