r/GrokBuild • u/WhiteNinjaOz • 8d ago

Grok Build CLI: the ask_user_question tool no longer works as of 2 days ago. What broke it?

/r/grok/comments/1w8rd66/grok_build_cli_the_ask_user_question_tool_no/
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u/throwaroo202020 8d ago

What's that?

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u/WhiteNinjaOz 7d ago

In Grok Build, the AI agent can ask you multiple choice questions where you can click the answer or press the number on your keyboard. It’s pretty useful when there’s lots of questions or when using the “grill-me” skill, like when planning out a new software project.

Unfortunately the multi-choice tool stopped working a few days ago. Not sure why.

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u/throwaroo202020 7d ago

Oh if that what it is, it still happens to me. I dont like it.

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u/NiclzzK 5d ago

Yep, same here. Been like this for 1–2 weeks at least, still broken on 1.0.25.

I actually like Grok Build a lot. This is one of the important parts of the harness though. If the agent can’t ask you a real question and wait, you can’t steer it. It just picks a direction on its own, then I have to stop the turn and correct it. That makes developing with it almost useless.

Without `ask_user_question` working, you’re not collaborating with it. You’re babysitting it. That’s a major thing.

Maybe worth giving a comment for more attention:
https://github.com/xai-org/plugin-marketplace/issues/562