x-mcp-server 1.6.0

MCP server for X (Twitter) API — post, search, like, retweet, follow, and read tweets

x-mcp-server

Your AI Assistant's Gateway to X (Twitter)!

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What is this?

x-mcp-server is a Python-based MCP server that connects any MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf) to the X (Twitter) API v2. It lets you post tweets, search, like, retweet, follow users, and more — all driven by AI through natural language.

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Quick Start

uvx x-mcp-server@latest

1. Get X API credentials from the X Developer Portal
2. Install uv if you haven't:

   # macOS / Linux
   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
   # Windows
   powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
   

3. Set up your .env or environment variables (see Authentication)
4. Check auth:

   uvx x-mcp-server@latest auth
   

5. Run the server:

   uvx x-mcp-server@latest
   

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Key Features

• 21 Tools covering tweets, search, users, lists, and threads
• Dual Authentication: Bearer token (read-only) + OAuth 1.0a (full read-write)
• Pagination: All list operations support cursor-based pagination
• Media Upload: Attach images/videos to tweets via v1.1 media upload
• Thread Posting: Post multi-tweet threads in a single call
• Polls: Create tweets with polls
• Stdio & SSE Transports: Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and remote deployments

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Authentication

Environment Variables

Set these in a .env file or as environment variables:

Read-only (app-only / Bearer token):

BEARER_TOKEN=your-bearer-token

Full read-write (OAuth 1.0a user context):

CONSUMER_KEY=your-consumer-key
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
ACCESS_TOKEN=your-access-token
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your-access-token-secret

If you have all 5, the Bearer token is used for reads and OAuth 1.0a for writes. If you only have BEARER_TOKEN, read operations work but posting/liking/etc. will be unavailable.

Getting Your Credentials

1. Go to the X Developer Portal
2. Create a project and app
3. Under Keys and tokens:
   • Copy API Key → CONSUMER_KEY
   • Copy API Secret → SECRET_KEY
   • Copy Bearer Token → BEARER_TOKEN
   • Under Authentication Tokens, generate Access Token and Secret → ACCESS_TOKEN + ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET
4. Make sure your app has Read and Write permissions

The auth Command

Verify your credentials are working:

uvx x-mcp-server@latest auth

Output:

X (Twitter) MCP — Auth check
  BEARER_TOKEN:       set
  CONSUMER_KEY:       set
  SECRET_KEY:         set
  ACCESS_TOKEN:       set
  ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET: set

  Authenticated as: @yourusername (Your Name)
  Followers: 1234  Following: 567  Tweets: 890
  Bearer token: valid (read operations available)

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Available Tools (21 Total)

Read Operations

• x_get_me — Get the authenticated user's profile
• x_get_user — Look up a user by username
  • username: Handle without @ (e.g. "elonmusk")
• x_get_user_by_id — Look up a user by numeric ID
  • user_id: Numeric user ID
• x_get_tweet — Get a single tweet by ID with full content and metrics
  • tweet_id: Numeric tweet ID
• x_get_user_tweets — Get recent tweets by a user (5-100 per page)
  • username, max_results (default 10), pagination_token
• x_get_user_mentions — Get tweets mentioning a user (5-100 per page)
  • username, max_results (default 10), pagination_token
• x_search_tweets — Search recent tweets (last 7 days)
  • query (supports operators: from:, #hashtag, is:reply, has:media)
  • max_results (10-100), sort_order ("recency" or "relevancy"), next_token
• x_get_home_timeline — Get home timeline (requires OAuth 1.0a)
  • max_results (1-100, default 20), pagination_token
• x_get_followers — Get a user's followers (1-1000 per page)
  • username, max_results (default 20), pagination_token
• x_get_following — Get who a user follows (1-1000 per page)
  • username, max_results (default 20), pagination_token
• x_get_owned_lists — Get lists owned by a user
  • username (optional, defaults to authenticated user)
• x_get_list_tweets — Get tweets from an X List (1-100 per page)
  • list_id, max_results (default 20), pagination_token

Write Operations (require OAuth 1.0a)

• x_post_tweet — Post a new tweet
  • text (required), reply_to_tweet_id, quote_tweet_id, media_paths, poll_options, poll_duration_minutes
• x_delete_tweet — Delete your own tweet
  • tweet_id
• x_post_thread — Post a thread (series of connected tweets)
  • tweets: List of tweet texts in order
• x_like_tweet / x_unlike_tweet — Like or unlike a tweet
  • tweet_id
• x_retweet / x_unretweet — Retweet or undo retweet
  • tweet_id
• x_follow_user / x_unfollow_user — Follow or unfollow by username
  • username

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Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Config: uvx (Recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "x": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["x-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "BEARER_TOKEN": "your-bearer-token",
        "CONSUMER_KEY": "your-consumer-key",
        "SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key",
        "ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-access-token",
        "ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-access-token-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

macOS note: If you get spawn uvx ENOENT, use the full path:

"command": "/Users/yourusername/.local/bin/uvx"

Config: Development (from cloned repo)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "x": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/x-mcp", "x-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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Usage with Cursor / Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "x": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["x-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "BEARER_TOKEN": "your-bearer-token",
        "CONSUMER_KEY": "your-consumer-key",
        "SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key",
        "ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-access-token",
        "ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET": "your-access-token-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

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SSE Transport (Remote / Container)

uv run x-mcp --transport sse

Variable	Default	Description
HOST / FASTMCP_HOST	0.0.0.0	Bind address
PORT / FASTMCP_PORT	8000	Listen port

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Environment Variables Reference

Variable	Required	Description
BEARER_TOKEN	For reads	X API v2 Bearer Token
CONSUMER_KEY	For writes	Consumer Key (API Key)
SECRET_KEY	For writes	Secret Key (API Secret)
ACCESS_TOKEN	For writes	User Access Token
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET	For writes	User Access Token Secret
HOST / FASTMCP_HOST	No	SSE transport bind address (default 0.0.0.0)
PORT / FASTMCP_PORT	No	SSE transport port (default 8000)

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Example Prompts for Claude

• "What are the latest tweets about #AI?"
• "Show me @elonmusk's recent tweets"
• "Post a tweet saying 'Hello from my AI assistant!'"
• "Like the latest tweet from @openai"
• "Search for tweets about machine learning from the past week"
• "Post a thread about the benefits of open source"
• "Who are my most recent followers?"
• "Show me my home timeline"

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue to discuss bugs or feature requests. Pull requests are appreciated.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

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Credits

• Built with FastMCP
• Uses Tweepy for X API v2 access
• By MindMade