GrokTask

GrokTask

A standalone cross-platform task runner that delegates implementation to Grok Build via MCP, providing CLI, MCP, daemon, and a native desktop UI for live task monitoring.

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GrokTask

Maximum workspace delegation to Grok Build — watch it live, locally.

Codex or Claude Code keep intent, light review, and user decisions; GrokTask runs Grok Build via MCP for coding, debugging, CI, review, and analysis. Follow the real Thought → Tool → Reply stream in a native desktop UI.

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What it is

GrokTask is a standalone, cross-platform local task runner. One binary provides CLI, MCP, a local daemon, and a native Tauri desktop UI (menu bar / tray popover and full window).

You keep… GrokTask handles…
Intent, sensitivity, light final review (Codex / Claude Code) Workspace coding, debugging, CI, review, tests, docs, analysis via Grok Build MCP
Explicit read / write on every task Blocking run / continue, or async start / status / wait / cancel
User decisions and external side effects Live Thought → Tool → Reply timeline; same-task ACP session reuse

Key capabilities: run blocks until the turn finishes; continue reuses the same task/session for follow-ups; async control survives process restarts via the local daemon; every task requires mode: read or mode: write (no defaults, no text inference); native timeline, plan bar, history, and settings.

Prerequisites

  • Runtime: Grok CLI / Grok Build installed and authenticated (grok login or official auth). Tray UI needs a desktop session; MCP/CLI work headless.
  • Development: Node.js ≥ 20 · pnpm 9.x (packageManager in package.json) · Rust stable (rust-version in src-tauri/Cargo.toml) · Linux: WebKitGTK and related deps (CI).

Build from source

No package-manager install is published yet:

pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm build
cargo build --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --release --features custom-protocol
# full Tauri compile without OS installers:
pnpm tauri build --no-bundle
src-tauri/target/release/GrokTask
# or: src-tauri/target/<triple>/release/GrokTask

Production builds must use --features custom-protocol so assets are embedded. Prefer pnpm tauri build --no-bundle (not pnpm tauri build -- --no-bundle).

Usage

Roles (same binary)

GrokTask --help
GrokTask --version
GrokTask mcp                 # stdio MCP; no Tauri
GrokTask daemon run          # no WebView
GrokTask daemon status
GrokTask doctor
GrokTask app                 # desktop UI / ensure GUI host

Hidden roles: --gui-host, --task-supervisor (not everyday use).

CLI tasks

Mode is always explicit (read or write) — no default.

# Blocking: waits until final / partial / cancelled / failed
GrokTask run --mode read --cwd /absolute/path "Summarize this repo"

# Async
GrokTask start --mode write --cwd /absolute/path --submission-id <uuid> "Apply the fix"
GrokTask status <taskId>
GrokTask wait <taskId> <turnId> [--timeout SECONDS]
GrokTask cancel <taskId> --turn <turnId>
Mode / command Behavior
run Blocks until the turn finishes (long-running tool call).
read Read-only expectations; workspace should not be modified.
write Grok may edit files under cwd. GrokTask does not auto-commit, push, or open PRs. Sandbox limits are not an unbreakable security boundary — treat write as trusted local automation.

MCP (Codex / Claude)

GrokTask mcp   # server: groktask · tools: run, start, continue, status, wait, cancel

Install from Settings → Integrations, or:

GrokTask agents status
GrokTask agents mode codex mcp     # install / update
GrokTask agents mode claude mcp
GrokTask agents mode codex none    # remove GrokTask entry only
GrokTask agents mode claude none

Editors only touch the GrokTask MCP block; other servers and comments stay when the file is valid.

Desktop UI & doctor

Platform Behavior
macOS Menu bar; left-click popover; right-click menu.
Windows / Linux System tray (Linux may fall back; see doctor).

Popover and full window share the task timeline. Tray visibility: off | active | always (login item only for always). Default off.

GrokTask doctor   # paths, Grok, daemon/GUI host, tray, agent integration

Data paths and safety

Default home (override with GROKTASK_HOME):

~/.groktask/   # config.json, history.sqlite3, daemon.*, gui-host.*, daemon.log, gui.log

Do not point automated tests at a real user ~/.groktask without an explicit temp home.

Development and verification

# Frontend
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm format:check && pnpm lint && pnpm typecheck && pnpm test && pnpm build

# Rust
cargo fmt --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --check
cargo clippy --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
cargo test --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --all-features
cargo build --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --release --features custom-protocol

# Tauri (no installer packages)
pnpm tauri build --no-bundle

Frontend gates only: pnpm ci:frontend. Acceptance (optional manual Grok smoke): docs/acceptance.md. Real Grok E2E is manual / opt-in, not required for ordinary CI.

Specs: docs/specs/ · Standalone refactor plan: docs/plans/standalone-refactor.md

Release status

CI quality gates run on push/PR. A separate release workflow (workflow_dispatch and version tags) builds unsigned binaries for aarch64-apple-darwin, x86_64-apple-darwin, x86_64-pc-windows-msvc, and x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.

Artifacts are named with target and version and include SHA-256 checksums. They are not notarized and are not platform installers — no secrets, code signing, or store publishing are wired here. There may be no published GitHub Releases yet; use Actions artifacts or build from source. See .github/workflows/release.yml.

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Design inspiration from open-source ACP clients is conceptual only; this project does not copy GPL code.


