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layout: integration
title: MCP with Grok Build
description: Connect Grok Build to your Appwrite project and docs through the hosted Appwrite MCP server
date: 2026-11-06
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category: mcp
product:
    vendor: xAI
    description: "Grok Build is xAI's coding agent, which you run in your terminal with the grok command."
platform:
    - 'Cloud'
---

Grok Build is a coding agent from [xAI](https://x.ai) that runs in your terminal. You start a session with the `grok` command, and it works on your project using Grok models, with MCP servers available as extra tools.

# How does the integration work?

The [Appwrite MCP server](/docs/tooling/ai/mcp-servers) connects Grok Build to your Appwrite project through the [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io). It is a hosted server at `https://mcp.appwrite.io/` that uses the HTTP transport and signs you in with OAuth, so there is nothing to install and no API key to create.

Once connected, Grok Build can look up your projects, read and change resources such as users, databases, and tables, and search the Appwrite documentation while it codes. Changes go through a separate write tool that requires confirmation, and each change carries a short reason that appears in your project's **Activity** tab.

**Self-hosted Appwrite**

The hosted MCP server authenticates against Appwrite Cloud. If you self-host Appwrite, use the [local MCP server](/docs/advanced/self-hosting/mcp) instead. It runs on your machine over stdio and connects to your instance with an API key.

# How to implement

To connect Grok Build to Appwrite, there are several steps you must complete:

## Step 1: Set up your Appwrite project

First, [create an account on Appwrite Cloud](/sign-up) if you haven't already, and create a project. You don't need an API key: Grok Build opens your browser so you can sign in to Appwrite when it first connects.

## Step 2: Add the Appwrite MCP server to Grok Build

Run the following command in your terminal:

```bash
grok mcp add --transport http appwrite https://mcp.appwrite.io/
```

When Grok Build first connects, sign in to your Appwrite account in the browser window that opens and authorize access. If you are not prompted, run `/mcps` in a Grok Build session, select **appwrite**, and press `i` to authenticate.

To check the configuration, run `grok mcp list` in your terminal or `/mcps` in a session.

## Step 3: Test the integration

Start a session with `grok` and try prompts like:

- `Create a new user in my Appwrite project`
- `List all databases in my project`
- `Show me the tables in my database`
- `Show me how to authenticate users with OAuth`

# Read more about Grok Build and the Appwrite MCP server

If you would like to learn more about Grok Build and the Appwrite MCP server, we have some resources that you should visit:

- [Connect the Appwrite MCP server to Grok Build](/docs/tooling/ai/agents/grok-build)
- [Appwrite MCP server documentation](/docs/tooling/ai/mcp-servers)
- [The Appwrite MCP server is now remote: one URL, no API keys](/blog/post/announcing-remote-appwrite-mcp-server)
- [xAI](https://x.ai)