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Python CLI wrapper for X (Twitter) interaction using Twikit. Use when the user wants to: (1) post tweets (with text or media, including thread replies), (2) view home timeline, (3) view a user's tweets, (4) search tweets, (5) like/favorite a tweet, (6) retweet a tweet, or (7) delete a tweet. On first use, guide the user through credential setup (username, email, password, optional TOTP) or browser cookie setup. Store config in ~/.libragent/x_config.json and session cookies in ~/.libragent/x_c...

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SKILL.md
---
name: x-cli
description: |
  Python CLI wrapper for X (Twitter) interaction using Twikit.
  Use when the user wants to: (1) post tweets (with text or media, including thread replies), (2) view home timeline,
  (3) view a user's tweets, (4) search tweets, (5) like/favorite a tweet, (6) retweet a tweet, or (7) delete a tweet.
  On first use, guide the user through credential setup (username, email, password, optional TOTP) or browser cookie setup.
  Store config in ~/.libragent/x_config.json and session cookies in ~/.libragent/x_cookies.json.
  Subsequent requests use the stored session without re-authentication.
  Triggers on requests like: "트윗 올려줘", "트위터 피드 보여줘", "post a tweet", "like tweet", "retweet", "delete tweet".
---

# X (Twitter) CLI Skill

Enables the agent to interact with X (Twitter) on behalf of the user via the Twikit library.

## Path conventions

Paths in this skill are relative to the directory containing this `SKILL.md`, not to the workspace root or the shell's current `./`.

- Scripts in this skill use paths like `scripts/...`
- When a command below says `python scripts/...`, resolve that script path against the skill's absolute Base Directory.
- In command examples below, replace `<skill-base-dir>` with the skill's actual absolute Base Directory.

## ⚠️ Security Rules (Mandatory)

- **NEVER** ask for password, TOTP secrets, or browser cookies in plain chat.
- **NEVER** display or repeat the contents of `~/.libragent/x_config.json` or `~/.libragent/x_cookies.json`.
- **NEVER** put a password, TOTP secret, or cookie value in a command line.
- Collect every secret exclusively through `workspace__runInPersistentShell` with `requireUserInput=true`, `inputType=password`, and `storeAs`. LibrAgent stores the value for this session and gives it to the command as `$NAME`. Pass only the name to `setup.py` (`--auth-token-env`, `--ct0-env`, `--password-env`, `--totp-secret-env`).
- **ALWAYS** use `setup.py` to persist credentials and session.

---

## Overview

X integration involves these steps:

1. **Detect config** — run `check_config.py` to check if account is configured.
2. **Setup (first time only)** — configure via credentials or browser cookies (highly recommended due to Twitter API changes).
3. **Dispatch action** — call `x_cli.py` with the right action.
4. **Present results** — format and summarize the output for the user.

---

## Prerequisites

Ensure Twikit is installed:

```bash
pip install twikit
```

---

## Step 1: Detect Config

Always start by checking if the account is configured:

```bash
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/check_config.py"
```

- Exit code `0` → configured, proceed to Step 3.
- Exit code `1` or `2` → not configured/corrupt, proceed to Step 2.

---

## Step 2: Account Setup (First Time or Reset)

### Option A: Cookie-based Setup (Recommended & Bulletproof)

Because X frequently blocks automated credentials-based login with a `404 (code 34)` error on the guest token endpoint, using browser cookies is the most reliable way to authenticate.

1. Log in to [x.com](https://x.com) in your web browser.
2. Open Developer Tools (F12) -> **Application** (or **Storage**) -> **Cookies** -> `https://x.com`.
3. Tell the user to copy the values of `auth_token` and `ct0`. Do not ask for them in chat.
4. Store `auth_token` with one `workspace__runInPersistentShell` call:
   ```json
   {
     "command": "echo X_AUTH_TOKEN stored",
     "requireUserInput": true,
     "inputType": "password",
     "inputPrompt": "X auth_token 쿠키 값을 입력하세요:",
     "storeAs": "X_AUTH_TOKEN"
   }
   ```
5. Store `ct0` and run setup (replace username and email with the values the user gave):
   ```json
   {
     "command": "python \"<skill-base-dir>/scripts/setup.py\" --username \"your_username\" --email \"your_email@domain.com\" --auth-token-env X_AUTH_TOKEN --ct0-env X_CT0",
     "requireUserInput": true,
     "inputType": "password",
     "inputPrompt": "X ct0 쿠키 값을 입력하세요:",
     "storeAs": "X_CT0"
   }
   ```

### Option B: Credentials-based Setup (Fallback)

1. If the account uses an authenticator app (TOTP), store its secret first:
   ```json
   {
     "command": "echo X_TOTP_SECRET stored",
     "requireUserInput": true,
     "inputType": "password",
     "inputPrompt": "X 2FA TOTP secret key를 입력하세요:",
     "storeAs": "X_TOTP_SECRET"
   }
   ```
2. Store the password and run setup. Add `--totp-secret-env X_TOTP_SECRET` only if you did step 1:
   ```json
   {
     "command": "python \"<skill-base-dir>/scripts/setup.py\" --username \"your_username\" --email \"your_email@domain.com\" --password-env X_PASSWORD",
     "requireUserInput": true,
     "inputType": "password",
     "inputPrompt": "X 비밀번호를 입력하세요:",
     "storeAs": "X_PASSWORD"
   }
   ```

If a stored name is already set in this session, you can run the setup command again without `requireUserInput`.

