How to work with Huggingface with the xAI (Grok) API access?

Beginners
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I’m using the Command Prompt (CMD). At first it worked, using the

pip install gradio openai

Then run it.

The after that, I’ve used

setx XAI_API_KEY "your_real_xai_key_here"

Run it again, and it was a success.

But once I’m about to create the app with the python you’ve provided me, it immediately couldn’t able to recognised the command. Here’s what it showed me.

C:\Users\rubai>import os
'import' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>import gradio as gr
'import' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>from openai import OpenAI
'from' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>
C:\Users\rubai># 1. Connect the OpenAI client to xAI’s API
'#' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>client = OpenAI(
'client' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>    api_key=os.environ.get("XAI_API_KEY"),
'api_key' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>    base_url="https://api.x.ai/v1",
'base_url' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>)
C:\Users\rubai>
C:\Users\rubai># 2. System prompt controls style, but stays inside xAI rules
'#' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>SYSTEM_PROMPT = """
'SYSTEM_PROMPT' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>You are a political news explainer.
'You' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>You can lean slightly conservative and tabloid-style if asked,
'You' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>but you stay factual and avoid slurs, hate, or calls for violence.
'but' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>Always follow xAI's safety rules.
'Always' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>Explain things clearly for non-technical readers.
'Explain' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>""".strip()
'""".strip()' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>
C:\Users\rubai># 3. Gradio chat function: ignore history for now (simpler)
'#' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>def chat(message, history):
'def' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>    response = client.chat.completions.create(
'response' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>        model="grok-4",  # or another Grok model enabled on your account
'model' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>        messages=[
'messages' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>            {"role": "system", "content": SYSTEM_PROMPT},
'{"role":' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>            {"role": "user", "content": message},
'{"role":' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>        ],
']' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>        temperature=0.7,
'temperature' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>    )
C:\Users\rubai>    return response.choices[0].message.content
'return' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>
C:\Users\rubai># 4. Wrap it in a Gradio ChatInterface
'#' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>demo = gr.ChatInterface(
'demo' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>    fn=chat,
'fn' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>    title="My Grok chat (xAI API)",

C:\Users\rubai>    description="Uses Grok via xAI's OpenAI-compatible API.",
'description' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\rubai>)
C:\Users\rubai>
C:\Users\rubai>if __name__ == "__main__":
The syntax of the command is incorrect.
C:\Users\rubai>    demo.launch()
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