Grok AI for VS Code

Integrate xAI's Grok directly into VS Code — just like the built-in GitHub Copilot Chat or Claude extension.

Features

💬 Sidebar Chat — Full conversation history with streaming responses
💡 Explain Code — Select any code → right-click → "Grok: Explain Selected Code"
🔧 Refactor Code — Improve readability and best practices
🐛 Fix Bugs — Identify and fix issues in selection
📝 Add Comments — Generate docstrings and inline comments
✨ Generate Code — Describe what you need, get working code
📋 Copy / Insert — One-click copy or insert code blocks into your editor
🔄 Streaming — Token-by-token streaming with stop button
💾 History — Chat history persists across VS Code sessions (per workspace)

Install the extension
Get your API key from console.x.ai
Press Ctrl+Shift+P → Grok: Set API Key
Open the chat panel via the Grok icon in the Activity Bar, or press Ctrl+Shift+G

Action	Windows/Linux	Mac
Open Chat	`Ctrl+Shift+G`	`Cmd+Shift+G`
Explain Selection	`Ctrl+Shift+E`	`Cmd+Shift+E`

Setting	Default	Description
`grok.apiKey`	—	Your xAI API key
`grok.model`	`grok-3`	Model: grok-3, grok-3-fast, grok-3-mini, etc.
`grok.streamResponses`	`true`	Enable token streaming
`grok.maxTokens`	`4096`	Max tokens per response
`grok.temperature`	`0.7`	Temperature (0–2)

Select code in any editor, right-click, and you'll see:

npm install
npm run compile
# Install vsce globally to package:
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

This produces a .vsix file you can install via Extensions: Install from VSIX.