How to Connect OpenClaw to Twitter: Auto-Post to X with Your AI Agent

OpenClaw is everywhere right now. 145,000 GitHub stars, 5,700+ skills on ClawHub, and everyone is trying to figure out the same thing: how do I get my AI agent to actually do stuff?

One of the most common use cases is posting to Twitter/X. You want your OpenClaw agent to schedule tweets, publish threads, and manage your X presence autonomously. But here is the problem: giving your AI agent direct access to the Twitter API is complicated, expensive, and honestly a security risk.

This guide shows you how to connect OpenClaw to Twitter using OpenTweet in under 3 minutes. No Twitter API keys, no OAuth setup, no credential sharing.

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Why You Need a Bridge Between OpenClaw and Twitter

You might be thinking: can my OpenClaw agent just use the X/Twitter API directly?

Technically, yes. But there are real problems with this approach:

1. Twitter API costs money. The Basic tier is $100/month. The Free tier only allows posting, with tight rate limits.
2. OAuth is painful. Setting up Twitter OAuth for an AI agent involves callback URLs, token management, and refresh token handling. It is not designed for headless agents.
3. Security risk. Giving your AI agent raw Twitter API credentials means it has full access to your account. If your OpenClaw config gets leaked, your X account is compromised.
4. Rate limit complexity. Twitter rate limits are confusing and change frequently. Your agent needs to handle 429 responses, backoff logic, and endpoint-specific limits.

A better approach: use a scheduling API like OpenTweet as a bridge. Your agent gets a simple REST API with a single API key. It never sees your Twitter credentials. And you can revoke access in one click.

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What You Need

• An OpenTweet account (free 7-day trial, then $5.99/month)
• OpenClaw installed on your machine (setup guide)
• 3 minutes

That is literally it.

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Step 1: Sign Up and Connect Your X Account

Go to opentweet.io and create an account. During onboarding, you will connect your X/Twitter account with one click using the official X OAuth flow.

This is the only time you interact with Twitter credentials directly. OpenTweet handles the OAuth tokens securely. Your OpenClaw agent never sees them.

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Step 2: Generate an API Key

Once logged in:

1. Go to Settings
2. Click the API tab
3. Click Generate New Key
4. Give it a name like "OpenClaw Agent"
5. Copy the key (starts with ot_)

Important: The key is only shown once. Save it somewhere secure.

Your API key looks like this: ot_a1b2c3d4e5f6... (48 hex characters after the prefix).

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Step 3: Install the OpenTweet Skill

The fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Twitter is with the official skill from ClawHub:

clawhub install opentweet-x-poster

Then set your API key as an environment variable:

export OPENTWEET_API_KEY="ot_your_key_here"

Or add it to your OpenClaw config file (~/.openclaw/openclaw.json) under secrets.

That is it. Your OpenClaw agent now knows how to post to Twitter.

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Step 4: Start Posting

Ask your agent to do things like:

openclaw "post a tweet about our new feature launch"

openclaw "schedule 5 tweets about AI trends for this week, spread across morning and afternoon"

openclaw "create a thread breaking down the key points from this blog post: [url]"

Your agent will use the OpenTweet API to create, schedule, and publish posts to X autonomously.

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What Your OpenClaw Agent Can Do

With the OpenTweet integration, your agent has access to the full API:

Post a tweet immediately

Your agent creates a post and publishes it to X in two API calls. The tweet appears on your timeline within seconds.

Schedule tweets for optimal times

Your agent can schedule posts for any future date and time. Queue up a full week of content in one conversation.

Create Twitter threads

Multi-tweet threads are fully supported. Your agent writes the first tweet and follow-ups, then publishes the entire thread at once.

Bulk create content

Your agent can create up to 50 posts in a single API call. Want a month of content? Your agent can prep it in seconds.

Manage existing posts

Update draft text, reschedule posts, or delete content you no longer want. Full CRUD operations on your content pipeline.

Check account status

Before posting, your agent can verify its connection, check your subscription status, and see how many posts it can still create today.

