# Twitter CLI for AI Agents

```json
{
  "title": "Twitter CLI for AI Agents",
  "toolkit": "Twitter",
  "toolkit_slug": "twitter",
  "framework": "CLI",
  "framework_slug": "cli",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/cli",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/cli.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-06T08:32:31.045Z"
}
```

## Introduction

CLIs are eating MCPs. The industry is converging on the very same idea. MCPs for all their merit can be token hungry, slow, and unreliable for complex tool chaining. However, coding agents have become incredibly good at working with CLIs, and in fact they are far more comfortable working with CLI tools than MCP.
With Composio's Universal CLI, your coding agents can talk to over 1000+ SaaS applications. With Twitter, agents can post a tweet with latest blog link, add user to your conference list, retrieve your most recent bookmarked tweets, and more — all without worrying about authentication.
This guide walks you through Composio Universal CLI and explains how you can connect it with coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, etc, for end-to-end Twitter automation.

## Also integrate Twitter with

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/chatgpt)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/codex)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/crew-ai)

## TL;DR

The idea behind building the universal CLI is to give agents a single command interface to interact with all your external applications. Here's what you'll get with it:
- Agent-friendly: Coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode can use CLI tools natively — no MCP setup required.
- Authentication handled: Connect once via OAuth or API Key, and all CLI commands work with your credentials automatically.
- Tool discovery: Search, inspect, and execute 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps from one interface.
- Trigger support: Use triggers to listen for events across your apps, powered by real-time webhooks or polling under the hood.
- Type generation: Generate typed schemas for autocomplete and type safety in your projects.

## Connect Twitter to CLI

### Prerequisites
Install the Composio CLI, authenticate, and initialize your project:

```bash
# Install the Composio CLI
curl -fsSL https://composio.dev/install | bash

# Authenticate with Composio
composio login
```

