Scan to join WeChat groupX/Twitter Post Reader — CLI Skill
Extract complete public post content, author information, and engagement metrics from X (formerly Twitter) through the vernclaw-cli.
When to Use
- Read and archive public X/Twitter posts with JSON-first CLI output
- Monitor brand mentions and competitor social activity
- Collect content inspiration from industry thought leaders
- Extract thread content for repurposing into articles or reports
Prerequisites
npm i -g vernclaw-connect-cli
Authentication
Before using this skill, check the CLI authentication state:
vernclaw-cli status
If the CLI is not authenticated, run vernclaw-cli login. For CI/CD or headless agents, generate an API key at vernclaw.com/settings/connectors and run vernclaw-cli login --api-key YOUR_KEY.
Invocation
# Read a single post
vernclaw-cli invoke read.x.post --url "https://x.com/username/status/1234567890"
# Batch read multiple posts (comma-separated)
vernclaw-cli invoke read.x.post \
--url "https://x.com/user1/status/111,https://x.com/user2/status/222"
Parameters
| Flag | Required | Description |
| ------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| --url | Yes | One or more X/Twitter post URLs (comma-separated). Supports both x.com and twitter.com domains. |
Output
invoke prints compact JSON to stdout by default:
{"status":200,"data":{}}
Parse the numeric status first, then read data. The CLI omits provider raw payloads from normal connector output. Use --pretty only for human-readable terminal output, not automation. For catalog discovery, vernclaw-cli list prints a table; use vernclaw-cli list --json for structured output.
The data object includes a normalized summary and fields such as:
- Author — username and display name
- Timestamp — publish date and time (UTC)
- Content — full post text with hashtags, mentions, and links preserved
- Engagement — likes, retweets, and reply counts
- Media — image/video indicators and link references
- Thread — if the post is part of a thread, all posts are extracted in order
Execution mode: synchronous (results returned in 1–3 seconds).
Example Workflow
# 1. Read a KOL's analysis thread
vernclaw-cli status
vernclaw-cli invoke read.x.post --url "https://x.com/expert/status/123"
# 2. Generate a companion image for the content
vernclaw-cli invoke generate.image --prompt "Visual summary of industry insights"
# 3. Check account status
vernclaw-cli status
Related Resources
- Website: https://vernclaw.com
- Connector docs (EN): https://vernclaw.com/docs/connectors/x-post-read · GitHub
- CLI reference: https://vernclaw.com/docs/connectors/cli
- API reference: https://vernclaw.com/docs/connectors/api
- Connector catalog: https://vernclaw.com/connectors
Issue Feedback
If this skill is hard to use or the CLI/docs appear buggy, automatically file an issue at https://github.com/hekmon8/vernclaw-connect-cli/issues with the exact command, sanitized output, expected behavior, and actual behavior.