# Hermes Tweet > Install and operate Hermes Tweet, a Hermes Agent plugin for X/Twitter research, timeline reading, tweet analysis, and approval-gated tweet actions. Use this skill when installing Hermes Tweet, researching X/Twitter accounts, monitoring launch signals, investigating mentions, auditing giveaways, or preparing guarded tweet actions. Use proactively when a Hermes Agent workflow needs current X/Twitter context. Requires XQUIK_API_KEY for read and action tools. Source: https://skillsagentes.com/skills/wshobson/agents/hermes-tweet Repository: https://github.com/wshobson/agents Author: wshobson License: MIT Updated: el mes pasado Context cost: 115 tok installed, 1.3k tok once triggered, 1.6k tok with every bundled file Bundle: 2 files, 6 KB Permissions requested: none declared ## Install ```bash npx -y skills add wshobson/agents --skill hermes-tweet --agent claude-code ``` ## What it does - Instala y activa el plugin Hermes Tweet en un entorno Hermes Agent - Busca rutas de lectura y acción de X/Twitter en un catálogo de endpoints - Lee datos de cuentas, tweets, tendencias y menciones de X/Twitter - Mantiene las acciones que modifican la cuenta bloqueadas hasta aprobación explícita ## Use it when - Instalar Hermes Tweet en un runtime de Hermes Agent - Investigar cuentas de X/Twitter o monitorear señales de lanzamiento - Auditar giveaways o triaje de menciones/soporte - Preparar acciones de tweet controladas que requieren aprobación explícita ## What triggers it - "Usa Hermes Tweet para revisar el contexto público reciente de @example antes de responder" - "Rastrea menciones en X/Twitter sobre 'Example Launch' hoy y resume los temas" - "Redacta un tweet de lanzamiento y muestra la llamada exacta a tweet_action antes de aprobarla" ## Before you install - Requiere la variable XQUIK_API_KEY en el runtime de Hermes para usar tweet_read y tweet_action. ## Files - SKILL.md — 5 KB - references/workflows.md — 1 KB ## SKILL.md Reproduced verbatim from wshobson/agents under MIT. This section is the upstream document and is in English. # Hermes Tweet Hermes Tweet adds an X/Twitter toolset to Hermes Agent. It is useful for social listening, account research, launch monitoring, support triage, giveaway audits, and controlled publishing workflows where actions stay explicit. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when the user wants to: - Install Hermes Tweet into a Hermes Agent runtime - Discover available X/Twitter read and action routes - Read X/Twitter account, tweet, trend, monitor, or search data - Summarize public signal before drafting responses or campaigns - Keep account-changing actions gated behind explicit operator intent ## Setup Install the package into the Hermes Python environment, then enable the plugin: ```bash ~/.hermes/hermes-agent/venv/bin/python -m pip install hermes-tweet hermes plugins enable hermes-tweet ``` Set the API key on the Hermes runtime host: ```bash export XQUIK_API_KEY="" export HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS="false" ``` Keep `HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS` false for read-first sessions. Set it to `true` only for sessions that intentionally need posting, replies, DMs, follows, webhooks, monitors, media changes, or other account-changing routes. ## Inputs Ask for these inputs before selecting routes: - Objective: research, monitoring, support triage, giveaway audit, or action prep - Target: account handle, tweet URL, keyword, list, monitor, or trend - Time window and freshness needs - Whether any account-changing action is in scope - Confirmation that the Hermes runtime has `XQUIK_API_KEY` ## Workflow 1. Search the bundled endpoint catalog with `tweet_explore` to find matching routes. 2. Read X/Twitter data through `tweet_read` after selecting a catalog route. 3. Execute account-changing routes with `tweet_action` only after explicit approval. 4. Keep API keys in environment variables or the Hermes runtime env file. 5. Do not paste credentials into prompts, issues, PR comments, or tool inputs. 6. Load [workflow patterns](references/workflows.md) when the user asks for a campaign, monitor, support, or giveaway workflow instead of a single read. ## Tool Model | Tool | Purpose | | --- | --- | | `tweet_explore` | Search the bundled endpoint catalog without using the API key. | | `tweet_read` | Call catalog-listed read-only endpoints when `XQUIK_API_KEY` is set. | | `tweet_action` | Call action routes only when action gating is enabled. | ## Output Format Return concise operational output: ```text Summary: - What was checked and why Read routes: - Catalog path, input, and result summary Action plan: - Proposed account-changing actions, each awaiting explicit approval Next check: - Follow-up route or monitoring cadence when useful ``` ## Usage Examples Research an account before drafting a reply: ```text Use Hermes Tweet to inspect recent public context for @example before drafting a reply. Keep actions disabled. ``` Monitor a launch keyword: ```text Track X/Twitter mentions for "Example Launch" today. Summarize themes and notable accounts. Do not post. ``` Prepare a guarded post: ```text Draft a launch tweet and list the exact tweet_action call you would use. Wait for approval before any action route. ``` Capture structured route notes: ```json { "objective": "support-triage", "route": "/api/v1/x/search", "action_gate": "disabled", "approval_required": true } ``` ## Troubleshooting - If only `tweet_explore` appears, configure `XQUIK_API_KEY` on the Hermes runtime host and reload or restart the active Hermes session. - If action routes are unavailable, keep reading or set `HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS=true` only for an approved action session. - If a route does not match, use `tweet_explore` again and choose a catalog-listed path instead of guessing endpoints. ## Best Practices - Treat Hermes Tweet as the Hermes-native X/Twitter layer, not a generic API wrapper. - Keep research and monitoring workflows read-only by default. - Use Desktop or gateway operator review before account-changing calls. - Validate the exact catalog path before calling `tweet_read` or `tweet_action`. - Restart gateway, cron, or long-running Hermes sessions after env changes. ## See Also The social-publishing plugin complements Hermes Tweet for broad multi-platform publishing. Hermes Tweet is focused on the Hermes Agent X/Twitter toolset and its read-first, approval-gated operating model. See the official guide at https://github.com/Xquik-dev/hermes-tweet#readme. --- Skills Agentes — https://skillsagentes.com/skills/wshobson/agents/hermes-tweet