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Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/frigatebird in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Which AI agents work with Frigatebird?

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Is Frigatebird free to use?

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Who published Frigatebird?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Frigatebird by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Frigatebird
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

Frigatebird Skill

Frigatebird is a Playwright-first CLI and npm package (frigatebird) that preserves bird command ergonomics while running against X via browser session cookies.

Use This Skill When

The user asks for bird-style CLI workflows on X.
The user needs posting/reply/article actions from CLI.
The user needs list automation (add, remove, batch, lists).
The user needs API-key-free browser-cookie operation.

Package and Install

npm package: frigatebird
Global install: npm install -g frigatebird
Local use: npx frigatebird <command>

Core Workflow

Validate auth/session:
- frigatebird check
- frigatebird whoami
Read flows (use JSON when scripting):
- frigatebird read <tweet-id-or-url> --json
- frigatebird search "<query>" --json
- frigatebird home --json
Mutation flows:
- frigatebird tweet "<text>"
- frigatebird reply <tweet-id-or-url> "<text>"
- frigatebird article "<title>" "<body>"
List automation:
- frigatebird add "<List Name>" @handle1 @handle2
- frigatebird remove @handle "<List Name>"
- frigatebird batch accounts.json
For larger reads, use paging controls:
- --all, --max-pages, --cursor, -n

Feature Coverage

Posting/mutations: tweet, post, reply, article, like, retweet, follow, unfollow, unbookmark
Read/timelines: read, replies, thread, search, mentions, user-tweets, home, bookmarks, likes, list-timeline, news, about
Identity/health: check, whoami, query-ids, help
List automation: add, remove, batch, lists, list, refresh

Options That Matter Most

Auth/cookies: --auth-token, --ct0, --cookie-source, --chrome-profile, --firefox-profile
Determinism/testing: --base-url, --plain, --no-color
Pagination: -n, --all, --max-pages, --cursor, --delay
Output: --json, --json-full
Media posting: --media, --alt

Live E2E Notes

Standard live mutation e2e does not run premium-feature checks by default.
Premium-feature e2e opt-in:
- npm run test:e2e:live -- --list-name <name> --enable-premium-features-e2e --article-cookie-source chrome --article-expected-handle-prefix <prefix>

Caveats

This tool depends on X web UI selectors; selector drift can break flows.
query-ids is retained for command compatibility and does not drive Playwright execution.
Some GraphQL-specific behavior from original bird is represented as compatibility flags in Playwright mode.

---name: frigatebirddescription: Use the frigatebird npm package to interact with X from the CLI with bird-style command parity, posting/reply/article support, and list automation without X API keys.--- # Frigatebird Skill Frigatebird is a Playwright-first CLI and npm package (`frigatebird`) that preserves `bird` command ergonomics while running against X via browser session cookies. ## Use This Skill When - The user asks for `bird`-style CLI workflows on X. - The user needs posting/reply/article actions from CLI. - The user needs list automation (`add`, `remove`, `batch`, `lists`). - The user needs API-key-free browser-cookie operation. ## Package and Install - npm package: `frigatebird` - Global install: `npm install -g frigatebird` - Local use: `npx frigatebird <command>` ## Core Workflow 1. Validate auth/session: - `frigatebird check` - `frigatebird whoami` 2. Read flows (use JSON when scripting): - `frigatebird read <tweet-id-or-url> --json` - `frigatebird search "<query>" --json` - `frigatebird home --json` 3. Mutation flows: - `frigatebird tweet "<text>"` - `frigatebird reply <tweet-id-or-url> "<text>"` - `frigatebird article "<title>" "<body>"` 4. List automation: - `frigatebird add "<List Name>" @handle1 @handle2` - `frigatebird remove @handle "<List Name>"` - `frigatebird batch accounts.json` 5. For larger reads, use paging controls: - `--all`, `--max-pages`, `--cursor`, `-n` ## Feature Coverage - Posting/mutations: `tweet`, `post`, `reply`, `article`, `like`, `retweet`, `follow`, `unfollow`, `unbookmark` - Read/timelines: `read`, `replies`, `thread`, `search`, `mentions`, `user-tweets`, `home`, `bookmarks`, `likes`, `list-timeline`, `news`, `about` - Identity/health: `check`, `whoami`, `query-ids`, `help` - List automation: `add`, `remove`, `batch`, `lists`, `list`, `refresh` ## Options That Matter Most - Auth/cookies: `--auth-token`, `--ct0`, `--cookie-source`, `--chrome-profile`, `--firefox-profile` - Determinism/testing: `--base-url`, `--plain`, `--no-color` - Pagination: `-n`, `--all`, `--max-pages`, `--cursor`, `--delay` - Output: `--json`, `--json-full` - Media posting: `--media`, `--alt` ## Live E2E Notes - Standard live mutation e2e does not run premium-feature checks by default. - Premium-feature e2e opt-in: - `npm run test:e2e:live -- --list-name <name> --enable-premium-features-e2e --article-cookie-source chrome --article-expected-handle-prefix <prefix>` ## Caveats - This tool depends on X web UI selectors; selector drift can break flows. - `query-ids` is retained for command compatibility and does not drive Playwright execution. - Some GraphQL-specific behavior from original `bird` is represented as compatibility flags in Playwright mode.

Frequently asked questions

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