Stencila plugin for Grok Build
Documents with Scientific Intelligence
How to install Stencila in Grok Build
1. Add this repo as a plugin marketplace in Grok Build (once per computer):
grok plugin marketplace add stencila/stencila2. Install the plugin:
grok plugin install stencila@stencila/stencila --trustReview before you trust it. --trust lets this plugin's hooks, MCP servers and scripts run code on your computer. It's a community repo that neither xAI nor GrokStacks has reviewed, so read its code first.
Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.
Inside Grok Build: type /plugins, open the Marketplace tab, press a and add stencila/stencila, then select stencila and press i.
Command format: Grok Build's plugin guide
What we checked: on Oct 18, 2026 it installed with grok 1.0.62 and Grok found 13 skills, 1 subagent. That's an install check only: we haven't run it in a live Grok session.
What it contains
Skills (13)
authoring— How to write Stencila Markdown (.smd) and work with executable documents in related flavours (.myst, .qmd). Use when creating or editing .smd files, adding executable code chunks, inline expressions, parameters, figures, tables, math, or doconversion— Converting documents between formats with stencila convert - lossless vs lossy targets, quantifying conversion losses, decoding options, and ingesting documents by DOI, arXiv, or PubMed Central identifier. Use when converting to or from DOCconvert— Convert a document between formats, reporting any conversion losses.doctor— Check the health of the Stencila CLI installation - version, available upgrades, kernels, linters, external tools, and workspace configuration. The first thing to run when anything Stencila-related is not working.execute— Execute the code in a Stencila document and save the outputs into it.execution— How Stencila executes documents - kernels, staleness-driven re-execution, execution options, and debugging chunks that error or do not re-run. Use when running stencila execute or render, when a code chunk is not re-running, when choosing alint— Lint Stencila documents and summarise the diagnostics.new— Create a new, tracked Stencila document with scaffolded frontmatter.preview— Open a live preview of a Stencila document or site in the browser.publishing— Publishing Stencila documents - rendering to HTML/PDF/DOCX with themes, building and pushing workspace sites, publishing to Ghost or Zenodo, and signing outputs with content credentials. Use when the user wants to publish, deploy a site, aprender— Render a Stencila document - execute its code and encode to output formats.snap— Screenshot a Stencila document and read it back for visual verification.workspaces— Stencila workspace configuration and document tracking - stencila.toml sections, stencila init, track/status/untrack/clean, and what lives in the .stencila/ directory. Use when configuring a Stencila project, setting up remotes or outputs,
Subagents (2)
stencila:doc-author— Drafts and edits executable Stencila documents (.smd, .myst, .qmd). Use when the user asks to write, draft, extend or restructure a Stencila document, add executable code chunks, figures, tables or pastencila:repro-checker— Audits Stencila documents for reproducibility. Use when the user asks whether a document or project still reproduces, wants a reproducibility check or audit, or suspects stale outputs. Re-executes eve
Hooks (1)
hooks— PostToolUse, SessionStart
About this listing
Stencila is a community plugin on GitHub by stencila, written as a Claude Code plugin that Grok Build installs. We install-checked it in Grok; we haven't run it in a live session or reviewed its code. When we installed it, Grok found 13 skills, 2 subagents, 1 hook. Its license is Apache-2.0. We checked commit 72f480a15cfc. It's one of 52 listings in the Research category on GrokStacks.
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Stencila FAQ
How do I install Stencila in Grok Build?
Add the repo as a marketplace with grok plugin marketplace add stencila/stencila, then run grok plugin install stencila@stencila/stencila --trust. Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.
Is Stencila an official Grok Build plugin?
No. Stencila is a community plugin on GitHub by stencila, not in xAI's official Grok Build marketplace. We checked that it installs and what Grok loads from it, but haven't run it in a live Grok session or reviewed its code.
What does Stencila include?
According to what Grok loaded in our install check, Stencila includes 13 skills, 2 subagents, 1 hook: authoring, conversion, convert, doctor, execute, execution….
Details
- Type
- Plugin
- Category
- Research
- Source
- Community Claude Code plugin, installs in Grok
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Author
- stencila
- Keywords
- document, executable, programmable
- Source repo
- https://github.com/stencila/stencila
- Checked commit
72f480a15cfc- Homepage
- https://stencila.io
- Checked by GrokStacks
- Install-checked in Grok Build on Oct 18, 2026; not run in a live session
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