AI Agents Can Finally Fetch Tweets Without Login! This OpenClaw Skill Makes It Zero-Config

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AI agents can now fetch tweets without any API keys, logins, or cookies. The x‑tweet‑fetcher OpenClaw skill provides a zero‑configuration, JSON‑first interface that works across Twitter (X), WeChat, and other Chinese platforms, making it ideal for agents and cron‑based automation.

Overview

• Stars: 343 | License: MIT | Free
• Supports: Twitter/X, WeChat, Weibo, Bilibili, CSDN, and more.
• No authentication required – just a single command returns structured JSON.

Features

• Fetch single tweets, long‑form X Articles, quoted tweets, and full metrics (likes, retweets, views).
• Retrieve replies (threaded) and user timelines (up to 200 tweets).
• Access X Lists and monitor @mentions (cron‑friendly).
• Search WeChat articles via Sogou, discover tweets with DuckDuckGo + Camofox fallback.
• Unified JSON output across all platforms.
• Anti‑bot protection using the Camofox headless browser (fingerprint spoofing).

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ythx-101/x-tweet-fetcher.git
cd x-tweet-fetcher

# Run a single‑use command (no extra setup needed)
python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --url "https://x.com/user/status/123456"

OpenClaw plugin (optional)

openclaw plugins install @askjo/camofox-browser

Standalone Camofox browser (if you prefer a local server)

git clone https://github.com/jo-inc/camofox-browser
cd camofox-browser && npm install && npm start   # listens on port 9377

Usage

Fetch a single tweet

python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --url "https://x.com/user/status/123456"

Output (formatted JSON):

{
  "text": "Tweet content...",
  "likes": 91,
  "retweets": 23,
  "views": 14468,
  "media": ["https://image.url/..."],
  "quoted_tweet": { /* … */ }
}

Include replies (thread)

python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --url "https://x.com/user/status/123456" --replies

User timeline (limit results)

python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --user elonmusk --limit 50

X Lists

python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --list "https://x.com/i/lists/123456"

Monitor @mentions (cron‑friendly)

python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --monitor @username

Exit codes

• 0 – No new content
• 1 – New content found
• 2 – Error

Search WeChat articles (Sogou)

python3 scripts/sogou_wechat.py --keyword "AI Agent" --limit 10 --json

Returned fields: title, url, author, date.

Discover tweets (DuckDuckGo + Camofox fallback)

python3 scripts/x_discover.py --keywords "AI Agent,LLM tools" --limit 5 --json

Fetch Chinese platforms (Weibo, Bilibili, CSDN, WeChat)

python3 scripts/fetch_china.py --url "https://weibo.com/..."

The script auto‑detects the platform and returns a unified JSON structure.

Python API

from scripts.fetch_tweet import fetch_tweet
from scripts.sogou_wechat import sogou_wechat_search
from scripts.x_discover import discover_tweets

# Fetch a tweet
tweet = fetch_tweet("https://x.com/user/status/123456")
print(tweet["text"])

# Search WeChat articles
articles = sogou_wechat_search("AI Agent", max_results=10)

# Discover tweets for keywords
results = discover_tweets(["AI Agent"], max_results=5)

Automation (Cron examples)

# Check @mentions every 30 minutes
*/30 * * * * python3 scripts/fetch_tweet.py --monitor @username || notify-send "New mentions!"

# Discover new tweets daily at 09:00
0 9 * * * python3 scripts/x_discover.py --keywords "AI Agent" --json >> ~/discoveries.jsonl

The exit‑code design (0/1/2) makes it trivial to integrate with monitoring tools.

Comparison Table

Core Advantages

• Zero config: No API keys, logins, or cookies.
• Agent‑friendly: Pure JSON output; importable Python modules.
• Cron‑friendly: Simple exit‑code semantics for automation.
• Multi‑platform: One tool covers major Western and Chinese social networks.
• Anti‑bot: Camofox provides robust fingerprint spoofing to bypass Cloudflare, Google, etc.

Changelog

• v1.6.2 (2026‑03‑04) – Extract tweet_id from Nitter; supplement view counts via FxTwitter API.
• v1.6.1 (2026‑03‑04) – Fixed list parsing; added retweeted_by and quoted_tweet fields.
• v1.6.0 (2026‑03‑04) – Added X Lists fetching; ongoing maintenance.

Repository

• GitHub:
• Stars: 343 | Forks: 27

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With x‑tweet‑fetcher, AI agents can retrieve tweets and related content instantly, without the overhead of API subscriptions, manual logins, or fragile scrapers. 🚀