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Agent teardown crash on slim Linux fixed; auth retry hang fixed

v0.2.96

July 10, 2026Grok BuildView original ↗
5 features15 enhancements10 fixesThis release5 featuresNew capabilities15 enhancementsImprovements to existing features10 fixesBug fixesAI-tallied from the release notes
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  • System notifications now carry structured kind/title/body for better rendering
  • x.ai/pr/status now reports whether an open PR is in the merge queue
  • Compact mode now activates automatically on very small terminals
  • Up arrow on an empty prompt now browses prompt history; /history searches it
  • Stop hook runs now appear inline on the turn-completed line instead of a separate block
  • Subagent rows now fold into verb-group headers and the tasks pane shows live activity labels
  • Dashboard shortcuts now advertise ? instead of Ctrl+. on terminals that cannot deliver the latter
  • Double-clicking scrollback while Text selection is fold/nav now shows a tip offering Ctrl+Y to enable Word select
  • grok worktree ls now works as a short alias for grok worktree list
  • MCP tool output truncation can now be set per-repo in .grok/config.toml
  • Auto-send of queued follow-ups during task waits can now be enabled fleet-wide via remote settings
  • Welcome screen now offers one-click resume of a recent Claude Code session via ctrl+u
  • Vim l key now opens the selected agent detail view in the dashboard
  • Terminal commands with no args now run through a shell, matching the CLI
  • Agent teardown no longer crashes on slim Linux images that lack the ps command
  • Esc now dismisses an open /btw panel before backing out of a dashboard overlay
  • Resumed grok.com chats now use the conversation's last model instead of the gateway default
  • JetBrains terminals on Windows now default to minimal mode to avoid raw mouse-report leaks in the prompt
  • Skill token highlights now survive line wraps and the slash menu opens when typing / before existing text
  • Truncated or tiny images are now dropped before sending and previously poisoned sessions self-heal on restart
  • Session switch hints after /new or fork now show the working command in minimal mode
  • Progress bars in Ghostty and WezTerm now stop correctly for parked task waits
  • /effort now rejects levels the current model does not support instead of sending a bad value to the API
  • /recap on a fresh session now says "No messages yet" instead of failing
  • Monitor and system messages no longer appear as user prompts when resuming old sessions
  • /rewind completion now appears as a brief toast instead of a permanent transcript line
  • Auto recaps no longer appear under a newer user message when you start typing again
  • Authentication retries after token refresh no longer hang for minutes or days
  • Text selection tip no longer appears on the first double-click or on non-assistant blocks
  • Skill slash commands queued while a turn runs can now be sent immediately with Enter or the interject chord
  • Drag text selection now works inside the dashboard dispatch input box
  • Multi-line paste chips in dashboard inputs now support preview and expand like the main prompt
  • Live previews now always fetch the latest content without browser or CDN caching

Fetched July 12, 2026