grok-build-engineer-oss
Codex plugin that delegates bounded coding tasks to Grok Build under human approval, custody and redaction rules
Install / Use
claude mcp add TheAgileMind -- npx -y github:TheAgileMind/grok-build-engineer-ossIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
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Our assessment of grok-build-engineer-oss
grok-build-engineer-oss scores 37/100 on our quality scale, 210th of 214 Legal skills we index.
Its MCP Server is 1.4 KB long, written without headings and no code examples: moderately detailed.
It has no GitHub stars yet, so there is no community track record; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 68/100, with 3 cautions from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands.
Automated pattern scan on 2026-10-29. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| grok-build-engineer-oss (this skill)by TheAgileMind | 37 | 0 | — | MCP Server |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install grok-build-engineer-oss?
- Run
claude mcp add TheAgileMind -- npx -y github:TheAgileMind/grok-build-engineer-oss. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does grok-build-engineer-oss work with?
- It is written for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is grok-build-engineer-oss safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. It declares no license and scores 68/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is grok-build-engineer-oss still maintained?
- We could not determine when the repository was last updated.
Skill content
View source on GitHub{ "name": "grok-build-engineer", "version": "0.5.7", "private": true, "type": "module", "description": "CLI-first governed local Grok Build Engineer adapter for Codex.", "engines": { "node": ">=20" }, "scripts": { "test": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs", "release-gate": "node scripts/run-tests.mjs --release", "build": "node --check src/contracts.mjs && node --check src/redaction.mjs && node --check src/stream-frames.mjs && node --check src/headless-session.mjs && node --check src/artifact-delivery.mjs && node --check src/one-shot-runner.mjs && node --check src/task-policy.mjs && node --check src/pretool-guard.mjs && node --check src/pretool-overlay.mjs && node --check src/cli-contract.mjs && node --check src/activation-runtime.mjs && node --check src/activation-registry.mjs && node --check src/mcp-server.mjs && node --check scripts/activation-candidate.mjs && node --check scripts/finalize-activation.mjs && node --check scripts/registry-status.mjs && node --check scripts/grok-delegate.mjs && node --check scripts/grok-pretool-guard.mjs && node --check scripts/prepare-task-packet.mjs && node --check scripts/run-tests.mjs && node src/build-mcp.mjs && node --check mcp/server.mjs", "verify": "npm run build && npm run release-gate" }, "dependencies": { "@agentclientprotocol/sdk": "1.3.0", "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "1.30.0", "zod": "3.25.76" }, "devDependencies": { "esbuild": "0.25.10" } }
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.