What is Twitter MCP Server

The Twitter MCP Server is a tool that allows clients to interact with the Twitter platform, enabling functionalities such as posting tweets and searching for tweets directly through an API integration.

Use cases

The server can be utilized to post updates or messages to Twitter, allowing users and applications to automate social media interactions. Additionally, it can search Twitter for specific topics or hashtags, facilitating trend analysis or content discovery.

How to use

To use the Twitter MCP Server, users must first create a Twitter Developer account to obtain API keys. Then, they need to configure their Claude Desktop setup by adding specific details in the configuration file, including API keys and access tokens. After restarting Claude Desktop, users can easily post tweets and search for tweets through simple commands.

Key features

Key features include the ability to post new tweets and search existing tweets. It integrates seamlessly with the Claude Desktop application, providing a straightforward interface for Twitter interactions.

Where to use

This MCP server can be used within applications that require Twitter integration, such as social media management tools, marketing platforms, or personal assistant applications that automate posts and data retrieval from Twitter.

Twitter MCP Server

This MCP server allows Clients to interact with Twitter, enabling posting tweets and searching Twitter.

Quick Start

1. Create a Twitter Developer account and get your API keys from Twitter Developer Portal

2. Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twitter-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@enescinar/twitter-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
        "API_SECRET_KEY": "your_api_secret_key_here",
        "ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token_here",
        "ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET": "your_access_token_secret_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

That’s it! Claude can now interact with Twitter through two tools:

• post_tweet: Post a new tweet
• search_tweets: Search for tweets

Example Usage

Try asking Claude:

• “Can you post a tweet saying ‘Hello from Claude!’”
• “Can you search for tweets about Claude AI?”

Troubleshooting

Logs can be found at:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\logs\mcp-server-twitter.log
• macOS: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp-server-twitter.log

Development

If you want to contribute or run from source:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/EnesCinr/twitter-mcp.git
cd twitter-mcp

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Build:

npm run build

4. Run:

npm start

Running evals

The evals package loads an mcp client that then runs the index.ts file, so there is no need to rebuild between tests. You can load environment variables by prefixing the npx command. Full documentation can be found here.

OPENAI_API_KEY=your-key  npx mcp-eval src/evals/evals.ts src/index.ts

License

MIT