search-x

name	search-x
description	Search X/Twitter in real-time using Grok or X API. Find tweets, trends, and discussions with citations.
homepage	https://docs.x.ai

Search X

Real-time X/Twitter search with two modes:

1. xAI Grok (default) — AI-powered search with x_search tool, up to 30 days
2. X API (--x-api) — Native X search, up to 7 days, pay-per-use

Setup

Option 1: xAI API (default)

export XAI_API_KEY="xai-YOUR-KEY"

Get your key at: https://console.x.ai

Option 2: X API (native)

export X_BEARER_TOKEN="YOUR-BEARER-TOKEN"

Get your token at: https://console.x.com

Note: X API uses pay-per-usage pricing. No subscription needed.

Commands

Basic Search (xAI Grok)

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js "AI video editing"

Native X API Search

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --x-api "AI video editing"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --x-api --max 50 "trending topic"  # More results

Filter by Time

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --days 7 "breaking news"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --days 1 "trending today"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --x-api --days 7 "news"  # X API max is 7 days

Filter by Handles

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --handles @elonmusk,@OpenAI "AI announcements"
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --exclude @bots "real discussions"

Output Options

node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --json "topic"        # Full JSON response
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --compact "topic"     # Just tweets, no fluff
node {baseDir}/scripts/search.js --links-only "topic"  # Just X links

Example Usage in Chat

User: "Search X for what people are saying about Claude Code" Action: Run search with query "Claude Code"

User: "Find tweets from @remotion_dev in the last week" Action: Run search with --handles @remotion_dev --days 7

User: "What's trending about AI on Twitter today?" Action: Run search with --days 1 "AI trending"

User: "Search X for Remotion best practices, last 30 days" Action: Run search with --days 30 "Remotion best practices"

How It Works

xAI Grok Mode (default)

Uses xAI's Responses API (/v1/responses) with the x_search tool:

• Model: grok-4-1-fast (optimized for agentic search)
• Up to 30 days of history
• AI-powered result formatting with citations
• Returns real tweets with URLs

X API Mode (--x-api)

Uses X's native search API (/2/tweets/search/recent):

• Up to 7 days of history
• Pay-per-usage pricing (no subscription)
• Raw tweet data with metrics
• Up to 100 results per query

Response Format

Each result includes:

• @username (display name)
• Tweet content
• Date/time
• Engagement metrics (X API mode)
• Direct link to tweet

Environment Variables

xAI Mode:

• XAI_API_KEY - Your xAI API key (required for default mode)
• SEARCH_X_MODEL - Model override (default: grok-4-1-fast)
• SEARCH_X_DAYS - Default days to search (default: 30)

X API Mode:

• X_BEARER_TOKEN - Your X API Bearer Token
• TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN - Alternative env var name

Security & Permissions

What this skill does:

• Calls xAI's /v1/responses endpoint (Grok mode) or X's /2/tweets/search/recent endpoint (X API mode)
• Returns public tweet data with URLs and citations
• All requests go only to api.x.ai or api.x.com

What this skill does NOT do:

• Does not post, like, retweet, or modify any X/Twitter content
• Does not access your X/Twitter account or DMs
• Does not read config files or access the local filesystem
• Does not send credentials to any third-party endpoint
• Cannot be invoked autonomously by the agent (disable-model-invocation: true)

Review scripts/search.js before first use to verify behavior.