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by @kevinbrother

Search X (Twitter) posts using the xAI API. Use when the user wants to find tweets, search X/Twitter, look up what people are saying on X, or find social med...

Versionv1.0.0
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πŸ’‘ Examples

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "what is trending in AI right now"

Useful flags:

# Filter by handles (max 10)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --handles jaaneek,OpenClaw "latest posts"
Exclude handles (max 10)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --exclude spambot,crypto_shill "trending AI"
Date range (YYYY-MM-DD)

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --from 2026-03-01 --to 2026-03-20 "xAI grok updates"
Enable image/video understanding in posts

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --images --video "product demos"

βš™οΈ Configuration

1. Get your API key: https://console.x.ai 2. Set environment variable: 

   export XAI_API_KEY="xai-your-key-here"
3. Or set skills."x-search".apiKey / skills."x-search".env.XAI_API_KEY in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

πŸ“‹ Tips & Best Practices

  • Uses the xAI Responses API with x_search tool (Grok performs the search and summarizes results)
  • Cannot use --handles and --exclude at the same time
  • Results include citations with links to original X posts
  • Present results in a readable format with post content, authors, and citations

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    clawhub install slugname2

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