简体中文

它是什么

GrokTask 是一个独立、跨平台的本地任务运行器。同一个二进制提供 CLI、MCP、本地 daemon,以及原生 Tauri 桌面界面(菜单栏 / 托盘浮层与完整窗口)。

你继续负责… GrokTask 负责…
意图识别、敏感度把关、轻量终审(Codex / Claude Code) 工作区编码、调试、CI、review、测试、文档与分析(Grok Build MCP)
每次任务显式 read / write 阻塞式 run / continue,或异步 start / status / wait / cancel
用户决策与需权威的外部副作用 原生 Thought → Tool → Reply 时间线;同 task ACP 会话复用

关键能力: run 阻塞到本轮结束;continue 在同一 task/session 上 follow-up;异步控制经本地 daemon 跨进程重启仍可用;每次任务必须 mode: readmode: write(无默认值、不从文案推断);原生时间线、计划条、历史与设置。

前置条件

  • 运行时: 已安装并认证的 Grok CLI / Grok Buildgrok login 或官方流程)。托盘 UI 需要桌面会话;MCP/CLI 可无 GUI。
  • 开发环境: Node.js ≥ 20 · pnpm 9.x(package.jsonpackageManager) · Rust stable(src-tauri/Cargo.tomlrust-version) · Linux 需 WebKitGTK 等(见 CI)。

从源码构建

目前尚无包管理器上的正式安装发布:

pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm build
cargo build --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --release --features custom-protocol
# 完整 Tauri 编译且不打系统安装包:
pnpm tauri build --no-bundle
src-tauri/target/release/GrokTask
# 或:src-tauri/target/<triple>/release/GrokTask

生产构建必须启用 --features custom-protocol。请用 pnpm tauri build --no-bundle(不要用 pnpm tauri build -- --no-bundle)。

使用说明

同一二进制的多种角色

GrokTask --help
GrokTask --version
GrokTask mcp                 # stdio MCP;不启动 Tauri
GrokTask daemon run          # 无 WebView
GrokTask daemon status
GrokTask doctor
GrokTask app                 # 桌面 UI / 确保 GUI host

内部隐藏角色:--gui-host--task-supervisor(日常无需使用)。

CLI 任务

模式始终显式(readwrite),没有默认值。

# 阻塞:直到 final / partial / cancelled / failed
GrokTask run --mode read --cwd /absolute/path "Summarize this repo"

# 异步
GrokTask start --mode write --cwd /absolute/path --submission-id <uuid> "Apply the fix"
GrokTask status <taskId>
GrokTask wait <taskId> <turnId> [--timeout SECONDS]
GrokTask cancel <taskId> --turn <turnId>
模式 / 命令 行为
run 阻塞直到本轮结束(长耗时工具调用)。
read 只读预期,不应修改工作区。
write Grok 可在 cwd 下改文件。GrokTask 不会自动 commit、push 或开 PR。沙箱不是牢不可破的安全边界——请将 write 视为受信任的本机自动化。

MCP(Codex / Claude)

GrokTask mcp   # 服务名:groktask · 工具:run, start, continue, status, wait, cancel

通过 设置 → Integrations 或 CLI:

GrokTask agents status
GrokTask agents mode codex mcp     # 安装 / 更新
GrokTask agents mode claude mcp
GrokTask agents mode codex none    # 仅移除 GrokTask 条目
GrokTask agents mode claude none

配置编辑器只改动 GrokTask MCP 块;文件合法时保留其他 server 与注释。

桌面 UI 与 Doctor

平台 行为
macOS 菜单栏;左键浮层,右键菜单。
Windows / Linux 系统托盘(Linux 可能回退,见 doctor)。

浮层与完整窗口共享任务时间线。托盘可见性:off | active | always(仅 always 使用登录项)。默认 off

GrokTask doctor   # 路径、Grok、daemon/GUI host、托盘、Agent 集成

数据路径与安全

默认数据目录(可用 GROKTASK_HOME 覆盖):

~/.groktask/   # config.json, history.sqlite3, daemon.*, gui-host.*, daemon.log, gui.log

自动化测试请勿在未使用临时目录时指向真实用户的 ~/.groktask

开发与验证

# 前端
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm format:check && pnpm lint && pnpm typecheck && pnpm test && pnpm build

# Rust
cargo fmt --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --check
cargo clippy --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
cargo test --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --all-features
cargo build --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml --release --features custom-protocol

# Tauri(不生成安装包)
pnpm tauri build --no-bundle

仅前端门禁:pnpm ci:frontend。验收(可选手动 Grok 冒烟):docs/acceptance.md。真实 Grok E2E 为手动 / 可选,普通 CI 不要求。

规格:docs/specs/ · 独立化重构计划:docs/plans/standalone-refactor.md

发布状态

CI 在 push/PR 上跑质量门禁。独立的 release 工作流(workflow_dispatch 与版本 tag)为 aarch64-apple-darwinx86_64-apple-darwinx86_64-pc-windows-msvcx86_64-unknown-linux-gnu 构建未签名二进制。

产物按 target 与版本 命名,附带 SHA-256 校验。产物未公证,也尚未打包为各平台安装器——本仓库未接入 secrets、代码签名或应用商店发布。目前可能尚无已发布的 GitHub Release;请使用 Actions 产物或从源码构建。详见 .github/workflows/release.yml

许可证

MIT — 见 LICENSE。对开源 ACP 客户端的设计借鉴仅为概念层面;本项目不复制 GPL 代码。


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