xAI Grok Build: 8 Parallel AI Coding Agents, Local-First Architecture, No Source Code Leaves Developer's Machine

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xAI's Grok Build enters the agentic coding category with a local-first architecture: all code executes on developer hardware, no source transmits to xAI servers. Supports up to 8 concurrent AI coding agents on a single project with side-by-side comparison and context usage tracking. Every agent action is visible and auditable before execution with fine-grained permissions for file access, scripts, and network requests. Competes directly with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Jules. Launch imminent alongside Grok CLI.