Set screen mode in Grok Build

screen_mode under [ui] chooses how much of the terminal the TUI claims. Official values: Settings reference.

Values

Value	Default?	Meaning
fullscreen	yes (when unset)	Use the full terminal viewport
minimal		Smaller chrome footprint in the same terminal

Pin it in user config

[ui]
screen_mode = "minimal"

Or keep the default:

[ui]
screen_mode = "fullscreen"

File path: ~/.grok/config.toml / $GROK_HOME/config.toml. You can also change UI options from /settings (alias /config).

Pair with density toggles

Control	Effect
/compact-mode or compact_mode	Denser message padding
show_timeline	Per-turn tick rail instead of the scrollbar (Show the timeline rail)
/theme	Color theme (Change the theme)

Pitfalls

• Editing project .grok/config.toml for [ui] — put screen_mode in user config.
• Expecting minimal to shrink the host terminal window — it only changes Build’s layout inside that window.