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Interact with X (Twitter) — view profiles, read tweets and threads, search posts, check trending topics, view followers, post tweets, like, retweet, follow users, and bookmark tweets. Use this skill whenever the user mentions X, Twitter, tweets, @handles, wants to browse X posts, search X, view user profiles, or interact with X content. Also trigger when the user pastes an x.com or twitter.com URL.

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X (Twitter)

Skill Directory

<SKILL_DIR> is the directory containing this SKILL.md file. To find it, look at the path where this skill was loaded from. It is typically ~/.claude/skills/x (installed) or wherever this file lives. Determine it ONCE at the start and reuse it.

Setup (run FIRST — every time, before any operation)

You MUST complete this setup before running any script. Do NOT skip this step.

sig status x 2>&1

Check the JSON output fields configured and valid:

configured: false → run Provider Setup below. Do NOT proceed without completing it.
valid: false (but configured: true) → run sig login x, then re-check.
valid: true → detect proxy (see below), then execute the user's request.

Provider Setup

Read <SKILL_DIR>/references/provider-config.yaml
Append the provider block to ~/.sig/config.yaml under providers:
Ask the user: "Do you need a proxy to access this site?" — if yes, add networkProxy: <url> under the provider in config.yaml
Run sig login x (with --network-proxy <url> if proxy was specified)
Verify: run sig status x again — must show valid: true before proceeding

Proxy Detection (after provider is valid)

grep -A15 "^\s*x:" ~/.sig/config.yaml | grep networkProxy | awk '{print $2}'

If this outputs a URL, prefix ALL python3 commands with HTTPS_PROXY=<url> HTTP_PROXY=<url>. If using socks5, convert to socks5h for python (e.g. socks5://... → socks5h://...). If empty, no proxy needed.

Running Scripts

All scripts require setup to be completed first (see above).

Scripts Reference

Read Operations

Script	Purpose	Args
`x_user.py`	User profile	`--username NAME`
`x_tweets.py`	User's tweet timeline	`--username NAME [--limit N]`
`x_tweet.py`	Single tweet + thread	`--id ID_OR_URL [--limit N]`
`x_search.py`	Search tweets	`--query TEXT [--limit N] [--type top\|latest]`
`x_trending.py`	Trending topics	`[--limit N]`
`x_followers.py`	Followers or following	`--username NAME [--limit N] [--mode followers\|following]`

Write Operations

Script	Purpose	Args
`x_post.py`	Create a tweet	`--cookie COOKIE --text TEXT [--reply-to ID]`
`x_delete.py`	Delete a tweet	`--cookie COOKIE --id ID_OR_URL`
`x_like.py`	Like or unlike	`--cookie COOKIE --id ID_OR_URL [--undo]`
`x_retweet.py`	Retweet or unretweet	`--cookie COOKIE --id ID_OR_URL [--undo]`
`x_follow.py`	Follow or unfollow	`--cookie COOKIE --username NAME [--undo]`
`x_bookmark.py`	Bookmark or unbookmark	`--cookie COOKIE --id ID_OR_URL [--undo]`

Command Examples

All examples assume you've cd'd into <SKILL_DIR> and set proxy if needed.

Search tweets

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_search.py --query "Claude AI" --type top --limit 10'

View user profile

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_user.py --username elonmusk'

Read recent tweets

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_tweets.py --username elonmusk --limit 10'

Read a tweet thread

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_tweet.py --id "https://x.com/user/status/12345678"'

Post a tweet (ALWAYS confirm with user first)

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_post.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --text "Hello from sigcli!"'

Reply to a tweet

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_post.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --text "Great point!" --reply-to 2050336207561724307'

Delete a tweet (confirm with user first — irreversible)

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_delete.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --id 2050417089987711033'

Like / unlike

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_like.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --id 12345'
sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_like.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --id 12345 --undo'

Follow / unfollow

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_follow.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --username elonmusk'
sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_follow.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --username elonmusk --undo'

Bookmark / unbookmark

sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_bookmark.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --id 12345'
sig run x -- bash -c 'cd <SKILL_DIR> && python3 scripts/x_bookmark.py --cookie "$SIG_X_COOKIE" --id 12345 --undo'

Safety Rules

ALWAYS show tweet text to user and get explicit confirmation before posting. Tweets are public.
Tweets and replies must be ≤ 280 characters. Check length before posting. URLs count as ~23 characters (t.co shortening). If the text exceeds 280 characters, shorten it or split into a thread.
Like, retweet, follow, bookmark are reversible — use --undo to reverse.
Delete is irreversible — confirm with user before deleting.

Error Recovery

When a command fails, follow this decision tree:

Error	Meaning	Action
`ConnectionError`	Can't reach x.com	Ask user for proxy URL, then retry with `HTTPS_PROXY=<url>`
`Timeout`	Network too slow	Retry once. If still fails, check proxy.
`AUTH_REQUIRED` / 401	Cookie missing or expired	Auto-run `sig login x` (do NOT ask user), then retry the failed command.
`HTTP_403`	IP blocked or query IDs stale	Retry once (auto-refresh kicks in). If still 403, change proxy or wait.
`HTTP_429`	Rate limited	Wait 30 seconds, then retry.
`NOT_FOUND`	User/tweet doesn't exist	Verify the ID or username with the user.
`POST_FAILED`	Tweet creation failed	Show error details to user. May be duplicate or policy violation.
Query ID / GraphQL error	Stale query IDs, refresh failed	Clear cache (restart script), retry. If persistent, bundles changed.

Key principle: if ANY command fails on first run, do NOT silently proceed. Diagnose using this table, fix the issue, and re-validate before continuing with the user's request.

Technical Notes

Query ID caching: Query IDs are cached to a file (scripts/.query_id_cache.json) so they persist across script calls. First script invocation fetches from X's JS bundles (~3s), all subsequent calls within 1 hour read from disk instantly. The file auto-refreshes when the TTL expires.
Transaction ID: X requires x-client-transaction-id header. Generated automatically using the XClientTransaction library.
Pagination: Timeline endpoints paginate internally (up to 5 pages).
Cookie TTL: Cookies typically last 7 days. After that, re-authenticate.