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xAI Grok API MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to xAI Grok API and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 47 xAI Grok API actions (26 reads, 16 writes and 5 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the xAI Grok API credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces xAI Grok API's limits and records every call.

Connect xAI Grok API free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

47actionsin one signed file
26readlook, never change
16writecreate and update
5wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect xAI Grok API in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect xAI Grok API.
Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- api_keyxAI API key (console.x.ai > API Keys, starts with `xai-`)
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "xai" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "xai.files.list" }# list files · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "xai.batches.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

xAI Grok API at a glance

Sign-in: Bearer token. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide: api_key
Limits we pace to: 480 calls a minute, per connection
API covered: XAI REST API 1.0.0 (OpenAPI 3.1.0) plus the documented Batches endpointsapi.x.ai
Built from: xAI Grok API's documentation, read 23 October 2026docs.x.ai docs.x.ai
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 23 of 26 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 1, so ask can line xAI Grok API up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in xAI Grok API.

47 actions in 22 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

26readlook, never change
16writecreate and update
5destructivewait for a confirmation

Files
5
2 read · 1 write · 2 destructive
List files · Get file metadata · Delete a file · Create a public URL for a file
Responses
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a model response · Compact a conversation into a shorter context · List a response's input items · Get a stored response
Batches
4
2 read · 1 write · 1 destructive
List batches · Create a batch · Get a batch · Cancel a batch
Videos
4
1 read · 3 write · 0 destructive
Edit a video · Extend a video · Generate a video · Get a video generation result
Images
3
1 read · 2 write · 0 destructive
Edit images · Generate images · Get a deferred image generation result
Skills
3
2 read · 0 write · 1 destructive
List skills · Get a skill · Delete a skill
Batch requests
2
1 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Add requests to a batch · List the requests in a batch
Chat completions
2
1 read · 1 write · 0 destructive
Create a chat completion · Get a deferred chat completion

14 more areas · 19 actions

Embedding models 2
Image generation models 2
Language models 2
Models 2
Video generation models 2
API key 1
Batch results 1
Completions 1
Documents 1
Embeddings 1
Legacy complete 1
Me 1
Messages 1
Tokenize 1

Top actions

The xAI Grok API API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 11 of xAI Grok API's 11 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`xai.files.list`List files	List files.	read	`content.file.list`77 connectors
`xai.batches.list`List batches	List batches.	read	`automation.background_job.list`34 connectors
`xai.batches.create`Create a batch	Create a batch.	write	`automation.background_job.create`29 connectors
`xai.files.get`Get file metadata	Get file metadata.	read	`content.file.get`74 connectors
`xai.files.delete`Delete a file	Delete a file.	destructive	`content.file.delete`68 connectors
`xai.me.get`Get the authenticated identity	Get the authenticated identity.	read	`identity.current_user.get`307 connectors
`xai.messages.create`Create a message (Anthropic-compatible)	Create a message (Anthropic-compatible).	write	`analytics.inference.create`17 connectors
`xai.responses.create`Create a model response	Create a model response.	write	`analytics.inference.create`17 connectors
`xai.api_key.get`Get the current API key	Get the current API key.	read	`identity.api_key.get`66 connectors
`xai.models.get`Get a model	Get a model.	read	`infra.ml_model.get`13 connectors
`xai.images.edit`Edit images	Edit images.	write	this connector
`xai.images.generate`Generate images	Generate images.	write	this connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the xAI Grok API actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
Which xAI Grok API files changed this week, and who changed them?
callsxai.files.list
Writewrite
Create a batch in xAI Grok API. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callsxai.batches.create

Governance for xAI Grok API

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

5 xAI Grok API actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete a filexai.files.delete
Cancel a batchxai.batches.cancel
Delete a stored responsexai.responses.delete
Revoke a file's public URLxai.files.revoke_public_url
Delete a skillxai.skills.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

doxai.files.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete a file?

intent: the user asked me to delete a file

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key xai-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "xai-agent",  allowed_actions: ["xai.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "xai.files.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "xai.batches.cancel", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "xai.responses.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to xAI Grok API only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What xAI Grok API costs on actionlake.

