One screen

Cheat sheet

Slash commands, keyboard modes, install lines, and video mode pickers — the desk reference.

Install

Windows PowerShell

irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex
grok --version
cd your-project
grok

macOS / Linux / WSL

curl -fsSL https://x.ai/cli/install.sh | bash
grok --version

Headless / CI

export GROK_CODE_XAI_API_KEY="xai-..."
grok -p "fix failing tests only; stop when green" --no-auto-update

Slash commands & CLI utilities

Command	Use it for
/help	Built-in guide (model-driven — costs context)
/plan [task]	Architecture doc → approve / comment / quit
/design …	Visual system + UI craft (skill)
/imagine [prompt]	Inline image in TUI
/imagine-video	Inline video when available
/model …	Switch model routing
/always-approve	Skip prompts; deny rules and hooks still apply
/auto	Classifier auto-approval
/workflow	Launch, pause, stop. Bare /workflow lists runs
/deep-research	Background research
/goal	Goal planner
/effort	Reasoning effort
/memory /dream /flush /remember	Cross-session memory (GA)
/theme	TUI theme, including auto
/rewind	Restore an earlier turn
/loop [interval] …	Recurring agent job. Stops itself after 7 days unless you renew it
/btw …	Side-channel Q&A without derailing task
/feedback	Report bugs / reactions
/marketplace	Skills & plugins catalog
/skillify	Capture workflow as reusable skill
/plugin /mcps	Plugins and MCP servers
/import-claude	Import Claude Code settings
! / !cmd	Shell mode from empty prompt
@path/to/file	Attach file into prompt
grok inspect	Loaded skills, hooks, MCP, AGENTS.md + cost
grok -p "…"	Headless one-shot
grok wrap ssh …	Fix remote clipboard (OSC 52)
grok worktree …	list \| show \| rm \| gc parallel trees
grok agent stdio	ACP for IDE orchestration

Browser and Bot, in one screen

Want	Do this
Mail + calendar every weekday	grok.com/automations — schedule, @ the connectors
React when a certain email lands	Email-trigger Automation (SuperGrok)
Click a site that has no API	Grok Bot computer use, or Teach a task
Repeat that click-path	Save a skill, test it, then a routine on one Bot
Team shares one coworker	Team Bot (Teams / Enterprise): shared context, private chats
Edit the repo	Grok Build CLI, not a Bot

Keyboard (TUI + this manual)

Keys	Action
Shift+Tab	Cycle Normal / Plan / Auto-approve
Ctrl+O	Flip always-approve (same family as /yolo)
Esc Esc (~800ms)	Clear draft / rewind picker
⌘K / Ctrl+K	Search this manual

Video mode picker

Goal	Mode
New scene from words	Text-to-video
Exact first frame	Image-to-video from composed still
Same face/product in new place	Reference-to-video (1–7 refs)
Same voice + face	Image ref + voice ref
Episode N+1 continuity	End still of N as ref + freeze list

Freeze list recipe

Freeze list

FREEZE: face geometry, hair, scars/marks, body proportions,
outfit colors & materials, signature props.
CHANGE ONLY: <one action or location>.
Duration: 6s. One camera move. Present tense.

Magic constants (Build stack)

Copy these

#FF00FF                 solid magenta chroma for sprites/maps
window.__controlsTest   vehicle/flight QA probe
?qa=1                   enable QA hooks in games
/api/rtc                WebRTC signaling for P2P co-op
grok-4.5                default runtime chat model
grok-imagine-image-quality | grok-imagine-image
grok-imagine-video      runtime video (async)
voice_id: "eve"         default TTS
XAI_API_KEY             server-only; never VITE_*
1536x864                default side-scroll stage canvas
user_id TEXT            never UUID for auth-scoped rows

Deep dives: Easter eggs chapter.

Hostinger Cloud Startup go-live checklist

On-demand backup
A record → dedicated IPv4 (not a leftover shared IP)
HTTPS / SSL green
CDN on; purge after asset renames
LiteSpeed Cache (WP) or static headers; ObjectCache if WP
Forms tested on real domain
SPF (include the dedicated IP) + DKIM/DMARC if sending mail
SPA: /assets and /media not swallowed by index.html fallback
Optional: traffic power boost the week of launch

Watch out

Never leave /yolo on in production monorepos. Never paste FTP passwords into chat. Never put XAI_API_KEY in the browser.