Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @ignsoftwarellc/x-cli
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install x-cli
What This Skill Does
Command-line toolkit for X/Twitter that covers reading, searching, posting, DMs, lists, polls, and trends. Uses cookie-based authentication via the twikit library, so no API keys or developer account are required.
Bypasses X's paid API tier by using cookie-based auth, giving full read/write access without a developer account.
When to use it
- Monitor trending topics in a specific category
- Read and summarize a Twitter thread for research
- Schedule a tweet for a future timestamp
- Send a direct message to a user
- Search tweets by advanced query (e.g., from:username keyword)
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: summarize the top 5 tweets about 'AI agents' from today
AGENT
- 1Run x_search.py with query 'AI agents' and --count 5
- 2Parse the plain text output to extract tweet content and authors
- 3Summarize each tweet in one sentence
- 4Format results as a numbered list
OUTPUT
A numbered summary of the 5 most recent tweets matching the search query
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.
X/Twitter account cookies exported to a cookies file (configured in config.json)