x-search

name	x-search
description	Search X (Twitter) posts via xAI's built-in x_search tool. Requires xai-oauth skill or XAI_API_KEY env var.
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X Search Skill

Search X (Twitter) posts using xAI's x_search tool via the Responses API.

Usage

# Basic search
python3 ~/.openclaw/skills/x-search/scripts/x-search.py "search query"

# Filter by handles
python3 ~/.openclaw/skills/x-search/scripts/x-search.py "topic" --handles @elonmusk,@xaboratory

# Exclude handles
python3 ~/.openclaw/skills/x-search/scripts/x-search.py "topic" --exclude @spam1,@spam2

# Date range
python3 ~/.openclaw/skills/x-search/scripts/x-search.py "topic" --from 2026-01-01 --to 2026-05-16

# Media filters
python3 ~/.openclaw/skills/x-search/scripts/x-search.py "topic" --images --videos

Credential Resolution

1. xai-oauth skill (preferred) — runs xai-oauth.py token
2. XAI_API_KEY environment variable (fallback)

Output

JSON to stdout with success, answer, citations, inline_citations, model, and credential_source fields.

Notes

• Standard library Python only (no pip dependencies)
• Cannot use both --handles and --exclude simultaneously
• Max 10 handles per filter
• Retries on 5xx/timeout (up to 2 retries with backoff)