Grok Bot downloads straight from Cursor's servers, suggesting xAI built it on Cursor's stack
faraz0x · x · 2026-10-28
A teardown shows Grok Bot's official changelog links its download directly to Cursor's update servers (api2.cursor.sh), Cursor Pro subscribers get access, and until Oct 11 the status line read "working in cursor" — strong evidence xAI built its agent on Cursor's stack.
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