# Twitter

Search and retrieve content from Twitter/X.

- Repository: https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills (1889 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill twitter -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill twitter -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill twitter -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill twitter -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add ReScienceLab/opc-skills`

## 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.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# 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

The rest: https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/twitter/SKILL.md