Hermes Tweet

Hermes Tweet

Use Hermes Tweet when the user wants to automate or inspect X through Xquik.

When to Use

Use this skill for Hermes Agent sessions that need X/Twitter data or controlled X actions through the Hermes Tweet plugin.

Use this skill especially for social listening, launch monitoring, support triage, creator research, brand research, giveaway audits, community audits, and controlled publishing workflows.

Use tweet_explore first when the user asks for a capability, endpoint, route, or Xquik API surface. Use tweet_read only after a read-only endpoint is known. Use tweet_action only after the user requests a write, private read, monitor, webhook, extraction job, giveaway draw, or media operation that requires action permissions.

Workflow

1. Use tweet_explore to find the endpoint.
2. Use tweet_read for public read-only endpoints.
3. Use tweet_action only for writes or private reads after stating the exact endpoint and payload.

Decision Rules

• IF the task is endpoint discovery, THEN call tweet_explore with a short query.
• IF the endpoint method is GET and the catalog does not mark it as an action, THEN call tweet_read.
• IF the endpoint method is not GET, or the route touches private account state, THEN call tweet_action only when actions are enabled and the user has approved the operation.
• IF tweet_action is unavailable or disabled, THEN explain that action tools are intentionally gated by HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS=true.
• IF XQUIK_API_KEY is missing, THEN ask the user to set it in the Hermes runtime environment without requesting the key value in chat.
• IF Hermes lists the plugin as not enabled, THEN tell the user to run hermes plugins enable hermes-tweet or reinstall with --enable.
• IF the plugin is installed as a project-local .hermes/plugins/ copy, THEN remind the user that Hermes requires HERMES_ENABLE_PROJECT_PLUGINS=true for trusted repositories.
• IF the task is unattended, scheduled, gateway-driven, or cron-driven, THEN prefer tweet_read and keep tweet_action disabled unless the workflow has a clear approval step.
• IF the user is in Hermes Desktop with a remote gateway profile, THEN remind them that Hermes Tweet must be installed, enabled, and configured on the remote Hermes host where plugin tools execute.
• IF the user uses the Hermes dashboard for gateway administration or credentials, THEN keep Hermes Tweet secrets in the runtime environment and do not ask for key values in chat.

Safety

• Never ask for or reveal API keys, signing keys, passwords, cookies, or TOTP secrets.
• Never pass credentials in tool arguments.
• Use only catalog-listed /api/v1/... endpoints.
• Copied endpoint URLs are accepted only when they resolve to catalog-listed paths.
• Do not use account connection, re-authentication, API key, billing, credit top-up, or support-ticket endpoints.
• For posting, deleting, following, DMs, profile changes, monitors, webhooks, extraction jobs, and draws, summarize the action before calling tweet_action.

Pitfalls

• Do not guess endpoint paths. Always use the catalog returned by tweet_explore.
• Do not treat a slash command prompt as proof that Hermes registered the command. Verify slash commands through an active Hermes session or plugin registry test.
• Do not use bare hermes tools for scripted diagnostics. Run hermes tools list instead.
• Do not assume installation means execution. Current Hermes Agent versions discover third-party plugins before they are enabled.
• Do not assume the Desktop app stores plugin secrets for a remote gateway. Configure XQUIK_API_KEY where the Hermes runtime executes.
• Do not retry writes through alternate routes after a policy, auth, or account state error.
• Do not include secrets in examples, logs, prompts, issue bodies, or tool input.

Hermes Agent v0.16.0 Surfaces

Hermes Agent v0.16.0 added a native Desktop app, remote gateway profiles, a larger web dashboard, and a command palette that can surface skills and quick commands. Hermes Tweet uses the same plugin entry point on all of those surfaces:

• Install and enable hermes-tweet on the Hermes runtime host.
• Put XQUIK_API_KEY in the runtime environment or ~/.hermes/.env.
• Keep HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS=false unless the session intentionally allows account-changing actions.
• Use Desktop, TUI, CLI, or gateway sessions for interactive slash commands such as /xstatus and /xtrends.

Examples

Search tweets:

{"query":"tweet search","method":"GET"}

Then call:

{"path":"/api/v1/x/tweets/search","query":{"q":"AI agents","limit":25}}

Post a tweet:

{"query":"post tweet","include_actions":true}

Then call tweet_action with:

{"path":"/api/v1/x/tweets","method":"POST","body":{"account":"@example","text":"Hello from Hermes Tweet"},"reason":"Post the user-approved tweet."}

Testing

After installing or upgrading the plugin in Hermes Agent:

1. Run hermes plugins enable hermes-tweet unless the install used --enable.
2. Run hermes plugins list and confirm the plugin is enabled.
3. Run hermes tools list and confirm the hermes-tweet toolset is enabled.
4. Confirm tweet_explore is available without XQUIK_API_KEY.
5. Confirm tweet_read appears only when XQUIK_API_KEY is configured.
6. Confirm tweet_action stays hidden or disabled unless HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS=true.

Useful CLI checks:

hermes plugins enable hermes-tweet
hermes tools list

Version History

• Unreleased: Refresh current Hermes Agent opt-in plugin lifecycle guidance and workflow positioning.
• 0.1.6: Refresh catalog wording from current Xquik OpenAPI.
• 0.1.5: Add registry-compatible nested metadata and clearer Hermes runtime guidance.
• 0.1.4: Add public registry frontmatter for skill directory discovery.