Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@x.ai Grok MCP Serverexplain quantum computing in simple terms with temperature 0.5"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
x.ai Grok MCP Server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with x.ai Grok API.
Features
Chat completions via x.ai Grok API
Support for multiple Grok models (grok-beta, grok-2-latest, grok-4-latest)
System and user message support
Configurable temperature and max tokens
Secure API key management via 1Password CLI
Installation
Via npm
npx -y mcp-server-xai-grokLocal Development
git clone https://github.com/darkangelpraha/xai-grok-mcp-server.git
cd xai-grok-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
npm startConfiguration
Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"xai-grok": {
"command": "/usr/local/bin/npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-xai-grok"],
"env": {
"XAI_API_KEY": "op://AI/API Credentials | Grok Business/API KEY"
},
"description": "x.ai Grok API MCP server for chat completions"
}
}
}Environment Variables
XAI_API_KEY(required): Your x.ai API key. Use 1Password CLI reference:op://AI/API Credentials | Grok Business/API KEY
Usage
Available Tools
chat_completion
Send a chat completion request to x.ai Grok API.
Parameters:
messages(required): Array of chat messages withroleandcontentmodel(optional): Model to use (grok-beta,grok-2-latest,grok-4-latest). Default:grok-4-latesttemperature(optional): Sampling temperature (0-2). Default: 1.0max_tokens(optional): Maximum tokens to generate
Example:
{
"messages": [
{
"role": "system",
"content": "You are a helpful assistant."
},
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello, how are you?"
}
],
"model": "grok-4-latest",
"temperature": 0.7
}Testing
With MCP Inspector
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector npx -y mcp-server-xai-grokLocal Testing
# Set API key
export XAI_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
# Run server
npm run devRequirements
Node.js 20.0.0 or higher
x.ai API key with credits/licenses
License
MIT
Author
darkangelpraha
Repository
https://github.com/darkangelpraha/xai-grok-mcp-server