Every xAI Grok API action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call xAI Grok API refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 47 xAI Grok API actions
47actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
23reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every xAI Grok API action.

47 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Files5

xai.files.create_public_urlCreate a public URL for a filewrite
xai.files.deleteDelete a filedestructive
xai.files.getGet file metadataread
xai.files.listList filesread
xai.files.revoke_public_urlRevoke a file's public URLdestructive

Responses5

xai.responses.compactCompact a conversation into a shorter contextwrite
xai.responses.createCreate a model responsewrite
xai.responses.deleteDelete a stored responsedestructive
xai.responses.getGet a stored responseread
xai.responses.list_input_itemsList a response's input itemsread

Batches4

xai.batches.cancelCancel a batchdestructive
xai.batches.createCreate a batchwrite
xai.batches.getGet a batchread
xai.batches.listList batchesread

Videos4

xai.videos.editEdit a videowrite
xai.videos.extendExtend a videowrite
xai.videos.generateGenerate a videowrite
xai.videos.getGet a video generation resultread

Images3

xai.images.editEdit imageswrite
xai.images.generateGenerate imageswrite
xai.images.get_deferredGet a deferred image generation resultread

Skills3

xai.skills.deleteDelete a skilldestructive
xai.skills.getGet a skillread
xai.skills.listList skillsread

Batch requests2

xai.batch_requests.addAdd requests to a batchwrite
xai.batch_requests.listList the requests in a batchread

Chat completions2

xai.chat_completions.createCreate a chat completionwrite
xai.chat_completions.get_deferredGet a deferred chat completionread

Embedding models2

xai.embedding_models.getGet an embedding modelread
xai.embedding_models.listList embedding modelsread

Image generation models2

xai.image_generation_models.getGet an image generation modelread
xai.image_generation_models.listList image generation modelsread

Language models2

xai.language_models.getGet a language modelread
xai.language_models.listList language models with pricingread

Models2

xai.models.getGet a modelread
xai.models.listList modelsread

Video generation models2

xai.video_generation_models.getGet a video generation modelread
xai.video_generation_models.listList video generation modelsread

API key1

xai.api_key.getGet the current API keyread

Batch results1

xai.batch_results.listList a batch's resultsread

Completions1

xai.completions.createCreate a text completion (OpenAI-compatible legacy)write

Documents1

xai.documents.searchSearch documents in collectionsread

Embeddings1

xai.embeddings.createCreate embeddingswrite

Legacy complete1

xai.legacy_complete.createCreate a text completion (Anthropic-compatible legacy)write

Me1

xai.me.getGet the authenticated identityread

Messages1

xai.messages.createCreate a message (Anthropic-compatible)write

Tokenize1

xai.tokenize.createTokenize textwrite

Questions

The xAI Grok API MCP server, answered.

Is there a xAI Grok API MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 47 xAI Grok API actions across files, responses, batches and videos, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by xAI Grok API.

What do I need to connect xAI Grok API?

XAI API key (console.x.ai > API Keys, starts with `xai-`). The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "xai" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in xAI Grok API?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 5 xAI Grok API actions are destructive, including delete a file, cancel a batch and delete a stored response. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my xAI Grok API API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the xAI Grok API service file: 480 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (23 xAI Grok API actions can be), which never reaches xAI Grok API.

What does a xAI Grok API action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (47 xAI Grok API actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls xAI Grok API refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which xAI Grok API API does it cover?

The xAI REST API 1.0.0 (OpenAPI 3.1.0) plus the documented Batches endpoints at api.x.ai. It is built from xAI Grok API's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 47 actions in 22 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my xAI Grok API data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your xAI Grok API credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent xAI Grok API today.

Connect xAI Grok API free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

xAI Grok API MCP server for AI agents.

Connect xAI Grok API in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect xAI Grok API.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in xAI Grok API.

Files

Responses

Batches

Videos

Images

Skills

Batch requests

Chat completions