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Grok CLI MCP Server

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"""Utility functions for grok-cli-mcp.""" from __future__ import annotations import asyncio import json import os import shutil from typing import Any, Optional, Sequence from mcp.server.fastmcp.server import Context from .types import GrokMessage, GrokParsedOutput # Constants DEFAULT_GROK_BIN = "/opt/homebrew/bin/grok" ENV_GROK_CLI_PATH = "GROK_CLI_PATH" ENV_GROK_API_KEY = "GROK_API_KEY" def _resolve_grok_path() -> str: """ Resolve the path to the Grok CLI binary. Priority: explicit env override -> default homebrew path -> PATH lookup """ candidates: list[Optional[str]] = [ os.environ.get(ENV_GROK_CLI_PATH), DEFAULT_GROK_BIN, shutil.which("grok"), ] for c in candidates: if c and os.path.exists(c): return c # Return last candidate even if None; caller handles error return candidates[-1] or "grok" def _require_api_key() -> str: """ Validate that GROK_API_KEY environment variable is set. Raises: ValueError: If GROK_API_KEY is not set. Returns: The API key value. """ api_key = os.environ.get(ENV_GROK_API_KEY) if not api_key: raise ValueError( f"{ENV_GROK_API_KEY} is not set. Please export your Grok API key in the environment." ) return api_key def _extract_json_from_text(text: str) -> Any: """ Best-effort extractor for JSON payloads printed by the Grok CLI. Supports: - a single JSON object: {...} - an array of JSON objects: [...] If multiple non-JSON lines are mixed in, attempts to locate the last JSON blob. Args: text: CLI output text that may contain JSON. Returns: Parsed JSON object or array. Raises: ValueError: If no JSON-like content found in text. """ text = text.strip() # Fast path: try full parse try: return json.loads(text) except Exception: pass # Try to find the last JSON block by scanning from the end # Look for last closing brace/bracket and match from first opening last_obj = text.rfind("}") last_arr = text.rfind("]") last = max(last_obj, last_arr) if last == -1: raise ValueError("No JSON-like content found in CLI output.") # Find first plausible start first_obj = text.find("{") first_arr = text.find("[") first_candidates = [i for i in [first_obj, first_arr] if i != -1] if not first_candidates: raise ValueError("No JSON-like content found in CLI output.") first = min(first_candidates) snippet = text[first : last + 1].strip() return json.loads(snippet) def _collect_assistant_text(messages: Sequence[GrokMessage]) -> str: """ Collate assistant message text from a sequence of messages. Handles: - content as a plain string - content as a list of blocks with 'type'=='text' - content as a dict with 'text' field Args: messages: Sequence of GrokMessage objects. Returns: Concatenated text from all assistant messages. """ chunks: list[str] = [] for m in messages: if m.role != "assistant": continue c = m.content if isinstance(c, str): chunks.append(c) elif isinstance(c, list): for block in c: try: if isinstance(block, dict) and block.get("type") == "text" and "text" in block: chunks.append(str(block["text"])) elif isinstance(block, dict) and "content" in block: chunks.append(str(block["content"])) except Exception: continue elif isinstance(c, dict) and "text" in c: chunks.append(str(c["text"])) else: # Fallback: stringify structured content try: chunks.append(json.dumps(c, ensure_ascii=False)) except Exception: chunks.append(str(c)) return "\n".join([s for s in (s.strip() for s in chunks) if s]) async def _run_grok( prompt: str, *, model: Optional[str], timeout_s: float, ctx: Optional[Context] = None, ) -> GrokParsedOutput: """ Run Grok CLI in headless mode: `grok -p "<prompt>" [-m <model>]` Parse JSON output and return a structured response. Args: prompt: The prompt to send to Grok. model: Optional Grok model name (passed with -m if provided). timeout_s: Process timeout in seconds. ctx: Optional FastMCP context for logging. Returns: GrokParsedOutput with messages, model, and raw output. Raises: FileNotFoundError: If Grok CLI binary not found. TimeoutError: If CLI execution exceeds timeout. RuntimeError: If CLI exits with non-zero code. """ grok_bin = _resolve_grok_path() if not shutil.which(grok_bin) and not os.path.exists(grok_bin): raise FileNotFoundError( f"Grok CLI not found. Checked {grok_bin} and PATH. " f"Set {ENV_GROK_CLI_PATH} or install grok CLI." ) _require_api_key() args = [grok_bin, "-p", prompt] if model: # Only pass -m if caller supplied a model; if CLI rejects, the error will be caught args += ["-m", model] env = os.environ.copy() # Ensure GROK_API_KEY is present in the subprocess environment env[ENV_GROK_API_KEY] = env[ENV_GROK_API_KEY] if ctx: await ctx.info(f"Invoking Grok CLI {'with model ' + model if model else ''}...") proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec( *args, stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, env=env ) try: stdout_b, stderr_b = await asyncio.wait_for(proc.communicate(), timeout=timeout_s) except asyncio.TimeoutError: try: proc.kill() except Exception: pass raise TimeoutError(f"Grok CLI timed out after {timeout_s:.0f}s") stdout = (stdout_b or b"").decode("utf-8", errors="replace") stderr = (stderr_b or b"").decode("utf-8", errors="replace") if proc.returncode != 0: # Grok CLI error; include stderr to help debugging raise RuntimeError(f"Grok CLI failed (exit {proc.returncode}): {stderr.strip() or stdout.strip()}") # Parse JSON payload parsed: Any try: parsed = _extract_json_from_text(stdout) except Exception as e: # If JSON parse fails, provide raw output in a structured wrapper if ctx: await ctx.warning(f"Failed to parse Grok JSON output: {e}. Returning raw output.") return GrokParsedOutput(messages=[], model=model, raw=stdout) # Normalize to list of GrokMessage messages: list[GrokMessage] = [] if isinstance(parsed, dict) and "role" in parsed and "content" in parsed: messages = [GrokMessage(**parsed)] elif isinstance(parsed, list): # Either a list of messages or a list with one message for item in parsed: if isinstance(item, dict) and "role" in item and "content" in item: messages.append(GrokMessage(**item)) elif isinstance(parsed, dict) and "messages" in parsed: for item in parsed.get("messages", []) or []: if isinstance(item, dict) and "role" in item and "content" in item: messages.append(GrokMessage(**item)) else: # Unknown shape: keep raw and empty messages if ctx: await ctx.warning("Unrecognized JSON shape from Grok CLI. Returning raw output.") return GrokParsedOutput(messages=[], model=model, raw=stdout) return GrokParsedOutput(messages=messages, model=model, raw=stdout)

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