How to see which X posts Grok used
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Open the Only Fan Out side panel on grok.com: under Sources retrieved, the X posts group lists every post Grok's X searches brought back, each linked to the post on x.com. Posts sit in their own group and are kept out of the fetched and cited count for web pages.
How do you see the X posts?
- Open grok.com with the side panel open and send a prompt that calls for recent posts.
- Look under Fan-out queries for searches tagged xsearch. Those are Grok's X searches.
- Open Sources retrieved and find X posts, with the number of posts beside it.
- Check the ring at the top. When the answer used only posts, it reads X posts cited. When it also used web pages, the ring counts pages and a line under it gives the number of posts found.
Why are X posts counted apart from web pages?
Because Grok quotes or refers to posts in the answer, where it cites web pages with links. Mixing the two would make the cited share for pages misleading, so the panel keeps posts in their own group.
Can you export the posts?
Yes. The CSV export saves a sources file with a kind column, and posts carry the kind xpost. Exporting Claude and Grok searches lists the files.
Read next
- How Grok searches: web searches, page browses and X
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Related questions
Does it show posts when I use Grok inside X?
No. Only Fan Out reads grok.com only.
Does every Grok answer search X?
No. Grok runs an X search only for some prompts, and many answers use web pages alone.
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