Build an automated news account on X
curate a niche, post on autopilot
A focused news account is one of the most reliable ways to grow a following. This guide shows three ways to run one on autopilot: an RSS feed to AI-summarized posts, a news API to instant tweets, and an AI agent that publishes a daily digest. No X developer account, flat fee.
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Why a niche news account works
People do not follow another general headline firehose. They follow the one account that reliably surfaces everything worth knowing in a single narrow area, an industry, a technology, a league, a city. Curation with a point of view is a real audience play, because you are doing the filtering nobody has time to do themselves.
The work is mechanical, which is exactly why it should be automated. A source publishes, you summarize it in your own words, you add why it matters, you post. Do that consistently in one vertical and the account compounds. OpenTweet is the layer that turns any source into a posted tweet, so you spend your time on the niche and the voice, not on plumbing.
Architecture 1: RSS feeds to AI summaries
The lowest-effort setup. Most news sources publish an RSS feed. Add it to the RSS connector, and OpenTweet reads each new item, writes an original one-line summary with your angle, and queues it as a tweet. No code, no server to run. This is the fastest way to launch an automated news account.
# In the OpenTweet dashboard
Connectors -> New connector -> RSS
Feed URL: https://your-source.com/feed.xml
Post style: AI summary + your take
Frequency: On new item
X account: @yournewsdesk
OpenTweet reads each new item, writes an original
one-line summary, and queues it as a tweet.See the full setup on the RSS to Twitter connector page.
Architecture 2: a news API to instant tweets
When your source is a news API or a webhook rather than a feed, run a small watcher and post each story with one authenticated call. Use publish_now for breaking items so they go out in seconds, or omit it to queue for a scheduled time. The whole integration is a single POST to the REST API.
# Your watcher detects a story, then posts it in one call.
curl -X POST https://opentweet.io/api/v1/posts \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ot_your_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"text": "NEW: Acme ships v2 with realtime sync.\nWhy it matters: it closes the gap with the market leader.\nSource: acme.com/blog/v2",
"publish_now": true
}'Full endpoint reference in the API docs. You can batch-schedule up to 50 posts in one request.
Architecture 3: an AI agent daily digest
Give an AI agent the hosted MCP server and it can run the whole desk. On a daily cron, the agent gathers headlines, writes original summaries in your voice, and publishes a digest thread, all as tool calls. Point your MCP client at one URL with your bearer key and it has 43 tools for posting, threading, scheduling, and evergreen.
// add the hosted MCP server to your client
{
"mcpServers": {
"opentweet": {
"type": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://mcp.opentweet.io/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ot_your_key" }
}
}
}# Daily 8am cron prompt for your agent:
"Gather the top 5 stories in AI infra from the last 24h.
Write an original one-line summary and a why-it-matters
for each, credit the source, and publish them as a
scheduled thread on @yournewsdesk for 9am."More on connecting agents on the Twitter MCP server page.
Keeping the account compliant
A news account stays healthy by publishing value, not by gaming the feed. Follow these and you are posting the way X intends.
- Write original summaries and your own takes. Do not repost source text verbatim.
- Credit your sources with a link or a name so readers can go deeper.
- Post on a sensible cadence. A steady daily rhythm beats a flood of near-duplicate items.
- No auto-replies, no mass following, no engagement spam. OpenTweet is for publishing your own content, not for automating interactions with others.
- Use an authorized connection, not a scraper or a browser bot. OpenTweet posts to your own account through a real login.
Frequently asked questions
Is an automated news account allowed on X?
Yes, when you post original summaries and your own takes and credit your sources. X allows scheduling and posting original content. What is not allowed is mass engagement, auto-replies, or spamming other accounts. A news account that publishes curated summaries on a schedule is well within the rules, and OpenTweet posts through an authorized connection to your own account rather than a scraper.
How do I auto post news to Twitter?
Point a news source at OpenTweet and let it publish for you. The simplest path is the RSS connector: add a feed, and OpenTweet turns each new item into an AI-summarized tweet automatically. For custom sources, send a single POST to https://opentweet.io/api/v1/posts with your bearer key whenever your watcher detects a story. Both run without an X developer account.
Do I need the Twitter API to run a news bot?
No. You do not need an X developer account, an OAuth app, or per-call API billing. You connect your X account to OpenTweet once with a normal login, get a bearer key, and post through a REST call, the RSS connector, or the hosted MCP server. OpenTweet owns the connection to X for you.
How much does an automated news account cost?
OpenTweet is a flat fee: Pro is $11.99/month, Advanced is $29/month, and Agency is $49/month, each with a 7-day free trial. There is no per-call billing to track. Advanced and Agency add multiple X accounts if you run several news verticals.
Can an AI agent write and post the news for me?
Yes. Connect your agent to the hosted MCP server at https://mcp.opentweet.io/mcp with the same bearer key, and it gets 43 tools for posting, threading, scheduling, and evergreen recycling. A daily cron can have the agent gather headlines, write original summaries, and publish a digest, all as tool calls.
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Launch your news desk today
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