A utility to convert X/Twitter threads into consolidated text or PDF documents for easier reading and archiving.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install x-thread-reader
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
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Help me install x-thread-reader using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is X Thread Reader?
The X Thread Reader is a purpose-built tool within the Openclaw Skills library that simplifies the extraction of long-form content from X (formerly Twitter). Instead of dealing with fragmented tweets, this skill uses twitter-thread.com to consolidate entire conversations into a single, manageable format. It is designed to work seamlessly with AI agents, providing them with the full context of a discussion in seconds.
This skill is highly efficient, offering a text-only mode that requires no browser overhead by scraping metadata, alongside a robust PDF mode for visual preservation. Whether you are building a knowledge base or performing deep-dive research, this tool ensures you never lose the narrative of a complex thread.
X Thread Reader Use Cases
- Archiving viral educational threads directly into personal knowledge management systems.
- Providing AI agents with full thread context for summarization or sentiment analysis.
- Creating PDF versions of technical tutorials shared on X for offline reference.
- Streamlining the collection of social media data for research projects using Openclaw Skills.
How X Thread Reader Works
- The user inputs an X URL or Tweet ID into the system.
- The skill checks twitter-thread.com to see if the thread has been indexed.
- For text extraction, it executes a curl command to pull the concatenated text from the meta tags of the indexed page.
- For PDF generation, it triggers a headless browser to render the full page and export it to a specified directory.
- The final output is delivered as either a structured text block or a file path.
X Thread Reader Setup
Ensure your environment has python3 and curl. For PDF functionality, a headless browser like Chrome must be accessible.
# Get thread text
scripts/x_thread.sh text "https://x.com/user/status/1234567890"
# Download as PDF
scripts/x_thread.sh pdf "https://x.com/user/status/1234567890" "/path/to/save.pdf"
X Thread Reader Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill produces structured data to maintain consistency across Openclaw Skills workflows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Author | The username of the thread's creator |
| Date | Publication date of the initial tweet |
| Content | The full, concatenated text of every tweet in the sequence |
| Reference | The source URL for easy citation and verification |
X Thread Reader Advanced Features
- Headless Chrome integration for high-fidelity PDF rendering.
- Dependency-free text extraction mode for low-resource environments.
- Cross-platform shell script support compatible with Linux and macOS.
- Automatic indexing trigger support to handle fresh threads.
- Seamless integration with AI agent workflows within the Openclaw Skills framework.
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