Automate daily X (Twitter) posting by synthesizing content from journal summaries and optimizing for 2026 virality algorithm.
Installation
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synthesizing X-ready content from latest journal MILESTONES or HIGHLIGHTS
managing X posting via the bird CLI
Workflow
Information Extraction:
Resolve the private repo with --private-repo,
LIFEREPO_PRIVATE_ROOT, or PRIVATE_REPO_ROOT; never assume a specific
repo name or home directory.
By default, locate the current day's summary at
<private-repo>/journal/summaries/YYYY/MM/YYYY-MM-DD_Summary.md.
For reusable or fixture-based runs, pass --summary-path and optional
--feed-path; the equivalent environment variables are
X_POST_SUMMARY_PATH and X_POST_FEED_PATH.
Parse ## Conversation Milestones or ## Highlights.
Ensure drafts follow the 2026 Viral Framework (Strong hook, high shareability, no external links in body).
User Approval:
Present 3-5 variants to the user.
Publishing:
Resolve Bird credentials from --token-file, X_TWITTER_TOKEN_FILE, or
<private-repo>/.tokens/x-twitter.env. Existing process environment
credentials are preserved when no token file is configured.
Upon approval, execute python3 skills/x-post-ops/scripts/post_to_x.py --private-repo <private-repo> --tweet "<content>".
Stealth Mode (Recommended): If encountering "Error 226" (bot detection), use the --stealth flag to post via AppleScript and Chrome:
python3 skills/x-post-ops/scripts/post_to_x.py --stealth --tweet "<content>"
Guardrails
Auth check: Verify bird authentication via bird whoami before attempting to post.
Portable credentials: Never assume credentials live under a particular
user's home directory. Keep token values out of commands, logs, and output.
Privacy: Do not include sensitive information or private keys in the public tweet content.
Suppression avoidance: Place links in the first reply of the post, NOT the main body.