### Setup output contract

`setup.py` prints a JSON object to stdout:

- Exit code `0` — session cookies and config were saved.
- Exit code `1` — authentication failed; partial files are removed.
- Exit code `3` — a `--*-env` variable is empty or unset. Ask for it with `requireUserInput=true` and the `storeAs` name in the message, then run setup again.

On success, `status` is always `"ok"`. An optional `warning` field means the session was saved but the post-save timeline probe failed (often a Twikit/X API parsing issue, not necessarily invalid cookies). Treat setup as successful, inform the user about the warning, and proceed to Step 3. If later `x_cli.py` calls fail, recommend re-copying browser cookies and re-running setup.

`check_config.py` reads config and cookies with `utf-8-sig` so Windows BOM-prefixed JSON files still parse.

---

## Step 3: Dispatch Action

Call `x_cli.py` to execute X actions:

If credentials login returns `404` with `code 34`, stop retrying passwords and switch to Option A immediately. Always give the user the concrete next step: open browser cookies, then follow Option A.

### Action: `post_tweet` — Post a new tweet

**Shell quoting warning:** In bash/sh, double-quoted `--message` values expand `$` as variables (`$100M` becomes `00M`). In PowerShell, `$` is also expanded. For any message containing `$`, backticks, or other shell-special characters, **always** write the tweet to a UTF-8 file and use `--message-file` (max 64 KiB).

```bash
# Recommended when the message contains $ or other shell-special characters
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action post_tweet \
  --message-file "/path/to/tweet.txt" \
  [--file "/path/to/attachment"] \
  [--reply-to "1234567890"]
```

```bash
# Simple messages only (no $, backticks, or shell metacharacters)
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action post_tweet \
  --message "트윗 내용" \
  [--file "/path/to/attachment"] \
  [--reply-to "1234567890"]
```

Post the first tweet without `--reply-to`. For thread replies, pass the previous tweet's ID:

```bash
# Tweet 1 (write message to file when it contains $)
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action post_tweet --message-file "/path/to/part1.txt"

# Tweet 2 (reply to tweet 1)
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action post_tweet \
  --message-file "/path/to/part2.txt" \
  --reply-to "<tweet_id_from_part_1>"
```

`--reply-to` and `--reply_to` are equivalent.

### Action: `get_timeline` — View home timeline
```bash
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action get_timeline \
  [--limit 10]
```

### Action: `get_user_tweets` — View specific user's tweets
```bash
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action get_user_tweets \
  --username "target_username" \
  [--limit 10]
```

### Action: `search_tweets` — Search tweets by query
```bash
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action search_tweets \
  --query "검색어" \
  [--product Top|Latest|Media] \
  [--limit 10]
```

`--product` defaults to `Top`. Twikit accepts at most 20 results per search request.

### Action: `like_tweet` — Like/favorite a tweet
```bash
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action like_tweet \
  --tweet-id "1234567890"
```

### Action: `retweet` — Retweet a tweet
```bash
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action retweet \
  --tweet-id "1234567890"
```

### Action: `delete_tweet` — Delete your own tweet

```bash
python "<skill-base-dir>/scripts/x_cli.py" --action delete_tweet \
  --tweet-id "1234567890"
```

---

## Platform notes (Windows)

### Encoding

On Windows, large or Unicode payloads can break under `cp949`. Prefer:

1. Write tweet text with `workspace__writeFile` as UTF-8, then use `--message-file`.
2. Avoid embedding `$` / backticks in PowerShell double-quoted strings — use `--message-file` instead.

LibrAgent persistent shells set UTF-8 without BOM and `PYTHONUTF8=1`.

### Timeouts

Network actions time out after **60 seconds** and return JSON error exit code `2`. Retry once after checking connectivity; do not hang waiting indefinitely.

Files in this skill

  • PLAN.md1.4 KB
  • SKILL.md7.9 KB
  • requirements.txt17 B
  • scripts/check_config.py2.7 KB
  • scripts/setup.py8.2 KB
  • scripts/twikit_patches.py6.4 KB
  • scripts/x_cli.py13 KB

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