My post about free Twitter APIs went viral.
X suspended the whole service overnight.
Here's another way to do it.
Last week we showed how @composio lets you post, search, and pull data from X without paying for API access. The post blew up.
X suspended Composio's managed Twitter credentials for everyone.
But your browser already has everything you need.
When you're logged into X, your browser stores two tokens: auth_token and ct0.
These are the same credentials X uses to authenticate you.
They last for weeks or months, unlike OAuth tokens that expire every few hours.
Bird CLI (http:/bird.fast), built by OpenClaw creator @steipete, uses those tokens to tweet, reply, search, and pull timelines from the command line.
How to set it up:
1⃣ Open http:/x.com (http:/x.com), hit F12, go to Application > Cookies > x.com
2⃣ Copy the values for auth_token and ct0
3⃣ Give them to Claude Code with this prompt:
"Install Bird CLI (http:/bird.fast) and set up my Twitter automation. Here are my browser tokens:
auth_token=[paste]
ct0=[paste].
Add them to my environment variables, test the connection, and send a test tweet."
Claude Code handles the install, the config, and the first post. You just copy two values.
No middleman. No dependency. Just your browser and a bot.
Enjoy!