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The API Endpoints (For the Technical Crowd)

Here is what your OpenClaw agent calls under the hood:

Method	Endpoint	What It Does
GET	/api/v1/me	Verify API key and check limits
GET	/api/v1/posts	List posts (filter by scheduled/posted/draft/failed)
POST	/api/v1/posts	Create 1-50 posts at once
GET	/api/v1/posts/:id	Get a specific post
PUT	/api/v1/posts/:id	Update a draft or scheduled post
DELETE	/api/v1/posts/:id	Delete a post
POST	/api/v1/posts/:id/schedule	Schedule for a specific time
POST	/api/v1/posts/:id/publish	Publish to X immediately

All endpoints use Bearer token authentication:

Authorization: Bearer ot_your_key_here

There is also an LLM-optimized documentation endpoint at /api/v1/docs that your agent can read directly. It is plain text, designed specifically for AI agents to parse.

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Example: Schedule a Week of Tweets

Here is what the actual API calls look like when your agent schedules a week of content:

POST /api/v1/posts
{
  "posts": [
    {
      "text": "Monday tip: The best time to post on X is when your audience is online, not when the 'best time to post' articles say.",
      "scheduled_date": "2026-03-02T09:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "text": "Building in public update: just hit 500 users on our SaaS. Started at 0 three months ago. Consistency > virality.",
      "scheduled_date": "2026-03-03T14:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "text": "Hot take: most Twitter scheduling tools are overpriced. You don't need to pay $50/month to schedule tweets.",
      "scheduled_date": "2026-03-04T11:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "text": "Shipped a new feature today. Took 3 hours from idea to production. Small teams move fast.",
      "scheduled_date": "2026-03-05T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "text": "Friday thought: the creators who grow the fastest aren't the most talented. They're the most consistent. Keep showing up.",
      "scheduled_date": "2026-03-06T10:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

One API call. Five tweets. Scheduled for the entire week. Your agent handles this in seconds.

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Security: What Your Agent Can and Cannot Do

This is the part that matters. When you give your OpenClaw agent an OpenTweet API key:

Your agent CAN:

• Create, schedule, update, and delete posts
• Publish posts to X
• View your posting history
• Check account limits

Your agent CANNOT:

• Access your X/Twitter password or OAuth tokens
• Read your X DMs, followers, or analytics
• Change your X profile or settings
• Access any other OpenTweet user's data

The API key is scoped to your OpenTweet account only. It uses a simple REST API with rate limiting (60 requests/minute, 1,000/day). If anything goes wrong, you can revoke the key instantly from your OpenTweet dashboard.

This is fundamentally more secure than giving your agent direct Twitter API credentials. Your X account credentials never leave OpenTweet's servers.

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Manual Setup (Without ClawHub)

If you prefer not to use ClawHub, you can set up the integration manually:

1. Create a folder in your OpenClaw skills directory:

mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills/opentweet-poster

2. Create a SKILL.md file inside it with the API documentation. You can copy the contents from our GitHub repository or read the full API docs.

3. Set your API key:

export OPENTWEET_API_KEY="ot_your_key_here"

4. Restart OpenClaw. The skill loads automatically.

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Pricing

OpenTweet costs $5.99/month with a 7-day free trial. The API is included in every plan at no extra cost.

For comparison:

• Twitter API Basic tier: $100/month
• Most social media schedulers with API access: $29-99/month
• OpenTweet with full API: $5.99/month

OpenClaw itself is free and open-source.

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Common Questions

Does this work with any AI model?

Yes. OpenTweet is a REST API. It works with whatever AI model backend your OpenClaw agent uses: Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, or any other.

Can I manage multiple X accounts?

Yes. Create separate OpenTweet accounts for each X account, generate API keys for each, and run multiple OpenClaw agents with different keys.

What happens if my agent tries to post something I don't want?

You have several safety options: check your scheduled posts in the OpenTweet dashboard before they publish, set up review workflows, or revoke the API key entirely. You can also create posts as drafts first and manually approve them.

Is this the same as a Twitter bot?

Not exactly. A Twitter bot typically runs on a server 24/7 and posts automatically. With OpenClaw + OpenTweet, your agent posts when you ask it to, or schedules content for later. You stay in control of what gets posted and when.

Can my agent also read my X feed or reply to people?

No. The OpenTweet API only handles outbound posting: creating, scheduling, and publishing tweets. It does not read your feed, DMs, or notifications. For reading X data, you would need the Twitter API directly.

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Get Started

1. Sign up for OpenTweet (7-day free trial)
2. Connect your X account
3. Generate an API key
4. Install the skill: clawhub install opentweet-x-poster
5. Set your key: export OPENTWEET_API_KEY="ot_..."
6. Ask your agent to post

Total setup time: under 3 minutes.

Your OpenClaw agent now has a voice on X. What you do with it is up to you.