Grok worker

Shell Escaping Note

When passing JavaScript to browser-eval.js, always use double quotes for the outer shell argument and single quotes inside the JavaScript. Example: browser-eval.js "document.querySelector('.class')?.innerText"

Grok Worker

Send a prompt to Grok via browser and return the response.

Environment

• URL: https://grok.com
• Browser: Chrome on localhost:9222 (managed by local-browser-tools)
• Login: Required — session persisted in ~/.cache/browser-tools profile
• Tools: browser-start.js, browser-nav.js, browser-eval.js, browser-screenshot.js

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Input

prompt: string        # The text to send to Grok
task_type: string     # qa | summary | translation | rewrite | extraction | comparison | brainstorming | analysis

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Output

Always output this JSON block first:

{
  "site": "grok",
  "task_type": "<task_type>",
  "status": "success | partial | error",
  "answer": "<extracted response text>",
  "retry_count": 0,
  "elapsed_ms": 0,
  "error_reason": null
}

Then follow with a short human-readable summary (2–3 sentences max).

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Workflow

Step 1 — Start browser

node ~/.pi/agent/skills/local-browser-tools/browser-start.js

Expected: ✓ Chrome already running on :9222 or ✓ Chrome started on :9222

If fails: return error status, stop.

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Step 2 — Navigate to Grok

node ~/.pi/agent/skills/local-browser-tools/browser-nav.js https://grok.com

Take a screenshot and verify:

• Input box is visible
• User avatar or username is visible in the top-right (confirms login)

If login page appears with no input box: return error_reason: "login_required", stop.

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Step 3 — Locate input box

Grok uses a div[contenteditable] with role="textbox" and aria-label="Ask Grok anything".

Check:

!!document.querySelector('[aria-label="Ask Grok anything"]')

Fallback selectors in order:

1. [aria-label="Ask Grok anything"]
2. [contenteditable="true"][role="textbox"]
3. div[contenteditable]

If no selector works after 3 attempts: trigger retry.

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Step 4 — Insert prompt

(function() {
  const input = document.querySelector('[aria-label="Ask Grok anything"]')
    || document.querySelector('[contenteditable="true"][role="textbox"]')
    || document.querySelector('div[contenteditable]');
  if (!input) return "NOT_FOUND";
  input.focus();
  input.textContent = "";
  input.textContent = PROMPT_TEXT;
  input.dispatchEvent(new Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
  return input.textContent;
})()

Verify returned value matches the intended prompt. If mismatch: retry.

Take a screenshot to confirm text appears in the input box.

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Step 5 — Send

Grok has no send button with aria-label. Use Enter key to send:

document.querySelector('[aria-label="Ask Grok anything"]')
  ?.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "Enter", bubbles: true, cancelable: true }))

After sending, take a screenshot to confirm the message bubble appears in the chat.

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Step 6 — Wait for response

Poll every 3 seconds, maximum 120 seconds total. Do NOT use fixed sleep.

Spinner selectors are unreliable. Use response length stability as the primary completion signal:

1. After sending, start polling response text length
2. Take a screenshot on the first poll where length > 0 — save as "thinking" screenshot
3. Treat response as complete when length is non-zero and unchanged across 2 consecutive polls — save as "response complete" screenshot

Response extraction for polling:

​javascript (function() { const els = document.querySelectorAll('.response-content-markdown'); if (els.length > 0) return els[els.length - 1].innerText?.trim()?.length || 0; return 0; })() ​

If 120 seconds pass with no stable response: trigger retry.

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Step 7 — Extract response

​javascript (function() { const els = document.querySelectorAll('.response-content-markdown'); if (els.length > 0) return els[els.length - 1].innerText?.trim(); return "EXTRACTION_FAILED"; })() ​

Validate the result:

• Must contain text
• Must not equal the original prompt
• Must not be UI chrome text (e.g. "Ask Grok anything", "Sign in")

If validation fails: trigger retry.

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Retry Policy

• Maximum retries: 2
• On each retry: re-navigate to https://grok.com before retrying
• After 2nd failure: return status: "error" with error_reason explaining which step failed

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Selector Change Resilience

If a selector stops working:

1. Use browser-eval.js to list all [contenteditable] and button and [role="button"] elements
2. Identify the correct element by aria-label, role, placeholder, or visible text
3. Use the working selector for this session

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Example Output

{
  "site": "grok",
  "task_type": "qa",
  "status": "success",
  "answer": "Here is the latest news...",
  "retry_count": 0,
  "elapsed_ms": 22000,
  "error_reason": null
}