# pp-x-twitter

A skill that drives X (Twitter) from the terminal, syncing posts into a local SQLite store you can search offline.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 423 installs · ★ 2076
- Author: Cathryn Lavery
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/HEAD/cli-skills/pp-x-twitter/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pp-x-twitter

## What it does

The skill wraps the `x-twitter-pp-cli` binary, which mirrors the official X v2 API and adds a local SQLite store on top. Sync once, then query as often as you like with FTS5 search and group-by analytics. Output is built for agents: `--json` and `--select`, plus an MCP server that exposes the surface through token-efficient orchestration and named multi-step intents.

Where you start depends on the task. Given a pasted link, run `post resolve` first — it normalizes a URL or raw post ID into a canonical record and suggests the next workflow command. `thread context` pulls in the parent, quote and a bounded set of replies. From there `collection save/list/export` keeps durable named collections, `monitor create/run/list` tracks queries and mentions with local watermarks and dedupe, and `users bookmarks find` searches your synced bookmarks by keyword and author.

Check that the CLI is installed before anything else, because no skill command works without it. Install it with `npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install x-twitter --cli-only`; binaries land in `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS and Linux, so that directory has to be on the `$PATH` of the runtime invoking the skill. If `npx` fails, fall back to `go install`, which needs Go 1.26.6 or newer. Reading the live X timeline spends paid API credits, so re-querying already synced data is the cheaper path.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-x-twitter -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-x-twitter -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-x-twitter -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-x-twitter
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pp-x-twitter/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-x-twitter -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library --path cli-skills/pp-x-twitter
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-x-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/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/HEAD/cli-skills/pp-x-twitter/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a pasted X link into a canonical post record
- build a local corpus of posts and search it offline
- rebuild a conversation with parent and quoted posts
- watch account mentions without re-fetching from the API
- search synced bookmarks by keyword and author

## Example prompts
- search X for posts about AI agents and save them to a collection
- show me the X thread for this post with the replies
- what's new in my X mentions since the last run

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

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# X (Twitter) — Printing Press CLI

## Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the `x-twitter-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows:
   ```bash
   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install x-twitter --cli-only
   ```
2. Verify: `x-twitter-pp-cli --version`
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into `$GOPATH/bin` (default `$HOME/go/bin`), so add that directory to `$PATH` instead:

```bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/social-and-messaging/x-twitter/cmd/x-twitter-pp-cli@latest
```

If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.
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