x-use

Browser-native AI agents for X (Twitter). Multi-account, MCP-ready, no X API key required.

x-use drives a real, stealth-hardened browser instead of the paid X API. It posts, replies, searches, and engages across as many accounts as you configure, writes content with your own LLM, and exposes everything as MCP tools, so Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients can run your X presence directly.

The X API's pricing tiers put write access out of reach for exactly the people who want to automate a couple of accounts. x-use sidesteps the API entirely: if a logged-in browser can do it, an MCP client can ask for it. And because write actions go through a draft-approval step by default, an agent can prepare work all day while nothing reaches X until a human says yes.

x-use is the v2 relaunch of twitter-automation-ai. The repository was renamed; old URLs keep redirecting, and stars, forks, and issues came along intact.

Install

From PyPI (CLI and MCP server):

pip install x-use-mcp

For the full repo setup (presets, example configs, docs), the one-line installer clones the repo, installs x-use into its own virtual environment, and finishes with x-use doctor so you can see what is left to configure.

Windows (PowerShell):

iex "& { $(irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ihuzaifashoukat/x-use/main/install.ps1) }"

macOS / Linux / Git Bash:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ihuzaifashoukat/x-use/main/install.sh | bash

Or the manual way:

git clone https://github.com/ihuzaifashoukat/x-use.git
cd x-use
pip install -e .

Requires Python 3.10+ and Chrome. Any of these gives you the x-use command.

Automatic setup

Point any capable agent at this repository and it can install and configure x-use itself. SKILL.md at the root is the install-and-configure skill: it covers prerequisites, pip install, MCP client registration for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Windsurf, the client restart, cookie-based account setup, keywords, and persona.

npx skills add ihuzaifashoukat/x-use

Or paste the one-shot prompt in docs/SETUP_PROMPT.md into your client. Prefer to drive it yourself? Keep reading.

Set up

x-use init     # interactive wizard: presets, account + cookie import, LLM keys
x-use doctor   # verify browser/driver, cookies, LLM keys, proxies

Then connect your AI client. Paste this into claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop > Settings > Developer > Edit Config); the same command/args pair works for any MCP client that runs stdio servers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "x-use": {
      "command": "x-use",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

If x-use is not on your client's PATH, use the full path the installer printed (for example venv/bin/x-use or venv\Scripts\x-use.exe). Restart the client, then ask it to list_accounts.

Draft mode is on by default. Write tools return a reviewable draft and change nothing until you call approve_draft with the returned draft_id. Opt out with "mcp": { "draft_mode": false } in config/settings.json.

MCP tools

33 tools in six groups, full reference with signatures and examples: docs/MCP_GUIDE.md. Two safety gates: write tools run in draft mode by default (review, then approve_draft), and the queue only stores work until an explicit process_queue call.

Interactive use needs no LLM key: your MCP client (Claude, Codex, ...) does the thinking, sees tweet images via get_tweet/prepare_reply, and passes explicit text to the write tools. The optional server-side LLM (llm block) only powers the composite tools, "auto" text, and background automation.

Drafts persist in data/drafts.jsonl; the queue persists in data/engagement_queue.jsonl. Both survive restarts.

MCP prompts and resources

Tools are what the model calls. Prompts and resources are the other two halves of the protocol, and x-use serves both.

Prompts are the workflows, usable in any MCP client. The bundled SKILL.md files only work in clients that implement Agent Skills; these need no installation and show up wherever your client surfaces prompts.

Resources are read-only context your client can attach without spending a turn. None of them start a browser, and all run the same masking as the tools, so no cookie, password, or proxy credential leaves through them.

Agent skills

x-use init (or x-use skills install) installs five agent skills for Claude Code and Codex: x-use (overview), x-use-setup (zero-knowledge onboarding interview), x-use-engage (research + reply workflow), x-use-content (content creation), x-use-review (daily digest). Claude Code users can also install from the marketplace: /plugin marketplace add ihuzaifashoukat/x-use.

Zero-knowledge setup: paste the prompt from docs/SETUP_PROMPT.md into your AI client, it installs, registers, verifies, and interviews you to configure your account.

