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Xfetch by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Xfetch
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: modbender

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xfetch 🐦

Fast X/Twitter CLI scraper. No API keys. Just cookies and go.

Install

npm install -g xfetch-cli

Authentication

xfetch requires Twitter session cookies (auth_token and ct0).

Set tokens directly:

xfetch auth set --auth-token <token> --ct0 <token>

Check auth status:

xfetch auth check

Get cookies from browser: Open X.com in Chrome DevTools → Application → Cookies → Copy auth_token and ct0 values.

Commands

User Data

xfetch user @handle              # Profile by handle
xfetch user 12345678             # Profile by ID
xfetch followers @handle -n 100  # Followers list
xfetch following @handle -n 100  # Following list

Tweets

xfetch tweets @handle -n 50      # User timeline
xfetch tweet <url-or-id>         # Single tweet
xfetch thread <url-or-id>        # Full conversation thread

Search

xfetch search "query" -n 100
xfetch search "from:handle since:2024-01-01"
xfetch search "query" --type latest   # top|latest|people|photos|videos

Timelines

xfetch home                      # Algorithmic home
xfetch home --following          # Chronological
xfetch bookmarks -n 50           # Your bookmarks
xfetch likes @handle -n 50       # User's likes

Output Formats

xfetch tweets @handle --format json   # Default, pretty
xfetch tweets @handle --format jsonl  # Line-delimited JSON
xfetch tweets @handle --json          # Shorthand for JSON
xfetch tweets @handle --plain         # No formatting

Pagination

xfetch tweets @handle --all              # All pages
xfetch tweets @handle --max-pages 10     # Limit pages
xfetch tweets @handle --cursor <cursor>  # Resume from cursor
xfetch tweets @handle --delay 1000       # Delay between pages (ms)

Query ID Management

Twitter changes GraphQL query IDs frequently. xfetch auto-refreshes them.

xfetch query-ids --list      # Show cached IDs
xfetch query-ids --refresh   # Fetch latest from X

Global Options

--auth-token <token>   # Set auth_token directly
--ct0 <token>          # Set ct0 directly  
--format <format>      # json|jsonl|csv|sqlite
--timeout <ms>         # Request timeout (default: 30000)
--delay <ms>           # Delay between requests (default: 500)
--proxy <url>          # Proxy URL

Examples

Get recent tweets from a user:

xfetch tweets @elonmusk -n 20 --format jsonl

Search for AI content:

xfetch search "AI agents" --type latest -n 50

Get thread/conversation:

xfetch thread https://x.com/user/status/123456789

Export followers to JSON:

xfetch followers @handle --all > followers.json

Rate Limits

xfetch tracks rate limits per endpoint and automatically backs off when approaching limits. For high-volume scraping, use --delay to add time between requests.

Source

GitHub: https://github.com/LXGIC-Studios/xfetch

---name: xfetchdescription: Fast X/Twitter CLI scraper. Use when you need to fetch tweets, user profiles, search results, timelines, followers, or any X/Twitter data. No API keys required - uses cookie-based auth.--- # xfetch 🐦 Fast X/Twitter CLI scraper. No API keys. Just cookies and go. ## Install ```bash npm install -g xfetch-cli ``` ## Authentication xfetch requires Twitter session cookies (`auth_token` and `ct0`). **Set tokens directly:** ```bash xfetch auth set --auth-token <token> --ct0 <token> ``` **Check auth status:** ```bash xfetch auth check ``` **Get cookies from browser:** Open X.com in Chrome DevTools → Application → Cookies → Copy `auth_token` and `ct0` values. ## Commands ### User Data ```bash xfetch user @handle # Profile by handle xfetch user 12345678 # Profile by ID xfetch followers @handle -n 100 # Followers list xfetch following @handle -n 100 # Following list ``` ### Tweets ```bash xfetch tweets @handle -n 50 # User timeline xfetch tweet <url-or-id> # Single tweet xfetch thread <url-or-id> # Full conversation thread ``` ### Search ```bash xfetch search "query" -n 100 xfetch search "from:handle since:2024-01-01" xfetch search "query" --type latest # top|latest|people|photos|videos ``` ### Timelines ```bash xfetch home # Algorithmic home xfetch home --following # Chronological xfetch bookmarks -n 50 # Your bookmarks xfetch likes @handle -n 50 # User's likes ``` ## Output Formats ```bash xfetch tweets @handle --format json # Default, pretty xfetch tweets @handle --format jsonl # Line-delimited JSON xfetch tweets @handle --json # Shorthand for JSON xfetch tweets @handle --plain # No formatting ``` ## Pagination ```bash xfetch tweets @handle --all # All pages xfetch tweets @handle --max-pages 10 # Limit pages xfetch tweets @handle --cursor <cursor> # Resume from cursor xfetch tweets @handle --delay 1000 # Delay between pages (ms) ``` ## Query ID Management Twitter changes GraphQL query IDs frequently. xfetch auto-refreshes them. ```bash xfetch query-ids --list # Show cached IDs xfetch query-ids --refresh # Fetch latest from X ``` ## Global Options ```bash --auth-token <token> # Set auth_token directly --ct0 <token> # Set ct0 directly --format <format> # json|jsonl|csv|sqlite --timeout <ms> # Request timeout (default: 30000) --delay <ms> # Delay between requests (default: 500) --proxy <url> # Proxy URL ``` ## Examples **Get recent tweets from a user:** ```bash xfetch tweets @elonmusk -n 20 --format jsonl ``` **Search for AI content:** ```bash xfetch search "AI agents" --type latest -n 50 ``` **Get thread/conversation:** ```bash xfetch thread https://x.com/user/status/123456789 ``` **Export followers to JSON:** ```bash xfetch followers @handle --all > followers.json ``` ## Rate Limits xfetch tracks rate limits per endpoint and automatically backs off when approaching limits. For high-volume scraping, use `--delay` to add time between requests. ## Source GitHub: https://github.com/LXGIC-Studios/xfetch

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