# Bird

> bird is a fast X CLI for tweeting, replying, and reading via X/Twitter GraphQL (cookie auth). Requires bird cli installed (bun add -g @steipete/bird)

- Skill: `gabrielkoerich/bird` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add gabrielkoerich/bird`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/gabrielkoerich/bird/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: gabrielkoerich (https://skillmd.com/u/gabrielkoerich)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/gabrielkoerich/bird

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# Bird Skill - X/Twitter Access

Read and search X (Twitter) using the `bird` CLI with Chrome cookie extraction.

## Requirements

Install the bird CLI:

```bash
bun add -g @steipete/bird
```

Requires a Chrome profile logged into x.com (see Chrome Profile section below).

## Usage

```bash
# Read a tweet/thread
bird read https://x.com/username/status/1234567890 --chrome-profile claude --plain

# Read replies
bird replies https://x.com/username/status/1234567890 --chrome-profile claude

# Search tweets
bird search "Solana traders" --limit 20 --chrome-profile claude

# User timeline
bird timeline @username --limit 10 --chrome-profile claude
```

## Chrome Profile

Uses the **claude** Chrome profile. Make sure you're logged into x.com in that profile, or setup another profile.

## Authentication

Bird extracts cookies automatically from the specified Chrome profile. If it fails, cookies can be extracted manually from Chrome DevTools.

## Rate Limits

- Search: ~180 req/15min
- Timeline: ~500 req/15min  
- Read tweet: ~900 req/15min