xf

name	xf
description	Search X (Twitter) archives for insights, conversations, and knowledge. Use when mining tweets, DMs, Grok chats, likes, or extracting information from X data exports.

xf Knowledge Extraction

Core Insight: Your X archive is a goldmine. Sub-millisecond search makes iterative exploration practical. Mine your history before rebuilding context.

The Goldmine Principle

Your X archive contains:

• Public thoughts — Tweets capture your evolving thinking over years
• Private conversations — DMs hold detailed discussions, decisions, links shared
• AI interactions — Grok chats show what questions you asked and answers received
• Curated content — Likes reveal what resonated with you

The insight: Mining your X history surfaces forgotten context faster than rebuilding it.

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THE EXACT PROMPT — Discovery Workflow

1. Bootstrap: Check health, get archive overview
   xf doctor && xf stats --format json | jq '{tweets, likes, dms, grok_messages}'

2. Search: Find content by topic (hybrid mode default = best)
   xf search "KEYWORD" --format json --limit 50

3. Filter by type: Narrow to specific content
   xf search "KEYWORD" --types dm --context --format json    # DMs w/ conversation
   xf search "KEYWORD" --types grok --format json            # AI Q&A

4. Follow hits: Get full context
   xf tweet <ID> --thread --format json                      # Tweet thread
   xf search "KEYWORD" --types dm --context --format json    # Full DM thread

5. Extract: Export for analysis
   xf search "topic" --format json --limit 1000 | jq '[.[] | {text, date: .created_at}]'

Why This Workflow Works

• Hybrid search first — Default mode combines keyword + semantic for best coverage
• --format json — Machine-readable output for piping to jq
• --context for DMs — Shows full conversation threads around matches
• Iterate fast — Sub-millisecond search enables exploration loops

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Quick Reference

# Health + overview (ALWAYS first)
xf doctor && xf stats --format json

# Search modes (hybrid is default = best)
xf search "query" --format json                   # Hybrid (keyword + semantic)
xf search "exact phrase" --mode lexical           # Keyword only (BM25)
xf search "feeling stressed" --mode semantic      # Meaning-based

# Filter by content type
xf search "query" --types tweet --format json     # Your tweets
xf search "query" --types dm --context            # DMs with full conversation
xf search "query" --types like --format json      # Liked tweets
xf search "query" --types grok --format json      # Grok AI chats

# Date filtering
xf search "query" --since "2024-01" --until "2024-06" --format json
xf search "query" --since "last week" --format json

# Output control
xf search "query" --limit 100 --offset 50 --format json

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When to Use What

You Want	Use	Why
Find content by topic	--mode hybrid (default)	Best of keyword + semantic
Find exact phrase	--mode lexical + "quotes"	Literal string match
Find conceptually related	--mode semantic	"feeling overwhelmed" → burnout tweets
DM conversations	--types dm --context	Shows full thread around matches
What you engaged with	--types like	Your curation over time
AI Q&A history	--types grok	What you asked Grok
High engagement content	--sort engagement	Your best tweets

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Critical Rules

Rule	Why	Consequence
--format json	Machine-readable output	Required for jq pipelines
Index first	Archive must be indexed	xf index before search
--context requires --types dm	Only works for DMs	Ignored otherwise
All data local	Zero network calls	Privacy-first, offline-capable

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The Heuristics

Signal	Meaning	Action
Many likes on topic	Topic resonated with you	Search likes for curated content
DM mentions project	Detailed private discussion	Use --context to get full thread
Grok chat on topic	You asked AI about it	May have refined explanations
High engagement tweet	Your audience resonated	Check thread for discussion
Semantic finds more	Wording varies	Use semantic for broad exploration

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jq Essentials

# Extract just text
| jq '.[].text'

# Text with dates
| jq '.[] | {text, date: .created_at}'

# Filter by engagement
| jq '[.[] | select(.favorite_count > 10)]'

# Count by year
| jq -r '.[].created_at[:4]' | sort | uniq -c

# DM conversation IDs
| jq '[.[].metadata.conversation_id] | unique'

# Find hashtags
| jq -r '.[].text' | grep -oE '#\w+' | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn

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References

Need	Reference
Full command reference	COMMANDS.md
Workflow recipes	RECIPES.md
jq patterns	PATTERNS.md
Pitfalls & fixes	PITFALLS.md
X archive data structures	DATA_STRUCTURES.md

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Scripts

Script	Usage
./scripts/quick_analysis.sh	One-command archive overview
./scripts/topic_miner.py "topic"	Deep dive on a topic
./scripts/validate.sh	Validate xf is working

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Validation

# Quick health check
xf doctor

# Should show: all checks pass

If issues: run xf index --force to rebuild.