x-link-reader

name	x-link-reader
description	Read X/Twitter content from x.com or twitter.com URLs. Use when the user shares an X or Twitter link (tweet or profile) and asks about its content. Also use when webfetch fails on x.com with anti-bot errors. Bypasses X's anti-scraping via the FxTwitter API — no API key needed.
descriptions	{"zh-Hans":"读取 x.com 或 Twitter 链接内容，在网页抓取失败或遇到反爬时通过 FxTwitter API 获取信息。"}

X/Twitter Link Reader

X.com blocks direct HTTP fetching (returns anti-bot challenge pages). This skill uses the open-source FxTwitter API to retrieve tweet and profile data as structured JSON — free, no auth required.

When to use

• User shares a URL matching x.com/*/status/* or twitter.com/*/status/*
• User shares a profile URL like x.com/username
• User asks "what does this tweet say", "summarize this post", etc.
• webfetch on an x.com URL returns an error or empty page

Tweet: fetch a single post

Replace the domain with api.fxtwitter.com and fetch as text:

Original:  https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1234567890
Proxy:     https://api.fxtwitter.com/elonmusk/status/1234567890

Use webfetch with format text (the response is JSON):

webfetch url="https://api.fxtwitter.com/{user}/status/{id}" format="text"

Tweet response structure

{
  "code": 200,
  "tweet": {
    "url": "https://x.com/user/status/123",
    "text": "The full tweet text",
    "author": {
      "name": "Display Name",
      "screen_name": "handle",
      "followers": 12345,
      "avatar_url": "https://..."
    },
    "created_at": "Sun Apr 05 19:32:37 +0000 2026",
    "replies": 20,
    "retweets": 181,
    "likes": 1424,
    "views": 116843,
    "lang": "en",
    "replying_to": "other_user",        // null if not a reply
    "quoted_status_result": { ... },     // quoted tweet, if any
    "media": {
      "photos": [{ "url": "..." }],
      "videos": [{ "url": "..." }]
    },
    "card": {
      "url": "...",
      "title": "...",
      "description": "..."
    }
  }
}

Profile: fetch user info

webfetch url="https://api.fxtwitter.com/{username}" format="text"

Returns user profile data including name, bio, follower/following counts, etc.

Translate a tweet

Append /translate/{lang} to the tweet path:

webfetch url="https://api.fxtwitter.com/{user}/status/{id}/translate/zh" format="text"

Supported language codes: zh, en, ja, ko, es, fr, de, etc.

Key fields to present

1. Author: tweet.author.name (@tweet.author.screen_name)
2. Text: tweet.text
3. Date: tweet.created_at
4. Engagement: likes, retweets, replies, views
5. Media: photos/videos URLs if present
6. Card: linked article title/description if present
7. Reply context: who the tweet is replying to, if applicable

Limitations

• Individual tweets and profiles only — no timelines, search, or batch.
• Public content only — private/protected accounts return errors.
• Deleted tweets — the API returns an error; report this to the user.
• No write operations — read-only, cannot post or interact.

Rules

• Always use api.fxtwitter.com, never fetch x.com or twitter.com directly.
• This API is read-only and public — no API key or authentication needed.
• If the user just wants a tweet summary, present it concisely; don't dump raw JSON.