# Bird

> X/Twitter CLI for reading, searching, and posting via cookies or Sweetistics.

- Skill: `danstrem2/bird` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add danstrem2/bird`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/danstrem2/bird/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: danstrem2 (https://skillmd.com/u/danstrem2)
- Updated: 2026-08-19
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/danstrem2/bird

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# bird

Use `bird` to read/search X and post tweets/replies.

Quick start
- `bird whoami`
- `bird read <url-or-id>`
- `bird thread <url-or-id>`
- `bird search "query" -n 5`

Posting (confirm with user first)
- `bird tweet "text"`
- `bird reply <id-or-url> "text"`

Auth sources
- Browser cookies (default: Firefox/Chrome)
- Sweetistics API: set `SWEETISTICS_API_KEY` or use `--engine sweetistics`
- Check sources: `bird check`