## What is the Twitter MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Twitter MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Twitter (now X) account. It provides structured and secure access to your social media presence, so your agent can perform actions like posting tweets, managing lists, handling bookmarks, and starting group DMs on your behalf.
- Automated tweet posting and management: Let your agent compose and publish tweets, including text, media, polls, or quote tweets, directly to your timeline.
- List creation and member management: Have your agent create new Twitter lists, add or remove users, fetch list members, or delete lists as needed.
- Bookmark handling and retrieval: Easily get your bookmarked tweets or add posts to your bookmarks for quick access later, all through your agent.
- Direct and group message automation: Enable your agent to create group DMs, send initial messages, or delete specific direct messages securely and efficiently.
- Compliance and content moderation: Use your agent to set up compliance jobs, check the status of tweets or user IDs, and help manage your account’s integrity.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `TWITTER_ADD_A_LIST_MEMBER` | Add a list member | Adds a user to a specified twitter list; the list must be owned by the authenticated user. |
| `TWITTER_ADD_POST_TO_BOOKMARKS` | Add post to bookmarks | Adds a specified, existing, and accessible tweet to a user's bookmarks, with success indicated by the 'bookmarked' field in the response. |
| `TWITTER_BOOKMARKS_BY_USER` | Get bookmarks by user | Retrieves tweets bookmarked by the authenticated user, where the provided user id must match the authenticated user's id. |
| `TWITTER_CREATE_A_NEW_DM_CONVERSATION` | Create group DM conversation | Creates a new group direct message (dm) conversation on twitter with specified participant ids and an initial message, which can include text and media attachments. |
| `TWITTER_CREATE_COMPLIANCE_JOB_REQUEST` | Create compliance job | Creates a new compliance job to check the status of tweet or user ids; upload ids as a plain text file (one id per line) to the `upload url` received in the response. |
| `TWITTER_CREATE_LIST` | Create a list | Creates a new, empty list on x (formerly twitter), for which the provided name must be unique for the authenticated user; accounts are added separately. |
| `TWITTER_CREATION_OF_A_POST` | Create a post | Creates a tweet on twitter; `text` is required unless `card uri`, `media media ids`, `poll options`, or `quote tweet id` is provided. |
| `TWITTER_DELETE_DM` | Delete direct message | Permanently deletes a specific twitter direct message (dm) event using its `event id` if the authenticated user sent it; this action is irreversible and does not delete entire conversations. |
| `TWITTER_DELETE_LIST` | Delete list | Permanently deletes a specified twitter list using its id, which must be owned by the authenticated user; this action is irreversible and the list must already exist. |
| `TWITTER_FETCH_LIST_MEMBERS_BY_ID` | Fetch list members by id | Fetches members of a specific twitter list, identified by its unique id. |
| `TWITTER_FETCH_SPACE_TICKET_BUYERS_LIST` | Fetch space ticket buyers list | Retrieves a list of users who purchased tickets for a specific, valid, and ticketed twitter space. |
| `TWITTER_FOLLOW_A_LIST` | Follow a list | Allows the authenticated user (`id`) to follow a specific twitter list (`list id`) they are permitted to access, subscribing them to the list's timeline; this does not automatically follow individual list members. |
| `TWITTER_FOLLOWERS_BY_USER_ID` | Get followers by user id | Retrieves a list of users who follow a specified public twitter user id. |
| `TWITTER_FOLLOWING_BY_USER_ID` | Get following by user ID | Retrieves users followed by a specific twitter user, allowing pagination and customization of returned user and tweet data fields via expansions. |
| `TWITTER_FOLLOW_USER` | Follow a user | Allows an authenticated user (path `id`) to follow another user (`target user id`), which results in a pending request if the target user's tweets are protected. |
| `TWITTER_FULL_ARCHIVE_SEARCH` | Search full archive of tweets | Searches the full archive of public tweets from march 2006 onwards; use 'start time' and 'end time' together for a defined time window. |
| `TWITTER_FULL_ARCHIVE_SEARCH_COUNTS` | Get full archive search counts | Returns a count of tweets from the full archive that match a specified query, aggregated by day, hour, or minute; `start time` must be before `end time` if both are provided, and `since id`/`until id` cannot be used with `start time`/`end time`. |
| `TWITTER_GET_A_USER_S_LIST_MEMBERSHIPS` | Get a user's list memberships | Retrieves all twitter lists a specified user is a member of, including public lists and private lists the authenticated user is authorized to view. |
| `TWITTER_GET_A_USER_S_OWNED_LISTS` | Get a user's owned lists | Call this action to retrieve lists created (owned) by a specific twitter user, not lists they follow or are subscribed to. |
| `TWITTER_GET_A_USER_S_PINNED_LISTS` | Get a user's pinned lists | Retrieves the lists a specific, existing twitter user has pinned to their profile to highlight them. |
| `TWITTER_GET_BLOCKED_USERS` | Get users blocked by user ID | Retrieves user objects for accounts blocked by the specified user id; this is a read-only view of a user's block list. |
| `TWITTER_GET_DM_EVENTS_BY_ID` | Get DM events by ID | Fetches a specific direct message (dm) event by its unique id, allowing optional expansion of related data like users or tweets; ensure the `event id` refers to an existing dm event accessible to the authenticated user. |
| `TWITTER_GET_DM_EVENTS_FOR_A_DM_CONVERSATION` | Get DM events for a DM conversation | Fetches direct message (dm) events for a one-on-one conversation with a specified participant id, ordered chronologically newest to oldest; does not support group dms. |
| `TWITTER_GET_LIST_FOLLOWERS` | Get list followers | Fetches a list of users who follow a specific twitter list, identified by its id; ensure the authenticated user has access if the list is private. |
