Pedro Shakour ships an iPhone remote for xAI's Grok Build

The open-source SwiftUI client keeps xAI's coding agent on a Mac, using ACP to turn an iPhone into a sideloaded control panel.

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Why it matters

Shakour's three-day build shows how ACP can move coding agents beyond their original terminal UI, while exposing the security work required before remote control becomes routine.

Illustration of Pedro Shakour's iPhone acting as a sideloaded control panel for xAI's Grok Build running on a Mac via the open-source SwiftUI client and ACP.

Independent developer Pedro Shakour (@pedroshakour) published grok-build-ios on July 18th, an open-source SwiftUI client that lets developers control xAI's Grok Build coding agent from an iPhone. The agent, source repository and command execution remain on a Mac; Shakour's app serves as the remote interface. It is a community project rather than an official xAI iOS release.…

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