Claude Skill: Twitter/X Automation

Three Claude Code skills for Twitter/X — account growth, keyword intelligence, and content strategy. Powered by rnet (Rust HTTP client that bypasses Cloudflare).

Skills

Skill	Purpose	Key Feature
twitter-cultivate	Account growth	Health metrics, shadowban check, unfollow recommendations, algorithm-optimized posting
twitter-intel	Keyword search & monitoring	Search 200+ tweets by keyword, filter by engagement, trend analysis over time
twitter-x-gtm	Content strategy	Hook formulas, content mix, thread templates, event content playbook

How It Works

Unlike most Twitter automation tools that use official API keys ($100/mo+) or headless browsers (easily detected), this uses:

1. rnet — Rust HTTP client with Chrome TLS fingerprint emulation. Twitter's Cloudflare can't tell it apart from a real browser.
2. Twitter GraphQL API — The same internal API that twitter.com uses. No API key needed, just your browser cookies.
3. rnet_twitter.py — Lightweight async Python wrapper included in this repo.

What rnet_twitter.py Can Do

from rnet_twitter import RnetTwitterClient

client = RnetTwitterClient()
client.load_cookies("twitter_cookies.json")

# Search tweets by keyword
tweets = await client.search_tweets("AI agents", count=200, product="Top")

# Get user profile
user = await client.get_user_by_screen_name("elonmusk")

# Get user's recent tweets
tweets = await client.get_user_tweets(user["rest_id"], count=20)

# Post a tweet
await client.create_tweet("Hello world!")

# Reply to a tweet
await client.create_tweet("Great point!", reply_to="1234567890")

# Like a tweet
await client.favorite_tweet("1234567890")

# Delete a tweet
await client.delete_tweet("1234567890")

Installation

Option 1: Claude Code (recommended)

# Add as a skill source
claude skills add PHY041/claude-skill-twitter

Or manually: copy the .claude/skills/ folder into your project's .claude/skills/ directory.

Option 2: OpenClaw

Copy skill folders to your OpenClaw skills directory:

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/PHY041/claude-skill-twitter.git
cd claude-skill-twitter

# Copy skills to OpenClaw
cp -r .claude/skills/twitter-cultivate ~/.openclaw/skills/
cp -r .claude/skills/twitter-intel ~/.openclaw/skills/
cp -r .claude/skills/twitter-x-gtm ~/.openclaw/skills/

Option 3: Manual

Copy rnet_twitter.py and the SKILL.md files you need into your project.

Prerequisites

1. Install rnet

pip install "rnet>=3.0.0rc20" --pre

rnet is a Rust-based HTTP client with TLS fingerprint emulation. It's what lets us bypass Cloudflare without a real browser.

2. Get Twitter Cookies

You need two cookies from a logged-in Twitter/X session:

1. Open Chrome and go to x.com (make sure you're logged in)
2. Open DevTools (F12) -> Application -> Cookies -> https://x.com
3. Find and copy these two values:
   • auth_token — your session token
   • ct0 — CSRF token
4. Create twitter_cookies.json:

[
  {"name": "auth_token", "value": "paste_your_auth_token_here"},
  {"name": "ct0", "value": "paste_your_ct0_here"}
]

Cookies expire after ~2 weeks. When you start getting 403 errors, repeat these steps to refresh.

3. Verify Setup

import asyncio
from rnet_twitter import RnetTwitterClient

async def test():
    client = RnetTwitterClient()
    client.load_cookies("twitter_cookies.json")
    user = await client.get_user_by_screen_name("elonmusk")
    print(f"@{user.get('screen_name')} — {user.get('followers_count')} followers")

asyncio.run(test())

Quick Start

Search Tweets (twitter-intel)

You: search "AI agents" on twitter
Claude: [runs search, filters by engagement, generates report]

You: twitter trend report for "OpenAI"
Claude: [analyzes saved data, generates week-by-week narrative]

Account Health Check (twitter-cultivate)

You: check my twitter health @myhandle
Claude: [analyzes ratio, estimates TweepCred, checks shadowban, recommends unfollows]

Content Strategy (twitter-x-gtm)

You: write a thread about my new product launch
Claude: [researches viral patterns, adapts with your voice, delivers thread + schedule]

Technical Notes

• SearchTimeline requires POST — Twitter's GraphQL search endpoint returns 404 for GET requests. This is handled automatically by rnet_twitter.py.
• GraphQL query IDs rotate — Twitter periodically changes endpoint IDs. If search breaks with 404, extract the new SearchTimeline ID from https://abs.twimg.com/responsive-web/client-web/main.*.js and update ENDPOINTS["SearchTimeline"] in rnet_twitter.py.
• Rate limits — ~300 requests per 15-minute window. 200 tweets = ~10 requests. Safe for regular use.
• Cookie format — Same JSON format as twikit (list of {name, value} dicts), so existing cookie files work.

Why Not Use...

Alternative	Problem
Twitter API v2	$100/mo for Basic, search is Premium-only ($5,000/mo)
Twikit	Dead since Nov 2025 — Cloudflare 403 blocks all httpx-based requests
Playwright/Puppeteer	Detectable via navigator.webdriver, rate-limited
Selenium	Same detection issues as Playwright
Nitter	Shut down (Twitter blocked all instances)

rnet bypasses Cloudflare at the TLS fingerprint level (C++ emulation, not JavaScript patches), making it indistinguishable from a real Chrome browser.

File Structure

claude-skill-twitter/
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── rnet_twitter.py                   # Core: async Twitter GraphQL client
├── twitter_cookies.example.json      # Template for cookie file
└── .claude/
    └── skills/
        ├── twitter-cultivate/        # Account growth & health
        │   └── SKILL.md
        ├── twitter-intel/            # Keyword search & monitoring
        │   └── SKILL.md
        └── twitter-x-gtm/           # Content strategy & templates
            └── SKILL.md

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License

MIT