Bird

Bird

Use this skill for X/Twitter tasks through the local bird CLI.

When to use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• read a tweet or thread
• search X/Twitter
• inspect a user's tweets
• check mentions, bookmarks, likes, followers, or following
• post or reply on X

Quick start

bash scripts/install.sh
source config.env && bird read <tweet-id-or-url> --json
source config.env && bird search "openclaw" --json
source config.env && bird mentions

Core bird installation is upstream at https://bird.fast/. This skill uses a local wrapper install path around the bird CLI for OpenClaw workflows.

Workflow

1. Confirm authentication is working with bird check or bird whoami.
2. Run the smallest useful read/search command first.
3. Use --json or --plain when stable output matters.
4. Post or reply only when the user explicitly wants a write action.

Notes

• Core bird installation is upstream at https://bird.fast/; if upstream setup changes, follow upstream.
• scripts/install.sh installs or resolves the local bird CLI and runs a smoke test, but it does not install Node.js/npm or create fresh auth cookies for you.
• config.env is runtime config and should not be committed.
• When migrating to another machine, reinstall bird there and copy config.env only between machines you control.
• Run from the skill root so config.env is loaded correctly.
• Prefer --json for parsing and summarization.
• Re-run scripts/install.sh if bird is missing.