X Twitter

X (Twitter)

Interact with X (Twitter) using xurl, a CLI for the X API v2.

Prerequisites

# Install xurl
brew install xurl
# or
npm install -g xurl-cli

Configure credentials (X API v2 keys):

export X_API_KEY="your_api_key"
export X_API_SECRET="your_api_secret"
export X_ACCESS_TOKEN="your_access_token"
export X_ACCESS_SECRET="your_access_token_secret"
export X_BEARER_TOKEN="your_bearer_token"

Get credentials from https://developer.twitter.com/en/portal/dashboard (requires a developer account and an app with OAuth 1.0a + Read/Write permissions)

Verify:

xurl users/me

Commands

Posting

# Post a tweet
xurl -X POST tweets -d '{"text": "Hello world!"}'

# Reply to a tweet
xurl -X POST tweets -d '{"text": "Great point!", "reply": {"in_reply_to_tweet_id": "<TWEET_ID>"}}'

# Quote tweet
xurl -X POST tweets -d '{"text": "Interesting take:", "quote_tweet_id": "<TWEET_ID>"}'

# Post with media (upload image first, then attach media_id)
xurl -X POST tweets -d '{"text": "Check this out!", "media": {"media_ids": ["<MEDIA_ID>"]}}'

Search

# Search recent tweets (last 7 days, free tier)
xurl "tweets/search/recent?query=<query>&max_results=10"

# Search with expansions
xurl "tweets/search/recent?query=<query>&tweet.fields=created_at,author_id&max_results=20"

Timelines & Mentions

# Get own user ID
xurl "users/me"

# Get mentions timeline
xurl "users/<USER_ID>/mentions?max_results=20"

# Get home timeline
xurl "users/<USER_ID>/timelines/reverse_chronological?max_results=20"

Media Upload

# Upload media (uses v1.1 endpoint)
xurl -X POST "https://upload.twitter.com/1.1/media/upload.json" \
  --form media=@image.png \
  --form media_category=tweet_image

DMs (Direct Messages)

# Send a DM
xurl -X POST dm_conversations/with/<USER_ID>/messages \
  -d '{"text": "Hey, wanted to reach out!"}'

# List DM conversations
xurl dm_conversations

Engagement

# Like a tweet
xurl -X POST "users/<MY_USER_ID>/likes" -d '{"tweet_id": "<TWEET_ID>"}'

# Retweet
xurl -X POST "users/<MY_USER_ID>/retweets" -d '{"tweet_id": "<TWEET_ID>"}'

# Delete a tweet
xurl -X DELETE "tweets/<TWEET_ID>"

Usage Examples

Post a simple tweet:

xurl -X POST tweets -d '{"text": "Just shipped a new feature! 🚀 Check it out at example.com"}'

Search for mentions of a topic:

xurl "tweets/search/recent?query=%23ClaudeCode&tweet.fields=created_at&max_results=10"

Reply to a specific tweet:

xurl -X POST tweets -d '{"text": "Thanks for sharing! Here is more context...", "reply": {"in_reply_to_tweet_id": "1234567890"}}'

Check recent mentions:

MY_ID=$(xurl "users/me" | jq -r '.data.id')
xurl "users/$MY_ID/mentions?max_results=10&tweet.fields=created_at"

Rules

• Always check that xurl is installed and credentials are configured: which xurl && xurl users/me
• If not installed, show install instructions and stop
• If credentials are missing, guide user to https://developer.twitter.com and stop
• NEVER log or store API keys/tokens in memory or workspace files
• Tweet character limit is 280 characters — count and warn if the user's text exceeds it
• URL-encode query parameters for search; use jq -r '@uri' if needed
• When drafting tweets, show the text to the user and confirm before posting
• For media posts, upload the media first, extract the media_id, then attach to the tweet
• Keep responses concise: confirm post with "Posted: <first 50 chars of tweet>..." and the tweet URL
• Note: X API free tier limits search to last 7 days and 500k reads/month; warn if user is likely to hit limits