X Tool

Connect your X (Twitter) account to search and retrieve tweets using OAuth authentication.

Prerequisites

• Active X (Twitter) account
• Project with agent building permissions

Add X Tool to Your Project

1. Navigate to Tools Library and search for “X”
2. Click Add Tool on the X - Search Tweets listing
3. Enter a Tool Name for your library
4. Click Save

Configure Authentication

1. In the tool setup page, select X OAuth from the authentication dropdown

2. Click Create a New Credential

3. Click Authorize to connect your X account

4. Grant the required permissions when prompted

5. Save the generated token as a new credential

💡 Note: Your X account credentials are automatically refreshed in the background through OAuth refresh tokens.

Add Tool to Agent

1. Open your agent in the Agent Canvas
2. Drag the X tool from your library to the agent
3. Configure any additional settings as needed

For detailed setup instructions, see the Tools Setup Guide.

Using X Search Tool

The X Search tool queries recent tweets from the last 7 days using the X API.

Search for Tweets by Topic

Ask your agent to search for specific topics:

"Search X for tweets about AI development"

Search by User Account

Query tweets from specific users:

"Show me recent tweets from @username"

Paginate Through Results

Request additional results with follow-up queries:

"Show me more results" or "Are there more tweets?"

Specify Result Count

Request a specific number of tweets:

"Get me 30 recent tweets about machine learning"

Best Practices

💡 Tip: Add a custom prompt to your agent with details about your search use case, specific accounts you monitor, or your industry domain for better results.

⚠️ Limitation: X Search tool is limited to tweets from the last 7 days due to X API restrictions.