# finding-data-scientists-on-twitter

Searches Twitter for data scientists and ML engineers who may fit a hiring pipeline, then enriches profiles with skills and work-interest signals.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 786 installs · ★ 1
- Author: apidojo
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter

## What it does

This skill searches role-focused tweets with `apidojo~tweet-scraper`, collects distinct authors, and enriches their profiles through `apidojo~twitter-user-scraper`. It checks bios and posts for ML specialties, research indicators, activity, and open-to-work signals. Results can include names, handles, technologies, follower counts, and a candidate-fit score.

The workflow can run through `scripts/run_actor.js`, Apify MCP, or the REST API. The helper prints a table or writes CSV and JSON files. Inputs cover profile, tweet, user ID, follower, following, and retweeter sources, along with `maxItems` and `customMapFunction`.

The actors need `APIFY_TOKEN` in the environment or a `.env` file. Account filtering also handles company profiles, possible bots, inactive authors, and free-text locations, so a broad search can require manual review.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-data-scientists-on-twitter -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-data-scientists-on-twitter -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-data-scientists-on-twitter -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apidojo-io/apidojo-skills finding-data-scientists-on-twitter
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-data-scientists-on-twitter -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --path skills/intent/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apidojo-io/apidojo-skills --skill finding-data-scientists-on-twitter -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apidojo-io/apidojo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/intent/finding-data-scientists-on-twitter/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find ML engineers by specialty on Twitter
- build a candidate list from job-seeking tweets
- enrich profiles with stack and research signals
- filter company accounts and possible bots

## Example prompts
- Find data scientists and ML engineers on Twitter who are open to work, then return their profiles.
- Search for NLP and LLM specialists, inspect their bios and recent posts, and rank the candidates.
- Find people posting about machine learning jobs and save the results as CSV.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: finding-data-scientists-on-twitter
description: >
  Finds data scientists and ML engineers to recruit using apidojo's Twitter scrapers on Apify.
  Triggers when the user asks to: find data scientists on Twitter for recruiting, discover machine learning engineers or AI researchers to hire from X, find data analysts or ML practitioners by specialization on Twitter, identify NLP computer vision or LLM engineers via social signals, find data science professionals open to work on Twitter, build a data science talent pipeline from social, or find researchers posting about job opportunities.
  Returns handle, name, ML specialty (from bio/tweets), stack (Python/R/TensorFlow), follower count, and open-to-work signals.
  Ideal for ML engineering hiring managers, AI research labs, and data-driven startups.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: apidojo
  version: "1.0"
  apify-actors: apidojo/twitter-user-scraper, apidojo/tweet-scraper
---

# Finding Data Scientists And Ml Engineers on Twitter

Discovers data scientists and ML engineers on Twitter via skill keywords, portfolio/project signals, and open-to-work indicators. Twitter surfaces professionals who actively discuss their craft — a strong passive candidate signal.

## Prerequisites

- `APIFY_TOKEN` environment variable set
- Optional: Apify MCP server installed

## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter profile or tweet URLs |
| `twitterHandles` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter usernames (without @) |
| `twitterUserIds` | array | Optional | `[]` | Twitter user IDs |
| `getFollowers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract follower lists |
| `getFollowing` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract following lists |
| `getRetweeters` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Extract retweeters of a tweet URL |
| `includeUnavailableUsers` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Include unavailable/suspended users |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum users to return |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## Workflow

```
Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Search for role-specific tweets
- [ ] Step 2: Collect unique handles
- [ ] Step 3: Enrich profiles
- [ ] Step 4: Score candidate fit
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver candidate list
```

### Step 1: Search Queries
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