Grok Wiki CLI

Grok-Wiki CLI

Use this skill when the task should go through the public grok-wiki command rather than desktop UI clicks, direct server API calls, or provider-specific scripts.

When To Use

Use grok-wiki for:

• generating repository wikis from GitHub shorthands, GitHub URLs, or local folders
• asking codebase questions against one repo or a multi-repo workspace
• checking local CLI agent readiness
• listing locally saved wikis
• starting the local server, worker, or local-cli sidecar
• explaining or debugging the Grok-Wiki CLI command surface

Do not use grok-wiki when the task is to edit Grok-Wiki source code itself unless the user specifically asks to exercise the CLI.

Preconditions

• Prefer the public grok-wiki command first.
• If grok-wiki is unavailable but the current repo is Grok-Wiki, use bun run ./bin/grok-wiki.ts.
• rlm-wiki is a legacy alias with the same CLI behavior; use it only as a fallback or when the user names it.
• Wiki generation and Ask are local-cli only. Do not add provider API-key checks or route through cloud model APIs for these commands.
• A local agent must be installed and authenticated: grok, codex, claude, pi-codex, pi-claude, or antigravity.

First check the CLI and local agent availability:

command -v grok-wiki || command -v rlm-wiki
grok-wiki agents --rescan

If the command is not installed but you are inside the Grok-Wiki repository:

bun run ./bin/grok-wiki.ts agents --rescan

If no local agent is ready, report the selected agent's setup hint from grok-wiki agents --rescan and stop before starting generation.

Core Workflow

1. Identify sources:

   • GitHub shorthand: owner/repo
   • GitHub URL: https://github.com/owner/repo
   • Local path: ./repo, /abs/path/repo, ~/repo
   • Local path ref: ~/repo#main

2. Check agent readiness:

grok-wiki agents --rescan

3. Choose agent behavior:

   • Omit --agent to use the first ready local CLI agent.
   • Pass --agent <id> when the user chose a specific local agent.
   • Pass --model <model> and --reasoning <level> only when the selected local agent supports them.

4. Run generate, ask, or another command.

5. For long-running generation, keep the user updated with concise progress. Do not claim success until the command exits successfully and reports a saved wiki.

Command Surface

Agents

grok-wiki agents --rescan

Why: verifies local sidecar availability and which local agents are installed, authenticated, and runnable.

Supported agent ids:

grok
codex
claude
pi-codex
pi-claude
antigravity

Generate Wiki

grok-wiki generate <source...> [--agent ID] [--model MODEL] [--reasoning LEVEL] [--pages N] [--page-count-mode auto|fixed] [--style STYLE] [--language LANG] [--concurrency N]

Examples:

grok-wiki generate expressjs/express
grok-wiki generate expressjs/express --agent codex --model gpt-5.5 --pages 8 --style first-30
grok-wiki generate ./api ./web --agent claude --page-count-mode fixed --pages 6
grok-wiki generate ~/work/repo#main --style custom --style-prompt "Write as an operator runbook."

Defaults:

• agent: first ready local CLI agent
• style: first-30
• pages: auto up to 6
• language: en
• storage: ~/.rlm-wiki, unless GROK_WIKI_ROOT or RLM_WIKI_ROOT is set

Use --style custom only with --style-prompt or --style-prompt-file.

Ask

grok-wiki ask <source> "question" [--agent ID] [--model MODEL] [--reasoning LEVEL] [--mode fast|deep]
grok-wiki ask <source...> --question "question" [--workspace-goal compare|steal|understand|bridge|audit]

Examples:

grok-wiki ask expressjs/express "How does routing work?" --mode deep
grok-wiki ask ./api ./web --question "Compare auth flows" --workspace-goal compare
grok-wiki ask owner/repo-a owner/repo-b --question "What should we steal?" --workspace-goal steal

Ask modes:

• fast: focused inspection and concise answer
• deep: broader investigation with stronger evidence

Workspace goals:

• compare
• steal
• understand
• bridge
• audit

List Saved Wikis

grok-wiki list

Use this to find existing local wiki records before regenerating.

Server, Worker, Sidecar

grok-wiki serve --port 3141 --host 127.0.0.1
grok-wiki worker --once
grok-wiki sidecar --token TOKEN --port 0 --host 127.0.0.1 --stamp PATH

Use serve for a local web/API runtime. Use worker and sidecar only when the task explicitly involves the Grok-Wiki runtime process model or local CLI adapter debugging.

Agent Guidance

• Treat grok-wiki as local-cli only for wiki generation and Ask. Do not require OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, or other provider API keys.
• Keep BYOC/BYOK behavior intact: let the user's selected local CLI agent own provider/auth details.
• Prefer explicit --agent only when the user chose one. Otherwise use the CLI's first-ready-agent default.
• Validate enum-like flags instead of guessing: agent ids, ask modes, workspace goals, styles, page-count modes, and languages must be known values.
• Use local paths directly for local repos; do not force GitHub remotes.
• For multi-repo tasks, pass each source positionally and use --question for Ask.
• Do not use --runtime rlm or cloud-provider runtime flags. The CLI accepts only --runtime local-cli for these flows.
• If a run fails because the sidecar or selected agent is unavailable, run grok-wiki agents --rescan and report the setup hint.
• For source-code changes to the CLI itself, run at least:

bun test src/cli.test.ts
bunx tsc --noEmit
git diff --check

If changing generator, Ask, sidecar, or streaming behavior, also run focused tests for the touched surface and preserve scoped streaming render contracts.