xAI launches Grok Build, an agentic CLI for coding, building apps, and automating workflows, in beta for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers (Carmen Arroyo/Bloomberg)

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xAI launches Grok Build, an agentic CLI for coding and workflow automation, entering beta for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers to directly compete with Anthropic's coding agents.

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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-14/musk-s-xai-unveils-first-coding-agent-in-bid-to-rival-anthropic"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260515/i8.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260515/p8#a260515p8" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Carmen Arroyo / <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-14/musk-s-xai-unveils-first-coding-agent-in-bid-to-rival-anthropic">xAI launches Grok Build, an agentic CLI for coding, building apps, and automating workflows, in beta for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Elon Musk's xAI is rolling out its first artificial intelligence coding agent, called Grok Build, in an attempt to catch up to Anthropic PBC's Claude on streamlining software development.</p>