Imported from 6551Team/opentwitter-mcp (openclaw-skill/opentwitter/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add 6551Team/opentwitter-mcp --skill opentwitter. Copyright stays with the author.

Twitter/X Data Skill

Query Twitter/X data from the 6551 platform REST API. All endpoints require a Bearer token via $OPENNEWS_TOKEN.

Get your token: http://app.newsliquid.com/mcp

Base URL: https://ai.6551.io

Authentication

All requests require the header:

Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN

Twitter Operations

1. Get Twitter User Info

Get user profile by username.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_user_info" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "elonmusk"}'

2. Get Twitter User by ID

Get user profile by numeric ID.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_user_by_id" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"userId": "44196397"}'

3. Get User Tweets

Get recent tweets from a user.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_user_tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "elonmusk", "maxResults": 20, "product": "Latest"}'

4. Search Twitter

Search tweets with various filters.

Search with query:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "from:VitalikButerin bitcoin -filter:replies", "maxResults": 20, "product": "Top"}'

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": "bitcoin", "maxResults": 20, "product": "Top"}'

Search from specific user:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"fromUser": "VitalikButerin", "maxResults": 20}'

Search by hashtag:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"hashtag": "crypto", "minLikes": 100, "maxResults": 20}'

Twitter Search Parameters

If query is set, it is passed through as-is and the other search fields are ignored.

5. Get Follower Events

Get new followers or unfollowers for a user.

# Get new followers
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_follower_events" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "elonmusk", "isFollow": true, "maxResults": 20}'

# Get unfollowers
curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_follower_events" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "elonmusk", "isFollow": false, "maxResults": 20}'

6. Get Deleted Tweets

Get deleted tweets from a user.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_deleted_tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "elonmusk", "maxResults": 20}'

7. Get KOL Followers

Get which KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) are following a user.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_kol_followers" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "elonmusk"}'

8. Get Twitter Article by ID

Get Twitter article by ID.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_article_by_id" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id": "article_id"}'

9. Get Tweet by ID

Get a specific tweet by its ID, including nested reply/quote tweets.

This endpoint retrieves a tweet by ID and automatically fetches any tweets it replies to or quotes, providing complete context.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_tweet_by_id" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"twId": "2030318958512164966"}'

Response includes:

• Main tweet data
• replyStatus: The tweet being replied to (if applicable)
• quotedStatus: The tweet being quoted (if applicable)

10. Get Quote Tweets by ID

Get tweets that quote a specific tweet.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_quote_tweets_by_id" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id": "2030318958512164966", "maxResults": 20}'

11. Get Retweet Users by ID

Get users who retweeted a specific tweet.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_retweet_users_by_id" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id": "2030318958512164966"}'

12. Get Twitter Watch List

Get all Twitter monitoring users for the current user.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_watch" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

13. Add Twitter Watch

Add a Twitter user to monitoring list.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_watch_add" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "elonmusk", "newTweetBol": true, "newFlwBol": false}'

14. Delete Twitter Watch

Delete a Twitter user from monitoring list by username.

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_watch_delete" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "elonmusk"}'

WebSocket Real-time Subscriptions

Endpoint: wss://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_wss?token=YOUR_TOKEN

Subscribe to real-time events from your monitored Twitter accounts.

Heartbeat

To keep the connection alive, the client can send ping, and the server responds with pong.

Subscribe to Twitter Events

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "twitter.subscribe"
}

Response:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "success": true
  }
}

Unsubscribe

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "twitter.unsubscribe"
}

Server Push - Twitter Event

When a monitored account has activity, the server pushes:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "twitter.event",
  "params": {
    "id": 123456,
    "twAccount": "elonmusk",
    "twUserName": "Elon Musk",
    "profileUrl": "https://twitter.com/elonmusk",
    "eventType": "NEW_TWEET",
    "content": "...",
    "ca": "0x1234...",
    "remark": "Custom note",
    "createdAt": "2026-03-06T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Note: The content field structure varies by event type (see below).

**Event Types and Content Structure**:

#### Tweet Events
- `NEW_TWEET` - New tweet posted
- `NEW_TWEET_REPLY` - New reply tweet
- `NEW_TWEET_QUOTE` - New quote tweet
- `NEW_RETWEET` - Retweeted
- `CA` - Tweet with CA address

Content structure for tweet events:
```json
{
  "id": "1234567890",
  "text": "Tweet content...",
  "createdAt": "2026-03-06T10:00:00Z",
  "language": "en",
  "retweetCount": 100,
  "favoriteCount": 500,
  "replyCount": 20,
  "quoteCount": 10,
  "viewCount": 10000,
  "userScreenName": "elonmusk",
  "userName": "Elon Musk",
  "userIdStr": "44196397",
  "userFollowers": 170000000,
  "userVerified": true,
  "conversationId": "1234567890",
  "isReply": false,
  "isQuote": false,
  "hashtags": ["crypto", "bitcoin"],
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "photo",
      "url": "https://...",
      "thumbUrl": "https://..."
    }
  ],
  "urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://...",
      "expandedUrl": "https://...",
      "displayUrl": "example.com"
    }
  ],
  "mentions": [
    {
      "username": "VitalikButerin",
      "name": "Vitalik Buterin"
    }
  ]
}

Follower Events

• NEW_FOLLOWER - New follower
• NEW_UNFOLLOWER - Unfollower event

Content structure for follower events (array):

[
  {
    "id": 123,
    "twId": 44196397,
    "twAccount": "elonmusk",
    "twUserName": "Elon Musk",
    "twUserLabel": "Verified",
    "description": "User bio...",
    "profileUrl": "https://...",
    "bannerUrl": "https://...",
    "followerCount": 170000000,
    "friendCount": 500,
    "createdAt": "2026-03-06T10:00:00Z"
  }
]

Profile Update Events

• UPDATE_NAME - Username changed (content: new name string)
• UPDATE_DESCRIPTION - Bio updated (content: new description string)
• UPDATE_AVATAR - Profile picture changed (content: new avatar URL string)
• UPDATE_BANNER - Banner image changed (content: new banner URL string)

Other Events

• TWEET_TOPPING - Tweet pinned
• DELETE - Tweet deleted
• SYSTEM - System event
• TRANSLATE - Tweet translation
• CA_CREATE - CA token created

Data Structures

Twitter User

{
  "userId": "44196397",
  "screenName": "elonmusk",
  "name": "Elon Musk",
  "description": "...",
  "followersCount": 170000000,
  "friendsCount": 500,
  "statusesCount": 30000,
  "verified": true
}

Tweet

{
  "id": "1234567890",
  "text": "Tweet content...",
  "createdAt": "2024-02-20T12:00:00Z",
  "retweetCount": 1000,
  "favoriteCount": 5000,
  "replyCount": 200,
  "userScreenName": "elonmusk",
  "hashtags": ["crypto", "bitcoin"],
  "urls": [{"url": "https://..."}]
}

Common Workflows

Crypto Twitter KOL Tweets

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_user_tweets" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "VitalikButerin", "maxResults": 10}'

Trending Crypto Tweets

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": "bitcoin", "minLikes": 1000, "product": "Top", "maxResults": 20}'

Query Search

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/twitter_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "from:VitalikButerin bitcoin -filter:replies", "maxResults": 20, "product": "Top"}'

Notes

• Get your API token at http://app.newsliquid.com/mcp
• Rate limits apply; max 100 results per request
• Twitter usernames should not include the @ symbol