Releases — one-click Windows installer

What users download

File	Use
GrokDesktop-Setup-<ver>-windows-x64.exe	Primary — download → double-click → Install (no zip)
GrokDesktop-<ver>-windows-x64.exe	Portable single file (run without installing)
GrokDesktop-<ver>-macos-*	macOS single binary (no zip)
*.sha256	Checksums

Open: GitHub → Releases

Install (Windows end user)

1. Download GrokDesktop-Setup-…-windows-x64.exe
2. Double-click → Next → Install
   • Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Grok Desktop\ (no admin)
   • Start Menu shortcut created
3. One-time CLI:

irm https://x.ai/cli/install.ps1 | iex
grok login

Cut a release (maintainer)

Tag

git tag v0.1.1
git push origin v0.1.1

Or Actions UI

Actions → Release → Run workflow → version 0.1.1

Wait until green → open Releases → Setup.exe is attached.

Local Setup.exe (Windows machine with Inno Setup)

# Install Inno Setup 6 once: https://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
.\packaging\build-setup.ps1 -Version 0.1.1
# → dist\GrokDesktop-Setup-0.1.1-windows-x64.exe
# → dist\GrokDesktop-0.1.1-windows-x64.exe  (portable)

CI overview

Workflow	Trigger	Output
CI	push / PR	Tests (smoke artifacts, short retention)
Release	tag v* / manual	Setup.exe + portable .exe on Releases
Pages	preview/**	Landing page

Versioning

• Tag: v0.1.1
• CI sets Cargo.toml version for that build
• Changelog: CHANGELOG.md