swannysec AI Twitter Radar
Discover AI trends, tools, and insights from Twitter/X using Bird CLI.
Prerequisites
Bird CLI must be installed and authenticated:
# Check installation
bird --version
# Authentication uses browser cookies (Safari/Chrome/Firefox)
# If not authenticated, bird commands will fail with auth errors
Core Discovery Workflows
1. AI News Feed
Get curated AI news from Twitter's Explore:
bird news --ai-only -n 20
Include related tweets for deeper context:
bird news --ai-only -n 10 --with-tweets
2. Search AI Topics
Search for specific AI tools, models, or concepts:
bird search "Claude AI" -n 30
bird search "GPT-4 API" -n 30
bird search "LLM agents" -n 30
bird search "AI coding assistant" -n 30
Filter to recent/popular:
bird search "Cursor IDE" -n 50 --json
3. Follow Influential Voices
Retrieve tweets from key AI developers and advocates:
bird user-tweets @karpathy -n 20
bird user-tweets @ylecun -n 20
bird user-tweets @sama -n 20
bird user-tweets @emaborisov -n 20
See references/influential-accounts.md for curated list.
4. Explore Discussions
Read full threads for context:
bird thread <tweet-url>
See what people are saying in replies:
bird replies <tweet-url> -n 50
5. Track Mentions
Find discussions about specific tools or people:
bird mentions --user @AnthropicAI -n 30
bird mentions --user @OpenAI -n 30
Output Handling
JSON for Analysis
bird search "AI agents" -n 100 --json > ai_agents.json
Pagination for Volume
bird search "machine learning" -n 50 --max-pages 3
Example Research Session
# 1. Check AI news
bird news --ai-only -n 15
# 2. Search trending topic
bird search "MCP servers Claude" -n 30
# 3. Check what key voices are saying
bird user-tweets @steipete -n 10
bird user-tweets @simonw -n 10
# 4. Deep-dive interesting thread
bird thread <interesting-tweet-url>
Constraints
READ-ONLY: This skill only supports read operations:
bird read/bird <url>bird threadbird repliesbird searchbird mentionsbird user-tweetsbird news
DO NOT USE any write operations (post, like, retweet, follow, etc.).