| `TWITTER_GET_MUTED_USERS` | Get muted users | Returns user objects muted by the x user identified by the `id` path parameter. |
| `TWITTER_GET_POST_RETWEETERS_ACTION` | Get post retweeters | Retrieves users who publicly retweeted a specified public post id, excluding quote tweets and retweets from private accounts. |
| `TWITTER_GET_RECENT_DM_EVENTS` | Get recent direct message events | Returns recent direct message events for the authenticated user, such as new messages or changes in conversation participants. |
| `TWITTER_GET_USER_S_FOLLOWED_LISTS` | Get user's followed lists | Returns metadata (not tweets) for lists a specific twitter user follows, optionally including expanded owner details. |
| `TWITTER_HIDE_REPLIES` | Set reply visibility | Hides or unhides an existing reply tweet. |
| `TWITTER_LIST_LOOKUP_BY_LIST_ID` | Lookup list by ID | Returns metadata for a specific twitter list, identified by its id; does not return list members but can expand the owner's user object via the `expansions` parameter. |
| `TWITTER_LIST_POST_LIKERS` | List post likers | Retrieves users who have liked the post (tweet) identified by the provided id. |
| `TWITTER_LIST_POSTS_TIMELINE_BY_LIST_ID` | List posts timeline by list ID | Fetches the most recent tweets posted by members of a specified twitter list. |
| `TWITTER_MUTE_USER_BY_USER_ID` | Mute user by ID | Mutes a target user on behalf of an authenticated user, preventing the target's tweets and retweets from appearing in the authenticated user's home timeline without notifying the target. |
| `TWITTER_PIN_A_LIST` | Pin a list | Pins a specified list to the authenticated user's profile, provided the list exists, the user has access rights, and the pin limit (typically 5 lists) is not exceeded. |
| `TWITTER_POST_DELETE_BY_POST_ID` | Delete tweet | Irreversibly deletes a specific tweet by its id; the tweet may persist in third-party caches after deletion. |
| `TWITTER_POST_LOOKUP_BY_POST_ID` | Look up post by id | Fetches comprehensive details for a single tweet by its unique id, provided the tweet exists and is accessible. |
| `TWITTER_POST_LOOKUP_BY_POST_IDS` | Get tweets by IDs | Retrieves detailed information for one or more posts (tweets) identified by their unique ids, allowing selection of specific fields and expansions. |
| `TWITTER_POSTS_LABEL_STREAM` | Get tweets label stream | Establishes a persistent stream of real-time events for when tweet labels are applied or removed, offering insights into content categorization. |
| `TWITTER_POST_USAGE` | Fetch tweet usage data | Fetches tweet usage statistics for a project (e.g., consumption, caps, daily breakdowns for project & client apps) to monitor api limits; data can be retrieved for 1 to 90 days. |
| `TWITTER_RECENT_SEARCH` | Search recent tweets | Searches tweets from the last 7 days matching a query (using x's search syntax), ideal for real-time analysis, trend monitoring, or retrieving posts from specific users (e.g., `from:username`) |
| `TWITTER_RECENT_SEARCH_COUNTS` | Fetch recent tweet counts | Retrieves the count of tweets matching a specified search query within the last 7 days, aggregated by 'minute', 'hour', or 'day'. |
| `TWITTER_REMOVE_A_BOOKMARKED_POST` | Remove a bookmarked post | Removes a tweet, specified by `tweet id`, from the authenticated user's bookmarks; the tweet must have been previously bookmarked by the user for the action to have an effect. |
| `TWITTER_REMOVE_A_LIST_MEMBER` | Remove a list member | Removes a user from a twitter list; the response `is member` field will be `false` if removal was successful or the user was not a member, and the updated list of members is not returned. |
| `TWITTER_RETRIEVE_COMPLIANCE_JOB_BY_ID` | Retrieve compliance job by id | Retrieves status, download/upload urls, and other details for an existing twitter compliance job specified by its unique id. |
| `TWITTER_RETRIEVE_COMPLIANCE_JOBS` | Retrieve compliance jobs | Returns a list of recent compliance jobs, filtered by type (tweets or users) and optionally by status. |
| `TWITTER_RETRIEVE_DM_CONVERSATION_EVENTS` | Retrieve DM conversation events | Retrieves direct message (dm) events for a specific conversation id on twitter, useful for analyzing messages and participant activities. |
| `TWITTER_RETRIEVE_POSTS_FROM_A_SPACE` | Retrieve posts from a space | Retrieves tweets from a specified twitter space id; the space must be accessible and results are batched (not streamed). |
| `TWITTER_RETRIEVE_POSTS_THAT_QUOTE_A_POST` | Retrieve posts that quote a post | Retrieves tweets that quote a specified tweet, requiring a valid tweet id. |
| `TWITTER_RETRIEVE_POSTS_THAT_REPOST_A_POST` | Retrieve retweets of a post | Retrieves tweets that retweeted a specified public or authenticated-user-accessible tweet id, optionally customizing the response with fields and expansions. |
| `TWITTER_RETURNS_POST_OBJECTS_LIKED_BY_THE_PROVIDED_USER_ID` | Retrieve liked tweets by user ID | Retrieves tweets liked by a specified twitter user, provided their liked tweets are public or accessible. |
| `TWITTER_RETURNS_THE_OPEN_API_SPECIFICATION_DOCUMENT` | Fetch OpenAPI specification | Fetches the openapi specification (json) for twitter's api v2, used to programmatically understand the api's structure for developing client libraries or tools. |
| `TWITTER_RETWEET_POST` | Retweet post | Retweets a tweet (`tweet id`) for a given user (`id`), provided the tweet is public (or user follows if protected), not already retweeted by the user, and its author has not blocked the user. |
| `TWITTER_SEARCH_FOR_SPACES` | Search for spaces | Searches for twitter spaces by a textual query, optionally filtering by state (live, scheduled, all) to discover audio conversations. |
| `TWITTER_SEND_A_NEW_MESSAGE_TO_A_DM_CONVERSATION` | Send a new message to a DM conversation | Sends a message, with optional text and/or media attachments (using pre-uploaded `media id`s), to a specified twitter direct message conversation. |
| `TWITTER_SEND_A_NEW_MESSAGE_TO_A_USER` | Send a new message to a user | Sends a new direct message with text and/or media (media id for attachments must be pre-uploaded) to a specified twitter user; this creates a new dm and does not modify existing messages. |
