twitter-reader

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Fetch Twitter/X post content by URL using jina.ai API to bypass JavaScript restrictions. Use when Claude needs to retrieve tweet content including author, timestamp, post text, images, and thread replies. Supports individual posts or batch fetching from x.com or twitter.com URLs.

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Sourcedaymade/claude-code-skills

Added on2026-02-04

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add daymade/claude-code-skills twitter-reader

SKILL.md Content

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Twitter Reader

Fetch Twitter/X post content without needing JavaScript or authentication.

Prerequisites

You need a Jina API key to use this skill:

Visit https://jina.ai/ to sign up (free tier available)
Get your API key from the dashboard
Set the environment variable:

bash

export JINA_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

Quick Start

For a single tweet, use curl directly:

bash

curl "https://r.jina.ai/https://x.com/USER/status/TWEET_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${JINA_API_KEY}"

For multiple tweets, use the bundled script:

bash

scripts/fetch_tweets.sh url1 url2 url3

What Gets Returned

Title: Post author and content preview
URL Source: Original tweet link
Published Time: GMT timestamp
Markdown Content: Full post text with media descriptions

Bundled Scripts

fetch_tweet.py

Python script for fetching individual tweets.

bash

python scripts/fetch_tweet.py https://x.com/user/status/123 output.md

fetch_tweets.sh

Bash script for batch fetching multiple tweets.

bash

scripts/fetch_tweets.sh \
  "https://x.com/user/status/123" \
  "https://x.com/user/status/456"

URL Formats Supported

```
https://x.com/USER/status/ID
```
```
https://twitter.com/USER/status/ID
```
```
https://x.com/...
```
(redirects work automatically)

Environment Variables

```
JINA_API_KEY
```
: Required. Your Jina.ai API key for accessing the reader API

twitter-reader

NPX Install

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SKILL.md Content

Twitter Reader

Prerequisites

Quick Start

What Gets Returned

Bundled Scripts

fetch_tweet.py

fetch_tweets.sh

URL Formats Supported

Environment Variables