Twitter/X Skill

Overview

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/twitter-x/install.sh | bash

cp -r skills/twitter-x ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set TWITTER_USERNAME "your-username"
canifi-env set TWITTER_PASSWORD "your-password"

Privacy & Authentication

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Capabilities

• Create and post tweets
• Retweet and quote tweet
• Like and bookmark tweets
• Follow/unfollow accounts
• Search users and topics
• View notifications and mentions
• Access analytics
• Create and manage lists

Usage Examples

Example 1: Post a Tweet

User: "Tweet about the new product feature"
Claude: I'll post that tweet.
- Navigate to twitter.com
- Click compose tweet
- Write tweet about new feature
- Add hashtags if appropriate
- Post tweet
- Confirm published

Example 2: Engage with Mentions

User: "Reply to my recent mentions"
Claude: I'll respond to mentions.
- Navigate to Notifications > Mentions
- Review recent mentions
- Compose appropriate replies
- Post responses
- Confirm replies sent

Example 3: Create Thread

User: "Create a Twitter thread about our company story"
Claude: I'll create that thread.
- Compose first tweet
- Add subsequent tweets as replies
- Connect as thread
- Publish thread
- Confirm all tweets posted

Example 4: Check Analytics

User: "Show me my tweet performance this week"
Claude: I'll pull your analytics.
- Navigate to Analytics section
- Gather impressions and engagement
- Compile this week's data
- Present performance summary

Authentication Flow

1. Navigate to twitter.com/login via Playwright MCP
2. Enter username/email from canifi-env
3. Enter password
4. Handle phone/email verification if prompted
5. Complete 2FA if enabled (notify user via iMessage)
6. Verify home feed access
7. Maintain session cookies

Error Handling

• Login Failed: Try email vs username, retry
• Session Expired: Re-authenticate automatically
• 2FA Required: iMessage for verification code
• Verification Required: Handle phone/email check
• Rate Limited: Wait before retrying (15+ min)
• Tweet Failed: Check character limit and content
• Account Locked: Notify user of suspension
• Shadow Ban: Check account status

Self-Improvement Instructions

1. Document new UI elements
2. Add support for new tweet types
3. Log successful thread patterns
4. Update for X rebranding changes

Notes

• Twitter rebranded to X
• Character limit is 280 (4000 for Premium)
• Rate limits strictly enforced
• Premium features require subscription
• Analytics need time to populate
• Lists can be public or private
• Scheduled tweets available on web