X (Twitter) MCP Server

This MCP server allows Clients to interact with X (formerly Twitter), enabling comprehensive platform operations including posting tweets, searching content, managing accounts, and organizing lists.

Quick Start

Create an X Developer account and get your API keys from X Developer Portal
Set all required API keys in the environment variables
Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/Dishant27/twitter-mcp.git
Install dependencies: npm install
Run the server:

With environment variables:

TWITTER_API_KEY=your_api_key \ TWITTER_API_SECRET=your_api_secret \ TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token \ TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret \ npm start

Using a .env file:

# Create a .env file with your X API keys echo "TWITTER_API_KEY=your_api_key TWITTER_API_SECRET=your_api_secret TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret" > .env # Start the server npm start

Use with a MCP client, such as Claude.

Related MCP server: Twitter MCP Server

Claude Configuration

To use this server with Claude, you'll need to set up the MCP configuration. Here's an example of how the configuration structure should look:

{ "name": "x", "display_name": "X", "description": "X MCP allows Claude to interact with X (formerly Twitter)", "path": "path/to/twitter-mcp/dist/index.js", "startup": { "env": { "TWITTER_API_KEY": "your_api_key", "TWITTER_API_SECRET": "your_api_secret", "TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token", "TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET": "your_access_token_secret" } }, "transport": "stdio" }

Save this configuration in your Claude MCP config directory, typically located at:

Windows: %APPDATA%\AnthropicClaude\mcp-servers
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/AnthropicClaude/mcp-servers
Linux: ~/.config/AnthropicClaude/mcp-servers

Features

Post Operations

Post content (up to 280 characters)
Search for posts by query with customizable result count

Account Management

Get profile information for any user or the authenticated account
Update profile details (name, bio, location, website URL)
Follow and unfollow users
List followers for any user or the authenticated account
List accounts that a user is following

List Management

Create new lists (public or private)
Get information about specific lists
Retrieve all lists owned by the authenticated user

Available MCP Tools

Tool Name	Description
`post_tweet`	Post new content to X
`search_tweets`	Search for content on X
`get_profile`	Get profile information for a user or the authenticated account
`update_profile`	Update the authenticated user's profile
`follow_user`	Follow a user
`unfollow_user`	Unfollow a user
`list_followers`	List followers of a user or the authenticated account
`list_following`	List accounts that a user or the authenticated account is following
`create_list`	Create a new list
`get_list_info`	Get information about a list
`get_user_lists`	Get all lists owned by the authenticated user

Requirements

Node.js 18.x or higher
X Developer account with API keys
API v1 and v2 access

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
`TWITTER_API_KEY`	Your API key
`TWITTER_API_SECRET`	Your API secret
`TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN`	Your access token
`TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET`	Your access token secret

Repository Structure

twitter-mcp/ ├── .github/ │ └── workflows/ │ ├── publish.yml │ └── release.yml ├── code/ │ ├── account_management.py # Sample Python code for account management │ ├── post_tweet.py # Sample Python code for posting content │ └── retrieve_tweets.py # Sample Python code for retrieving content ├── src/ │ ├── index.ts # Main entry point │ ├── twitter-api.ts # X API client │ ├── formatter.ts # Response formatter │ └── types.ts # Type definitions ├── .env.example ├── .gitignore ├── Dockerfile ├── LICENSE ├── package.json ├── README.md └── tsconfig.json

License

MIT

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List Management

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