name: x-search
description: Search X (Twitter) posts using the xAI API. Use when the user wants to find tweets, search X/Twitter, look up what people are saying on X, or find social media posts about a topic.
homepage: https://docs.x.ai/developers/tools/x-search
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X Search

Search X (Twitter) posts using the xAI Grok API with real-time access to X content.

Setup

1. Get your API key: https://console.x.ai
2. Set environment variable:

   export XAI_API_KEY="xai-your-key-here"

1. Or set skills."x-search".apiKey / skills."x-search".env.XAI_API_KEY in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Usage

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py "what is trending in AI right now"

Useful flags:

# Filter by handles (max 10)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --handles jaaneek,OpenClaw "latest posts"

# Exclude handles (max 10)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --exclude spambot,crypto_shill "trending AI"

# Date range (YYYY-MM-DD)
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --from 2026-03-01 --to 2026-03-20 "xAI grok updates"

# Enable image/video understanding in posts
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/search.py --images --video "product demos"

Notes

• Uses the xAI Responses API with x_search tool (Grok performs the search and summarizes results)
• Cannot use --handles and --exclude at the same time
• Results include citations with links to original X posts
• Present results in a readable format with post content, authors, and citations