A specialized tool for extracting clean markdown content from Twitter/X articles and status updates via the jina.ai proxy.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install twitter-article-reader
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install twitter-article-reader using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Twitter Reader?
The Twitter Reader skill is a powerful utility designed for AI agents to retrieve readable content from Twitter/X without being blocked by strict anti-bot measures. By leveraging the jina.ai proxy service, this skill transforms social media posts and long-form articles into high-quality markdown, making it easier for agents to process, summarize, or analyze social data.
This utility is a essential tool within the ecosystem of Openclaw Skills for developers who need reliable access to X platform content. It allows your agent to see past the login walls and scraping protections that typically hinder automated web browsing on social platforms.
Twitter Reader Use Cases
- Extracting full text from long-form Twitter/X articles for summarization.
- Archiving social media threads in a clean markdown format for documentation.
- Researching specific tweets or status updates without encountering login walls or bot detection.
- Programmatically gathering content from X for data analysis workflows using Openclaw Skills.
How Twitter Reader Works
- The agent receives a Twitter/X URL from the user input.
- The skill identifies the specific URL pattern such as Article, Status, or User Status.
- The skill prepends the jina.ai proxy prefix (https://r.jina.ai/) to the original URL to create a readable endpoint.
- The agent executes a web_fetch command to retrieve the processed content from the proxy.
- The skill returns the cleaned markdown text, including preserved image links, to the user or subsequent workflow steps.
Twitter Reader Setup
To use this skill within your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure your agent has access to a web browsing tool like web_fetch. No complex installation is required as the skill primarily relies on URL transformation and proxying:
# Structure for fetching content via the proxy
curl https://r.jina.ai/https://x.com/username/status/1234567890
Configure your agent to recognize x.com and twitter.com domains and apply the jina.ai prefix automatically.
Twitter Reader Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill processes input URLs and returns structured markdown content based on the following mapping:
| Data Element | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Input URL | The original x.com or twitter.com link provided by the user | String |
| Proxy URL | The jina.ai prefixed URL used for fetching the content | String |
| Content Output | Cleaned, readable text extracted from the post | Markdown |
| Media Links | Links to images or videos contained within the original post | Markdown Image Links |
Twitter Reader Advanced Features
- Support for multiple X URL formats including articles, status, and i/status paths.
- Automatic markdown conversion for seamless integration with LLM context windows.
- Preservation of media links to ensure visual context is not lost during extraction.
- Seamless compatibility with other Openclaw Skills for building automated social media research and monitoring agents.
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