X Research
General-purpose X/Twitter research agent. Searches X for real-time perspectives, dev discussions, product feedback, cultural takes, breaking news, and expert opinions. Works like a web research agent but uses X as the source. Use when: (1) user says "x research", "search x for", "search twitter for", "what are people saying about", "what's twitter saying", "check x for", "x search", "/x-research", (2) user is working on something where recent X discourse would provide useful context (new library releases, API changes, product launches, cultural events, industry drama), (3) user wants to find w
Install
npx skills add rohunvora/x-research-skill --skill x-researchgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/rohunvora/x-research-skill.git /tmp/x-research-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/x-research-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/x-researchPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# X Research
General-purpose agentic research over X/Twitter. Decompose any research question into targeted searches, iteratively refine, follow threads, deep-dive linked content, and synthesize into a sourced briefing.
For X API details (endpoints, operators, response format): read `references/x-api.md`.
## CLI Tool
All commands run from this skill directory:
```bash
cd ~/clawd/skills/x-research
source ~/.config/env/global.env
```
### Search
```bash
bun run x-search.ts search "<query>" [options]
```
**Options:**
- `--sort likes|impressions|retweets|recent` — sort order (default: likes)
- `--since 1h|3h|12h|1d|7d` — time filter (default: last 7 days). Also accepts minutes (`30m`) or ISO timestamps.
- `--min-likes N` — filter by minimum likes
- `--min-impressions N` — filter by minimum impressions
- `--pages N` — pages to fetch, 1-5 (default: 1, 100 tweets/page)
- `--limit N` — max results to display (default: 15)
- `--quick` — quick mode: 1 page, max 10 results, auto noise filter (`-is:retweet -is:reply`), 1hr cache, cost summary
- `--from <username>` — shorthand for `from:username` in query
- `--quality` — filter low-engagement tweets (≥10 likes, post-hoc)
- `--no-replies` — exclude replies
- `--save` — save results to `~/clawd/drafts/x-research-{slug}-{date}.md`
- `--json` — raw JSON output
- `--markdown` — markdown output for research docs
Auto-adds `-is:retweet` unless query already includes it. All searches display estimated API cost.
**Examples:**Details
- Skill name
x-research- Repository
- rohunvora/x-research-skill
- Repo updated
- 19 February 2026
FAQ
What does the X Research skill do?
General-purpose X/Twitter research agent. Searches X for real-time perspectives, dev discussions, product feedback, cultural takes, breaking news, and expert opinions. Works like a web research agent but uses X as the source. Use when: (1) user says "x research", "search x for", "search twitter for", "what are people saying about", "what's twitter saying", "check x for", "x search", "/x-research", (2) user is working on something where recent X discourse would provide useful context (new library releases, API changes, product launches, cultural events, industry drama), (3) user wants to find w
How do I install the X Research skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add rohunvora/x-research-skill --skill x-research. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is X Research popular?
It lives in rohunvora/x-research-skill, which has 1,243 GitHub stars and 115 forks.
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