Grok Chat vs Grok MCP
A side-by-side look at the Grok Chat and Grok MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Grok Chat for conversational ai work; choose Grok MCP for conversational ai. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Grok Chat when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Conversational AI domain.
- You want tools like
chat, chat_with_vision, chat_with_search.
Choose Grok MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Conversational AI domain.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
XAI_API_KEY. - You want tools like
chat, chat_with_vision, chat_with_files.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Conversational AI | Conversational AI |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 51/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | XAI_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 52 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 17 | 22 |
| Full listing | View Grok Chat | View Grok MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Grok Chat tools 17
chatSend a chat completion request to Grok with optional multi-turn history, system prompt, structured output (JSON schema), model selection, and multi-agent researchchat_with_visionAnalyse an image with Grok's vision capabilities given an image URL and text promptchat_with_searchChat with Grok using live web search and/or X (Twitter) search to ground responsesembeddingGenerate text embeddings using Grok's embedding modellist_modelsList all available Grok models and their IDs (cached for 5 minutes)promptThe user message to sendmodelModel ID (default: `grok-4.3`). Call `list_models` for the current set.system_promptSystem prompt to set contextmessagesFull conversation history as JSON array of `{role, content}` objectstemperatureSampling temperature (0.0 - 2.0)max_tokensMaximum tokens to generateresponse_schemaJSON schema string to enforce structured output- +5 more on the listing page
Grok MCP tools 22
chatstandard chat completion with optional persistent history, multi-agent support,chat_with_visionanalyze local or remote images with a Grok vision model.chat_with_fileschat grounded on previously uploaded documents.stateful_chatcontinue a server-side stored conversation via `response_id`.retrieve_stateful_responsefetch a stored response by ID.delete_stateful_responsedelete a stored response by ID.web_searchautonomous web research with domain filters and citations.x_searchautonomous search over X (Twitter) posts, with handle and date filters.code_executorsolve tasks by running Python in a sandbox.grok_agentunified agent that mixes files, images, web search, X search, code execution,generate_imagecreate or edit images with Grok Imagine (multi-reference editing supported).generate_videotext-to-video, image-to-video, or video editing with Grok Imagine.- +10 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Grok Chat
No confirmed install command for Grok Chat yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Grok MCP
No confirmed install command for Grok MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Frequently asked questions
Grok Chat is categorized under Conversational AI and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Grok MCP belongs to Conversational AI and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Pick Grok Chat for conversational ai work and Grok MCP for conversational ai.
Neither server has a confirmed install command yet, so we don't publish a guessed config. Follow each project's own setup instructions, linked from its listing page.
Grok Chat has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Grok MCP is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add grok-chat and merterbak-grok-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Grok Chat has a quality signal of 43/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Grok MCP has 51/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 52 GitHub stars.