Twitter MCP Server

Name: Twitter MCP Server
Author: gkydev

@gkydev

Repository

About Twitter MCP Server

A Unofficial Twitter MCP Server with cookie auth.

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Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twitter-mcp-server": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

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Overview

What is Twitter MCP Server?

An MCP server that lets AI assistants interact with Twitter using the unofficial twikit library. It uses cookie‑based authentication where the LLM provides ct0 and auth_token cookies directly in each tool call.

How to use Twitter MCP Server?

Clone the repository, install dependencies with pip install -r requirements.txt, then run python server.py. The LLM supplies Twitter cookies (ct0 and auth_token) as parameters in every tool request.

Key features of Twitter MCP Server?

Cookie‑based authentication with session caching
Post, like, retweet, and bookmark tweets
Search tweets and retrieve user timelines
Get user profiles, statistics, and tweets
Send, read, react to, and delete direct messages
Fetch trending topics by category

Use cases of Twitter MCP Server?

An AI assistant posts scheduled tweets on behalf of a user.
A chatbot searches for tweets about a topic and summarizes results.
A customer‑service agent sends direct messages to users from an AI workflow.
An analytics tool retrieves trending topics to generate daily reports.
A content moderator collects replies to a tweet for review.

FAQ from Twitter MCP Server

How does authentication work?

The LLM provides two Twitter cookies (ct0 and auth_token) directly in each tool call. No pre‑configuration is required.

What dependencies are needed?

Python is required. Run pip install -r requirements.txt to install all dependencies including twikit.

Is this an official Twitter API?

No. It uses the unofficial twikit library to interact with X/Twitter. The project is intended for educational and experimental purposes only.

How do I get the required cookies?

Open Twitter/X in your browser, log in, and open Developer Tools (F12). Go to Application/Storage → Cookies → twitter.com (or x.com) and copy the ct0 and auth_token values.

What operations are supported?

Operations include posting tweets, liking, retweeting, bookmarking, searching tweets, getting user info, following/unfollowing users, sending and managing direct messages, and retrieving trending topics.

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