Brent Segal

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[X Freeze @XFreeze]

Grok Build new update brings a guided /tutorial tour, smarter search tool overrides, live workflow progress with one-click failed-run resume, and a wide reliability pass across workflows, voice, and tools

Release Notes: v0.2.112

Breaking Changes:
• CLI version policy now has separate soft update floors/ceilings and hard startup requirements

Features:
• New /tutorial slash command opens an opt-in nine-topic onboarding tour of Grok.
• New tool_overrides option lets you set date cutoffs and domain allowlists for the agent's built-in search tools.
• New toolOverrides option lets you set date cutoffs and domain allowlists for the agent's built-in search tools.
• New config options let you add query parameters or environment-backed headers to custom model providers and control which variables reach shell tools.
• Terminal and environment fixes are now consolidated under the /doctor command with clearer guidance.
• Marketplace add now rejects non-git URLs at add time instead of failing later.
• Slash commands can now show optional bracket tags (e.g. [new]) via config or remote settings.
• Queued prompts now offer an [edit] mouse button alongside Send now and cancel.
• Voice shortcut toggle in settings can disable the Ctrl+Space/F8 keybind without disabling voice entirely.
• Image edit can now use a remotely configured model slug instead of the hardcoded default.
• `grok doctor fix` can now repair common tmux clipboard and passthrough problems.
• Per-provider auth helpers now work on Windows and can run from a configurable working directory.
• /resume now shows only native Grok sessions by default and shows a hint when external sessions are hidden.
• `grok --resume` can now resume a session by its title as well as by ID.
• Workflows overlay now shows live per-agent progress and automatically follows the active phase.
• Workflow runs that failed can now be resumed; scratch file limits were also increased.
• Hooks can now be defined in config.toml in addition to JSON files.
• Clicking the "still running" status now opens the tasks pane.

Bug Fixes:
• File attachments now appear correctly when resuming or replaying conversations.
• Terminal output from remote clients is now recorded so read-file hints and monitors function correctly.
• Background shell commands now correctly report their real exit codes instead of always showing -1.
• Marketplace source refreshes no longer hang the TUI or trap you in the extensions modal.
• Background task tray now correctly clears killed tasks and keeps task descriptions after reconnect.
• Dashboard overlay now correctly returns after forking a dashboard-attached session.
• Linux voice dictation now works on PipeWire versions before 1.6.
• Fork from a rewound session now copies the correct live-branch history.
• Account pane now shows name and email even after the access token expires.
• Voice mode now lets you edit already-dictated text without closing the microphone.
• Fixed startup hangs on Linux after concurrent launches or rapid restarts.
• MCP tools now appear without restart after enrolling or updating a managed service.
• Plugin subagents now see the same MCP tools as the parent session.
• Copy confirmations now show shorter messages when the clipboard succeeds.
• Repeated identical tool calls now end the turn silently instead of showing a stop banner.
• Web search now defaults to grok-4.5.
• Voice dictation text is no longer dropped when pressing Enter to send.
• Bash mode (`!`) now shows yellow prefix and action label in minimal mode.
• Parked turns no longer spam duplicate "Worked for" markers in the transcript.

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

Welcome to @X @JensenHuang

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

@Felipe_Millon Thanks for sharing that story Felipe. Keep pushing

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

True 🤩

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The forcing function for improvement in the public sector is weak

[MitoSense @MitoSenseInc]

MitoSense Salutes Our Veterans!

This Veterans Day, MitoSense Is Honored To Be Working With The U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs To Pursue New Therapies For Veterans Suffering From Neurodegenerative Diseases. #VeteransDay

[Cryptopumpkincats @Pumpkincats1]

Just used DALL·E to generate adorable images with the same characters of a skittish black house panther and his mischievous torbie sister playing together! 🐱🎨 #AI #DigitalArt #CatLovers

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

Oxygen evolution from extremophilic cyanobacteria confined in hard biocoatings | Microbiology Spectrum https://t.co/wo65nhb9Xc

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

This time lapse video shows how oysters can filter out toxic microscopic algae in just an hour and a half.

On average, an adult oyster can filter nearly 200 liters of water a day

[📹 SCMP]

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

Production of Methane by Sunlight-Driven Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Carbon Dioxide Methanation as a Means of Artificial Photosynthesis | ACS Engineering Au https://t.co/FYQdXXgJWw

[ALS CURE Project @alscureproject]

Attention Zac Brown Band fans a member of our Zamily is coming to Modesto to play at the Outlaw Country concert on Oct 22 at the Gallo Center for the Arts. When a Zamily member needs support we are there for them. Hop has ALS. Let’s show him our love. https://t.co/jJ0IsoyYYb

[MitoSense @MitoSenseInc]

We are honored to work with the @TampaVA and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (@wrair) to translate our MOT™ platform to help service members and Veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Learn more: https://t.co/5r1rm12lZ3

[Chemistry World @ChemistryWorld]

This year’s chemistry #NobelPrize was awarded for the ‘discovery and synthesis of quantum dots’ – but what are quantum dots, and why are they worthy of a Nobel prize?
https://t.co/W7gdRcJpSJ

[Lior Alexander @LiorOnAI]

Microsoft's Autogen is blowing up on Github.

It's a framework that allows LLM agents to chat with each other to solve your tasks.

AutoGen agents are customizable, conversable, and seamlessly allow human participation.

It's also a drop-in replacement of openai.Completion or openai.ChatCompletion as an enhanced inference API.

https://t.co/zDzgXzpDVt

[Cryptopumpkincats @Pumpkincats1]

This feels right...

[Cryptopumpkincats @Pumpkincats1]

Where's Waldo? #chatgpt4

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

AutoGen: Enabling next-generation large language model applications - Microsoft Research https://t.co/is69QRGuGq

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

Not Just Bees: Earthworms Contribute to 6.5% of Global Grain Production, Study Finds
https://t.co/awQTnXB9fo

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

US solar is booming – here's the newly released data
https://t.co/iMm6BdfFrN

[Brent Segal @bsegal73]

Paris-based Mistral releases first generative AI model — and it’s totally free
https://t.co/ZOtuUksH1L

[Aadit Sheth @aaditsh]

ChatGPT takes 10 seconds to comfortably break down something that would take you 10 minutes to find and understand from an electronics textbook.

This is the future of learning.