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starchild-ai-agent/official-skills · updated Apr 8, 2026
Read-only Twitter/X data lookup for tweets, users, followers, and engagement metrics.
- ›Nine tools cover tweet search with advanced operators, user profile lookups, follower/following lists, replies, retweets, and user discovery
- ›Supports advanced query syntax including keywords, from/to filters, hashtags, cashtags, engagement thresholds, date ranges, and media/link filters
- ›Cursor-based pagination for browsing large result sets across all endpoints
- ›Requires TWITTER_API_KEY environmen
Twitter / X Data
Read-only access to Twitter/X via twitterapi.io. Use these tools to look up tweets, users, followers, and social activity.
⚡ FAST PATHS (act immediately, no clarification needed)
| Trigger keywords | Action |
|---|---|
| crypto sentiment / 情绪扫描 / market mood / BTC ETH SOL 讨论 | Call twitter_search_tweets once per coin: "$BTC", "$ETH", "$SOL" — summarize tone, no user profile lookups |
| search tweets about X | Call twitter_search_tweets with the topic |
| who is @username | Call twitter_user_info |
| what did @username post | Call twitter_user_tweets |
Tool Decision Tree
"Search for tweets about a topic" → twitter_search_tweets
Advanced query with operators: keywords, from:user, #hashtag, $cashtag, min_faves, date ranges.
"Look up a specific tweet or set of tweets" → twitter_get_tweets
Pass one or more tweet IDs directly.
"Who is this Twitter account?" → twitter_user_info
Profile data: bio, follower count, tweet count, verification.
"What has this account been posting?" → twitter_user_tweets
Recent tweets from a specific user.
"Who follows this account?" → twitter_user_followers
List of followers for a user.
"Who does this account follow?" → twitter_user_followings
List of accounts a user follows.
"What are people saying in reply to this tweet?" → twitter_tweet_replies
Replies to a specific tweet by ID.
"Who retweeted this?" → twitter_tweet_retweeters
Users who retweeted a specific tweet.
"Find accounts related to a topic" → twitter_search_users
Search users by name or keyword.
"Crypto sentiment scan / 情绪扫描 / market mood" → twitter_search_tweets (call once per coin)
For BTC/ETH/SOL sentiment: search "$BTC", "$ETH", "$SOL" separately, then summarize tone inline.
⛔ NEVER call twitter_user_info, twitter_user_followers, or twitter_user_tweets during a sentiment scan — text analysis only.
Available Tools
| Tool | Description | Key Params |
|---|---|---|
twitter_search_tweets |
Advanced tweet search | query (required), cursor |
twitter_get_tweets |
Get tweets by ID | tweet_ids (array, required) |
twitter_user_info |
User profile lookup | username (required) |
twitter_user_tweets |
User's recent tweets | username (required), cursor |
twitter_user_followers |
User's followers | username (required), cursor |
twitter_user_followings |
User's followings | username (required), cursor |
twitter_tweet_replies |
Replies to a tweet | tweet_id (required), cursor |
twitter_tweet_retweeters |
Who retweeted | tweet_id (required), cursor |
twitter_search_users |
Search for users | query (required), cursor |
Usage Patterns
⚠️ Token Budget Rules
- Sentiment scan: max 3
twitter_search_tweetscalls (one per coin), then summarize. Stop. - Account research: max 2 tool calls total unless user asks for more depth.
- Never chain more than 5 Twitter tool calls in one response.
Research an account
twitter_user_info— get profile, follower count, biotwitter_user_tweets— see what they've been postingtwitter_user_followings— who they follow (reveals interests)
Track a topic or token
twitter_search_tweetswith query like"$SOL min_faves:50"— find popular tweetstwitter_search_userswith the topic — find relevant accounts
Output Constraints (IMPORTANT for small models)
- Max 1
twitter_search_tweetscall per coin/topic — do not repeat searches for same query. - Max 3
twitter_user_infocalls per response — profile lookups are expensive; only look up the most relevant accounts. - Never call
bashorwrite_filefor Twitter data — summarize results inline in your reply. - Sentiment summaries: after fetching tweets, write a short inline summary (3–5 sentences). Do not produce files or run scripts.
- Pagination: only fetch next page if user explicitly asks for more results.with
twitter_user_infoon interesting accounts
Analyze engagement on a tweet
twitter_get_tweets— get the tweet and its metricstwitter_tweet_replies— see the conversationtwitter_tweet_retweeters— see who amplified it
Find influencers in a space
twitter_search_userswith keyword (e.g. "DeFi analyst")twitter_user_infoon top results to compare follower countstwitter_user_tweetsto check content quality
Search Query Operators
The twitter_search_tweets tool supports advanced operators:
| Operator | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| keyword | bitcoin |
Tweets containing the word |
| exact phrase | "ethereum merge" |
Exact phrase match |
from: |
from:elonmusk |
Tweets by a specific user |
to: |
to:elonmusk |
Tweets replying to a user |
#hashtag |
#crypto |
Tweets with hashtag |
$cashtag |
$BTC |
Tweets with cashtag |
lang: |
lang:en |
Filter by language |
has:media |
has:media |
Tweets with images/video |
has:links |
has:links |
Tweets with URLs |
is:reply |
is:reply |
Only replies |
min_faves: |
min_faves:100 |
Minimum likes |
min_retweets: |
min_retweets:50 |
Minimum retweets |
since: |
since:2024-01-01 |
Tweets after date |
until: |
until:2024-12-31 |
Tweets before date |
Combine operators: from:VitalikButerin $ETH min_faves:100 since:2024-01-01
Pagination
Most endpoints support cursor-based pagination. When a response includes a cursor value, pass it as the cursor parameter to get the next page. If no cursor is returned, you've reached the end.
Notes
- API key required: Set
TWITTER_API_KEYenvironment variable. Tools will error without it. - Read-only: These tools only retrieve data. No posting, liking, or following.
- Usernames: Always pass without the
@prefix (e.g."elonmusk"not"@elonmusk"). - Tweet IDs: Use string format for tweet IDs to avoid integer overflow issues.
- Rate limits: The API has rate limits. If you get rate-limited, wait before retrying.