modbender wip-grok
xAI Grok API. Sensor (search) + Actuator (generate). All xAI functions in one tool.
When to Use This Skill
Sensor: Search
Use search_web for:
- Current information from websites, news, documentation
- Real-time data (stock prices, weather, recent events)
- Finding information from specific domains
- Verifying current facts
Use search_x for:
- What people are saying on X/Twitter about a topic
- Trending discussions and social sentiment
- Real-time reactions to events
- Posts from specific X handles/users
Actuator: Generate
Use generate_image for:
- Creating images from text descriptions
- Generating multiple variations of a concept
- Creating images with specific aspect ratios
Use edit_image for:
- Modifying existing images with natural language
- Style transfer, color changes, adding/removing elements
- Combining up to 3 source images
Use generate_video for:
- Creating short video clips (1-15 seconds)
- Animating still images (image-to-video)
- Text-to-video generation
Do NOT Use For
- Fetching a specific X post by URL (use wip-x fetch_post instead)
- Posting tweets (use wip-x post_tweet)
- Reading bookmarks (use wip-x get_bookmarks)
- Historical facts that won't change
- Mathematical calculations
API Reference
search_web(options)
const result = await search_web({ query: "latest news about AI" });
// result: { content, citations, usage, raw_response }
Options: query (required), model, allowed_domains (max 5), excluded_domains (max 5), enable_image_understanding
search_x(options)
const result = await search_x({ query: "AI thoughts", allowed_x_handles: ["elonmusk"] });
Options: query (required), model, allowed_x_handles (max 10), excluded_x_handles (max 10), from_date, to_date, enable_image_understanding, enable_video_understanding
generate_image(options)
const result = await generate_image({ prompt: "a red cube", n: 1, aspect_ratio: "1:1" });
// result: { images: [{ url, revised_prompt }] }
Options: prompt (required), model, n (1-10), response_format ("url"|"b64_json"), aspect_ratio
Cost: $0.02 per image. URLs are temporary ... download promptly.
edit_image(options)
const result = await edit_image({ prompt: "make it blue", image: "https://..." });
Options: prompt (required), image (required, URL or file path or base64), model, n, response_format
Cost: $0.022 per image (input + output).
generate_video(options)
const { request_id } = await generate_video({ prompt: "sunset timelapse", duration: 10 });
const result = await wait_for_video({ request_id });
// result: { status: "completed", url: "https://..." }
Options: prompt (required), model, duration (1-15 sec), resolution ("480p"|"720p"), aspect_ratio, image (seed image URL)
Cost: $0.05/sec at 480p, $0.07/sec at 720p. URLs are temporary.
poll_video(options) / wait_for_video(options)
Poll or wait for async video generation. wait_for_video is a convenience wrapper that polls until complete or timeout.
Troubleshooting
"XAI_API_KEY not found"
Set via environment or 1Password: op://Agent Secrets/X API/api key
Slow search responses
Grok reasoning models can take 30-60+ seconds. This is normal.
Temporary URLs
Image and video URLs expire. Download or process them immediately after receiving.
API Documentation
- Web Search: https://docs.x.ai/developers/tools/web-search
- X Search: https://docs.x.ai/developers/tools/x-search
- Image Generation: https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/image-generations
- Video Generation: https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/video-generations