| `TWITTER_SPACE_LOOKUP_BY_SPACE_ID` | Look up space by ID | Retrieves details for a twitter space by its id, allowing for customization and expansion of related data, provided the space id is valid and accessible. |
| `TWITTER_SPACE_LOOKUP_BY_THEIR_CREATORS` | Get spaces by creator IDs | Retrieves twitter spaces created by a list of specified user ids, with options to customize returned data fields. |
| `TWITTER_SPACE_LOOKUP_UP_SPACE_IDS` | Get space information by IDs | Fetches detailed information for one or more twitter spaces (live, scheduled, or ended) by their unique ids; at least one space id must be provided. |
| `TWITTER_UNFOLLOW_A_LIST` | Unfollow a list | Enables a user (via `id`) to unfollow a specific twitter list (via `list id`), which removes its tweets from their timeline and stops related notifications; the action reports `following: false` on success, even if the user was not initially following the list. |
| `TWITTER_UNFOLLOW_USER` | Unfollow user | Allows the authenticated `source user id` to unfollow an existing twitter user (`target user id`), which removes the follow relationship. |
| `TWITTER_UNLIKE_POST` | Unlike post | Allows an authenticated user (`id`) to remove their like from a specific post (`tweet id`); the action is idempotent and completes successfully even if the post was not liked. |
| `TWITTER_UNMUTE_USER_BY_USER_ID` | Unmute a user by user ID | Unmutes a `target user id` for the `source user id` (authenticated user), allowing the source user to see tweets and notifications from the target user again. |
| `TWITTER_UNPIN_A_LIST` | Unpin a list | Unpins a list (specified by list id) from a user's profile (specified by id), provided the list is currently pinned by that user. |
| `TWITTER_UNRETWEET_POST` | Unretweet post | Removes a user's retweet of a specified post, if the user had previously retweeted it. |
| `TWITTER_UPDATE_LIST` | Update list attributes | Updates an existing twitter list's name, description, or privacy status, requiring the list id and at least one mutable property. |
| `TWITTER_USER_HOME_TIMELINE_BY_USER_ID` | Get user reverse chronological timeline | Retrieves the home timeline/feed for a specified twitter user, showing tweets from accounts they follow - not their own posts - in reverse chronological order; useful for displaying their personalized feed without algorithmic sorting. |
| `TWITTER_USER_LIKE_POST` | Like a tweet | Allows the authenticated user (`id`) to like a specific, accessible tweet (`tweet id`), provided neither user has blocked the other and the authenticated user is not restricted from liking. |
| `TWITTER_USER_LOOKUP_BY_ID` | Look up user by ID | Retrieves detailed public information for a twitter user by their id, optionally expanding related data (e.g., pinned tweets) and specifying particular user or tweet fields to return. |
| `TWITTER_USER_LOOKUP_BY_IDS` | Look up users by IDs | Retrieves detailed information for specified x (formerly twitter) user ids, optionally customizing returned fields and expanding related entities. |
| `TWITTER_USER_LOOKUP_BY_USERNAME` | Look up user by username | Fetches public profile information for a valid and existing twitter user by their username, optionally expanding related data like pinned tweets; results may be limited for protected profiles not followed by the authenticated user. |
| `TWITTER_USER_LOOKUP_BY_USERNAMES` | Look up users by username | Retrieves detailed information for 1 to 100 twitter users by their usernames (each 1-15 alphanumeric characters/underscores), allowing customizable user/tweet fields and expansion of related data like pinned tweets. |
| `TWITTER_USER_LOOKUP_ME` | Get authenticated user | Returns profile information for the currently authenticated x user, customizable via request fields. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## Conclusion

- Try asking your coding agent to perform various Twitter operations
- Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits
- Set up triggers for real-time automation
- Use composio generate for typed schemas in your projects

## How to build Twitter MCP Agent with another framework

- [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/chatgpt)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/claude-code)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/codex)
- [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/cursor)
- [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/vscode)
- [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/opencode)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/hermes-agent)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/twitter/framework/crew-ai)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the Composio Universal CLI?

The Composio Universal CLI is a single command-line interface that lets coding agents and developers interact with 1000+ SaaS applications. It handles authentication, tool discovery, action execution, and trigger setup — all from the terminal, without needing to configure MCP servers.

### Which coding agents work with the Composio CLI?

Any coding agent that can run shell commands works with the Composio CLI — including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and others. Once the CLI is installed, agents automatically discover and use the composio commands to interact with Twitter and other connected apps.

### How is the CLI different from using an MCP server for Twitter?

MCP servers require configuration and can be token-heavy for complex workflows. The CLI gives agents a direct, lightweight interface — no server setup needed. Agents simply call composio commands like any other shell tool. It's faster to set up, more reliable for multi-step tool chaining, and works natively with how coding agents already operate.

### How safe is my Twitter data when using the Composio CLI?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Twitter data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials for full control.

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