grok-search-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

grok-search-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from stat-guy/grok-search-mcp. It costs 5,777 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project instruction file for Grok Search MCP, a server that lets an AI assistant search the web through xAI's Grok API.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when installing or configuring the server for Claude Desktop or another MCP-compatible AI client.
Why use it?
It gives installation, configuration, API-key, and platform-specific setup instructions needed to run the search server.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is stat-guy/grok-search-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on grok-search-mcp itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything grok-search-mcp configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to stat-guy/grok-search-mcp. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stat-guy/grok-search-mcp

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CLAUDE.md · 974 lines

How it starts

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Grok Search MCP Server - AI Assistant Implementation Guide

Overview for AI Assistants

This document provides comprehensive technical guidance for AI assistants to help users download, install, configure, and implement the Grok Search MCP server. The server enables sophisticated web search capabilities with both basic results and comprehensive analysis modes through xAI's Grok API.

Quick Reference

Installation Command

git clone https://github.com/stat-guy/grok-search-mcp.git
cd grok-search-mcp
npm install -g .

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grok-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["grok-search-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "XAI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration File Locations

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Installation Instructions for Users

Step 1: Obtain xAI API Key

Guide users through these steps:

  1. Visit the xAI Developer Portal
  2. Create an account or sign in
  3. Navigate to API Keys section
  4. Generate a new API key
  5. Copy the API key (format: xai-...)

Step 2: Installation (Recommended)

Direct users through the 3-step process:

git clone https://github.com/stat-guy/grok-search-mcp.git
cd grok-search-mcp
npm install -g .

This automatically:

  • Downloads the latest version
  • Installs dependencies globally
  • Makes the command available system-wide

Step 3: Verify Installation

Guide users to test the installation:

npx grok-search-mcp --help

Success indicator: If you see "Grok Search MCP Server v1.0.0" help text, installation is ready!

Alternative: NPX Usage

For quick testing without installation:

npx grok-search-mcp

Step 4: Configure Claude Desktop

Help users locate and edit their Claude Desktop configuration:

Read the full file on GitHub · 974 lines

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grok-search-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository stat-guy/grok-search-mcp (19 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 5,777 tokens to every session, about $0.0231 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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