x-monitor

What This Skill Does

The x-monitor skill acts as an intelligent curation layer for your X/Twitter feed. Rather than flooding you with every update from your followed accounts, this skill processes timelines through a configurable filter to identify high-value insights regarding technology, artificial intelligence, product design, and industry trends. It automatically generates scheduled executive summaries, allowing you to stay informed on niche topics without suffering from information overload or political noise. It is designed specifically for power users who want to synthesize information from thought leaders while filtering out engagement-bait.

Installation

To begin, ensure you have the OpenClaw environment active. Install the skill using: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/vmathur/x-monitor. After installation, complete the setup by creating a credentials.json file in ~/.openclaw/workspace/x-monitor/ containing your X API bearer token. Define your preferred accounts in handles.json and configure your notification cadence in ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/x-monitor/config/schedule.json. Once configured, instruct the agent to "set up x monitor cron jobs" to activate the automated reporting cycle.

Use Cases

• Deep Work Protection: Receive summarized digests at specific times instead of checking X throughout the day, preventing context switching.
• Market Intelligence: Monitor founders, engineers, and researchers to catch emerging trends or product pivots early.
• Information Diet: Automate the exclusion of "rage bait" and toxic discourse, focusing strictly on high-signal content.

Example Prompts

1. "check x now and show me what's noteworthy from my list."
2. "add @openailab to my x monitor list and update the schedule to check at 9am and 5pm."
3. "show me my current noteworthy criteria and update it to focus more on hardware engineering."

Tips & Limitations

• Quota Management: Keep your monitor list between 10 and 20 handles to ensure you stay well within Twitter API limits.
• Refinement: The efficacy of this tool is directly tied to the noteworthy-criteria.md file. Review this file monthly to adjust for shifting interests.
• Limitations: The skill currently requires an active API token and periodic cron maintenance. If you notice missed reports, verify that your cron service is running and your token has not expired.