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TLDR

grok-build-auth is a Python research client that reproduces x.ai's sign-up, SSO, and OAuth flow over plain HTTP to export a local auth file for CLIProxyAPI, restricted to authorized research use.

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    What it does
      Reproduces x.ai signup flow
      SSO plus OAuth PKCE
      Exports CLIProxyAPI auth file
    Tech stack
      Python
      OAuth
      CLIProxyAPI
      Cloudflare
    Use cases
      Protocol research
      Authorized CTF testing
      Own-account auth export
    Audience
      Security researchers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Study the protocol details of x.ai's public sign-up, SSO, and OAuth PKCE flow for authorized security research.

USE CASE 2

Reproduce the login flow on your own account to export a local auth file that CLIProxyAPI can load.

USE CASE 3

Run controlled protocol tests as part of a legal CTF or an in-scope authorized bug bounty engagement.

What is it built with?

PythonOAuthCLIProxyAPICloudflare

How does it compare?

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Stars281281279
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultyhardhardhard
Complexity4/55/53/5
Audienceresearcherresearchervibe coder

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Requires a Turnstile-solving API key and a temporary email or self-hosted email alias service before it can run.

MIT license for the code itself, but the project's NOTICE separately restricts use to authorized research and puts all legal responsibility on the user.

In plain English

grok-build-auth is a research client that reproduces the public web sign-up and login flow for x.ai's Grok service using plain HTTP requests instead of a browser. It walks through account creation with email verification, single sign-on, an OAuth PKCE exchange for the Grok Build access scope, and finally writes out a local authentication file formatted to work with a separate tool called CLIProxyAPI. The README states clearly, in a prominent notice, that the project is for authorized research use only: your own accounts, legal CTF competitions, in-scope authorized bug bounty targets, or academic protocol study. It explicitly prohibits fraud, mass account creation for resale, unauthorized targets, and deliberately violating a platform's terms of service, and it states the maintainers take no responsibility for how the tool is used. Running it requires Python 3.9 or newer, an API key for a Turnstile solving service compatible with the createTask protocol, and either a temporary email API key or a self hosted email alias setup using Cloudflare. An HTTP proxy and a local install of CLIProxyAPI are optional. The main script can register one or more accounts, run the OAuth exchange either serially or with limited concurrency, and export the resulting access and refresh tokens into a local JSON auth file that CLIProxyAPI can load. The project is explicit that it depends on undocumented, third party endpoints that can change or break at any time, and that the maintainers have no obligation to keep it working. It also notes that completing the OAuth step is required to produce a usable auth file. A single sign-on session alone is not enough. The repository is licensed under MIT, but the author stresses that the license does not remove legal responsibility from the person running the tool, and that unclear cases should be checked with a lawyer or the target platform's security team before running anything.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain the sign-up, SSO, and OAuth steps grok-build-auth reproduces in run.py.
Prompt 2
Walk me through configuring the .env file for grok-build-auth, including the Turnstile and temp-mail keys.
Prompt 3
What is the difference between the SSO session and the OAuth access token in this project's exported auth file?
Prompt 4
Summarize the authorized-use restrictions stated in grok-build-auth's NOTICE file.

Frequently asked questions

What is grok-build-auth?

grok-build-auth is a Python research client that reproduces x.ai's sign-up, SSO, and OAuth flow over plain HTTP to export a local auth file for CLIProxyAPI, restricted to authorized research use.

What language is grok-build-auth written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, OAuth, CLIProxyAPI.

What license does grok-build-auth use?

MIT license for the code itself, but the project's NOTICE separately restricts use to authorized research and puts all legal responsibility on the user.

How hard is grok-build-auth to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is grok-build-auth for?

Mainly researcher.

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