# twitter

Retrieves tweets, user profiles, threads, and trends from Twitter or X via twitterapi.io. Helps coding agents pull social data directly into a project.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2100 installs · ★ 1875
- Author: ReScienceLab
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/twitter/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/resciencelab-twitter

## What it does

This skill provides a set of Python scripts that connect to the third-party service twitterapi.io. It handles fetching user profiles, reading tweet threads, inspecting quotes, checking followers, or searching communities and Spaces. Search queries support filtering by username, date ranges, media presence, and engagement thresholds.

Running these scripts requires `python3` and an active API key stored in `TWITTERAPI_API_KEY`. Without exporting that key in `~/.zshrc`, requests fail immediately. The API uses an `X-API-Key` header, with pricing around 0.15–0.18 per 1k requests.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill twitter -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill twitter -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill twitter -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install ReScienceLab/opc-skills twitter
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill twitter -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills --path skills/twitter
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill 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/ReScienceLab/opc-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/twitter/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- search tweets with engagement or date filters
- retrieve user profile details and follower lists
- read tweet replies and discussion threads
- fetch worldwide trending topics

## Example prompts
- Search for tweets about AI agent without retweets
- Get user profile info for elonmusk
- Fetch worldwide Twitter trends

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

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---
name: twitter
description: Search and retrieve content from Twitter/X. Get user info, tweets, replies, followers, communities, spaces, and trends via twitterapi.io. Use when user mentions Twitter, X, or tweets.
---

# Twitter/X Skill

Get user profiles, tweets, replies, followers/following, communities, spaces, and trends from Twitter/X via twitterapi.io.

## Prerequisites

Set API key in `~/.zshrc`:
```bash
export TWITTERAPI_API_KEY="your_api_key"
```

**Quick Check**:
```bash
cd <skill_directory>
python3 scripts/get_user_info.py elonmusk
```

## Commands

All commands run from the skill directory.

### User Endpoints
```bash
python3 scripts/get_user_info.py USERNAME
python3 scripts/get_user_about.py USERNAME
python3 scripts/batch_get_users.py USER_ID1,USER_ID2
python3 scripts/get_user_tweets.py USERNAME --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_user_mentions.py USERNAME --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_followers.py USERNAME --limit 100
python3 scripts/get_following.py USERNAME --limit 100
python3 scripts/get_verified_followers.py USERNAME --limit 20
python3 scripts/check_relationship.py USER1 USER2
python3 scripts/search_users.py "query" --limit 20
```

### Tweet Endpoints
```bash
python3 scripts/get_tweet.py TWEET_ID [TWEET_ID2...]
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py "query" --type Latest --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_tweet_replies.py TWEET_ID --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_tweet_quotes.py TWEET_ID --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_tweet_retweeters.py TWEET_ID --limit 50
python3 scripts/get_tweet_thread.py TWEET_ID
python3 scripts/get_article.py TWEET_ID
```

### List Endpoints
```bash
python3 scripts/get_list_followers.py LIST_ID --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_list_members.py LIST_ID --limit 20
```

### Community Endpoints
```bash
python3 scripts/get_community.py COMMUNITY_ID
python3 scripts/get_community_members.py COMMUNITY_ID --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_community_moderators.py COMMUNITY_ID
python3 scripts/get_community_tweets.py COMMUNITY_ID --limit 20
python3 scripts/search_community_tweets.py "query" --limit 20
```

### Other Endpoints
```bash
python3 scripts/get_space.py SPACE_ID
python3 scripts/get_trends.py --woeid 1  # Worldwide
```

## Search Query Syntax

```bash
# Basic search
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py "AI agent"

# From specific user
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py "from:elonmusk"

# Date range
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py "AI since:2024-01-01 until:2024-12-31"

# Exclude retweets
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py "AI -filter:retweets"

# With media
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py "AI filter:media"

# Minimum engagement
python3 scripts/search_tweets.py "AI min_faves:1000"
```

## API: twitterapi.io
- Base URL: https://api.twitterapi.io/twitter
- Auth: X-API-Key header
- Pricing: ~$0.15-0.18/1k requests
- Docs: https://docs.twitterapi.io/
````
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