Twitter/X (x.com) data lookup — fetch tweets by URL or ID, search tweets, user profiles, followers, replies. Use for ANY x.com or twitter.com URL.
Security Assessment
About twitter
The 'twitter' skill enables users to interact with Twitter (or X.com) data by providing a variety of tools to fetch tweets, search for specific topics, retrieve user profiles, explore followers and followings, and access replies or retweets. This skill helps users retrieve key information from Twitter platforms without requiring direct access to their personal accounts. The core functionality revolves around pulling public data through predefined tools such as 'twitter_search_tweets', 'twitter_user_info', and 'twitter_get_tweets', all designed to handle specific data retrieval needs like fetching tweet IDs, searching topics, or exploring user details.
The skill leverages a read-only API key, which ensures privacy and restricted access to user data. It allows for fetching tweets based on user-specified criteria, such as tweet IDs or search terms. Some of its advanced features include retrieving tweet threads, retweets, and user follower counts, as well as handling specific URLs (both from twitter.com and x.com). It also provides methods to extract trends or responses to tweets, enabling comprehensive interaction with public Twitter data.
Target users of this skill are those looking to extract or analyze Twitter data for research, content monitoring, or personal exploration. This includes marketers, data analysts, and developers working with public social media data for business insights, as well as general users interested in gathering detailed Twitter-related information for a specific topic or individual. The skill provides flexibility in fetching diverse data points, from basic tweets to in-depth user profiles and interactions.
FAQ
How can I retrieve a specific tweet using its URL?
To retrieve a tweet from its URL, extract the tweet ID from the URL and use the 'twitter_get_tweets' tool with the tweet ID as a parameter.
Can I use this skill to post tweets?
No, this skill is read-only and does not support posting tweets. For actions like posting or deleting tweets, a separate OAuth-connected tool like Composio must be used.
What is the maximum number of tool calls I can make per response?
You are limited to making at most 3 tool calls per response. After each call, evaluate if enough data has been gathered to answer the question.
Are there any limitations regarding data scraping from Twitter?
Yes, scraping Twitter data using web scraping tools like 'web_fetch' is not allowed. Only specific API calls can be used to gather data from Twitter or X.com.
Do I need any special API keys to use this skill?
Yes, the skill requires a valid Twitter API key ('TWITTER_API_KEY') to function correctly.
Install twitter
Quick Setup:
- Copy the skill folder to
.claude/skills/ - Claude will automatically detect and use the skill
Repository
starchild-ai-agent/official-skills