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Breaking Friday, May 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM

xAI releases Grok Skills and updates Tool Calling Responses API

xAI updated Grok's inference API with a new Skills system and expanded Tool Calling Responses, allowing developers to wire custom actions and extend the model's output routing. The move positions Grok for integration into customer-facing applications beyond chat.

Dev angle: Grok joins Claude and GPT-4 in the API-first tooling race; this expands the addressable market from chatbots to agentic workflows. Watch for pricing and rate-limit announcements.

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