openclaw-x

What This Skill Does

OpenClaw X (openclaw-x) is a powerful automation skill designed for the OpenClaw AI agent framework that enables seamless, programmatic interaction with the X (formerly Twitter) platform. By leveraging a local API service, this skill allows users to delegate tedious social media tasks to their AI assistant. It provides comprehensive capabilities for content consumption, including viewing personal timelines, searching for specific trends, and retrieving detailed tweet data or user profiles. Beyond consumption, it handles active engagement tasks such as publishing new posts, replying to existing threads, liking content, retweeting, and managing bookmarks. This tool effectively turns your AI agent into a social media manager capable of executing complex engagement workflows autonomously.

Installation

To begin, ensure you have the OpenClaw environment configured. First, install the skill via the CLI: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/bosshuman/release. Before using the skill, you must ensure the background service is running. Navigate to the openclaw-x directory within your local setup and execute python main.py. The service will initialize a local API at http://localhost:19816, which the OpenClaw agent will use to facilitate all communication with X’s backend.

Use Cases

• Social Media Monitoring: Automatically summarize your timeline to stay updated on niche topics without infinite scrolling.
• Content Curation: Search for specific industry keywords to gather relevant posts for research or brainstorming.
• Community Engagement: Maintain an active presence by having the AI reply to mentions or like/bookmark high-value content based on your instructions.
• Personal Branding: Efficiently post updates and engage with key accounts like industry leaders or competitors to stay visible.

Example Prompts

1. "Check my timeline and summarize the top three most important updates from the tech community."
2. "Search for the latest tweets about 'LLM agents' and bookmark the most insightful one for me to read later."
3. "Reply to the last tweet from @elonmusk with a polite comment about his recent infrastructure updates."

Tips & Limitations

• Authentication: Ensure your session tokens are properly configured in the openclaw-x environment, as the skill mimics browser-based API calls.
• Rate Limiting: Be mindful that frequent API calls may trigger X's automated rate limits; avoid high-frequency polling in automated scripts.
• Privacy: The skill performs actions on your behalf; ensure your prompt instructions are explicit to avoid accidental engagement with controversial or unwanted content. Always verify the tweet_id before performing destructive or public actions like retweeting.