Twitter MCP Server

Twitter MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server implementation for Twitter API integration.

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your Twitter API credentials
4. Build the project: npm run build
5. Start the server: npm start

Environment Variables

Required Twitter API credentials in .env:

X_API_KEY=your_api_key
X_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
X_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
X_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret

Available Tools

Tweet Operations

• postTweet: Post a new tweet

  {
    "text": "Your tweet text here"
  }
  

• postTweetWithMedia: Post a tweet with media attachment

  {
    "text": "Your tweet text",
    "mediaPath": "path/to/media/file",
    "mediaType": "image/jpeg|image/png|image/gif|video/mp4",
    "altText": "Optional alt text for accessibility"
  }
  

• getTweetById: Get a specific tweet by ID

  {
    "tweetId": "tweet_id",
    "tweetFields": ["created_at", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

• replyToTweet: Reply to an existing tweet

  {
    "tweetId": "tweet_id",
    "text": "Your reply text"
  }
  

• deleteTweet: Delete a tweet

  {
    "tweetId": "tweet_id"
  }
  

Search & Analytics

• searchTweets: Search for tweets

  {
    "query": "search query",
    "maxResults": 10,
    "tweetFields": ["created_at", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

• getHashtagAnalytics: Get analytics for a hashtag

  {
    "hashtag": "hashtag",
    "startTime": "ISO-8601 date",
    "endTime": "ISO-8601 date"
  }
  

User Operations

• getUserInfo: Get user information

  {
    "username": "twitter_username",
    "fields": ["description", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

• getUserTimeline: Get user's tweets

  {
    "username": "twitter_username",
    "maxResults": 10,
    "tweetFields": ["created_at", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

• getFollowers: Get user's followers

  {
    "username": "twitter_username",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "userFields": ["description", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

• getFollowing: Get accounts a user follows

  {
    "username": "twitter_username",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "userFields": ["description", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

Engagement

• likeTweet: Like a tweet

  {
    "tweetId": "tweet_id"
  }
  

• unlikeTweet: Unlike a tweet

  {
    "tweetId": "tweet_id"
  }
  

• retweet: Retweet a tweet

  {
    "tweetId": "tweet_id"
  }
  

• undoRetweet: Undo a retweet

  {
    "tweetId": "tweet_id"
  }
  

• getRetweets: Get users who retweeted a tweet

  {
    "tweetId": "tweet_id",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "userFields": ["description", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

• getLikedTweets: Get tweets liked by a user

  {
    "userId": "user_id",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "tweetFields": ["created_at", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

List Management

• createList: Create a new list

  {
    "name": "List name",
    "description": "List description",
    "isPrivate": false
  }
  

• addUserToList: Add a user to a list

  {
    "listId": "list_id",
    "username": "twitter_username"
  }
  

• removeUserFromList: Remove a user from a list

  {
    "listId": "list_id",
    "username": "twitter_username"
  }
  

• getListMembers: Get members of a list

  {
    "listId": "list_id",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "userFields": ["description", "public_metrics"]
  }
  

Error Handling

All tools return standardized error responses:

• Missing parameters: Missing required parameter: parameter_name
• API errors: Error message from Twitter API
• Not found errors: Appropriate "not found" message for the resource

Response Format

All successful responses follow this format:

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "Operation result message"
    }
  ]
}

Development

• Build: npm run build
• Start: npm start
• Watch mode: npm run dev