xAI appears to be adding a new /goal command to Grok Build, aimed at long-running autonomous tasks using rounds of subagents to implement and verify work. The move echoes recent goal-based agent workflows in OpenAI Codex and similar tools.
/goal command/goal CLI commandxAI’s Grok Build post appears to introduce a new /goal command, with the company posting that it can "execute long-running tasks autonomously" and use "multiple rounds of subagents" to implement and verify work.
The wording places Grok Build alongside recent agent-workflow changes from OpenAI’s Codex, which has launched self-set goals and added a /goal command in its CLI.
Source: xAI
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