CLI

x-use init                            # interactive setup wizard
x-use run                             # all active accounts, concurrent
x-use run --account my_account        # one account only
x-use run --pipeline keyword_replies  # one pipeline only (in-memory; config files untouched)
x-use doctor                          # environment checks; exits non-zero on failure
x-use mcp                             # start the MCP stdio server

Pipelines for --pipeline: community_engagement, competitor_reposts, content_curation, keyword_replies, keyword_retweets, likes. The MCP run_cycle tool accepts the same names.

The legacy python src/main.py entry point still works via a deprecation shim. It is scheduled for removal in v3.0; the whole v2 series keeps it.

Features

x-use vs. API-based X MCP servers

An LLM key is optional: interactive MCP use needs none (your agent writes the text). For "auto" generation and background automation, set one OpenAI-compatible key (llm.api_key + base_url + model, or OPENAI_API_KEY/OPENAI_BASE_URL/OPENAI_MODEL); that is the only key involved.

Configuration

• config/accounts.json: your accounts (gitignored). Start from config/accounts.example.json or let x-use init write it.
• config/settings.json: global defaults for browser, pacing, action caps, LLM, proxies, and the mcp section.
• .env: LLM API keys; overrides settings.json (env wins). See .env.example.

Full schema: docs/CONFIG_REFERENCE.md. Starter templates: presets/ (offered as wizard choices by x-use init).

Recommended proxy provider

Multi-account automation needs quality residential proxies, X's per-IP detection kills datacenter IPs fast. We use and recommend ScrapingAnt (5% off with code TWI_AUTO):

Responsible use

Browser automation of X carries real account risk. Read docs/BEST_PRACTICES.md before running anything: it covers conservative rate limits (the shipped defaults), account warm-up, relevance filters, cookie and credential hygiene, and X ToS considerations. Keep delays high, caps low, and draft mode on.

FAQ

Does x-use need an X (Twitter) API key?

No. x-use drives a real Chrome session authenticated with cookies you export from your own browser, so it never calls the X API and costs $0 in API fees. An LLM key is optional too: interactive MCP use is keyless, because your AI client writes the text and passes it to the tools.

Which MCP clients work with x-use?

Any client that can run a stdio MCP server. Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf are the tested ones. The config is the same everywhere: {"command": "x-use", "args": ["mcp"]}.

How many X accounts can x-use manage?

As many as you configure. Each account carries its own cookies, proxy, persona, keywords, and daily action caps in config/accounts.json, and gets its own browser session from a lazy pool that reaps idle sessions.

Will automating X get my account suspended?

It can, and you should plan for that. x-use ships conservative defaults (jittered pacing, per-action daily caps, relevance filters) and keeps draft mode on so nothing publishes without your approval, but no tool can make browser automation risk-free. Read docs/BEST_PRACTICES.md first, warm accounts up slowly, and keep the caps low.

What is the difference between x-use and twitter-automation-ai?

They are the same project. twitter-automation-ai was renamed to x-use for the v2 relaunch, which added the MCP server, the x-use CLI, draft mode, and the PyPI package. Old URLs still redirect, and stars, forks, and issues came across intact.

Is x-use free?

Yes, MIT licensed, installed with pip install x-use-mcp. The only costs are optional: an LLM key if you want server-side text generation, and residential proxies if you run several accounts at once.

Development

pip install -e '.[dev]'
pytest

599 tests cover config loading and merging, dedup keys, LLM JSON extraction and the single-client service, tweet parsing, proxy pool selection, the MCP tool contract, drafts, sessions, the action queue, account writes, credential masking, and the CLI; none of them needs a network or a browser. CI (.github/workflows/ci.yml) runs the suite plus an import smoke check on Python 3.10/3.11/3.12.

x-use is published on PyPI and listed in the official MCP Registry as io.github.ihuzaifashoukat/x-use. Dashboard and Docker come next, then personas, plugins, and selector self-healing. See ROADMAP.md.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Selector fixes, presets, docs, and MCP tool ideas (via issues) are the most valuable contributions right now. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the workflow and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md for community expectations.

Star history

License

MIT. See LICENSE.