twitter-signal-mcp

Live X/Twitter search and AI trend digests inside Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client — no Twitter/X API key, no subscription, no monthly minimum. Your agent pays a fraction of a cent per call in USDC on Base using x402.

x_search   $0.006/call   up to 20 newest matching tweets + engagement
x_digest   $0.02/call    the same tweets + an AI-written trend summary

Why this exists

The official X API starts at a monthly subscription and a developer-account approval. If an agent just needs to know what people are saying right now, that's a lot of setup for a handful of queries. This server charges per request instead — a hundred searches costs about sixty cents, and there is nothing to cancel.

Tools

x_search — $0.006

Full advanced-search syntax. Returns up to 20 newest matches with author handle, follower count, text, timestamp, permalink, likes, retweets, replies, and views.

x_digest — $0.02

Everything above plus an AI-written digest generated only from the returned tweets:

{
  "summary": "3-5 sentences on what's actually being said",
  "sentiment": "positive | negative | mixed | neutral",
  "sentiment_note": "why it leans that way",
  "key_themes": ["..."],
  "driving_accounts": ["@handle", "..."],
  "notable_post_urls": ["https://x.com/..."]
}

Use x_digest when you want the takeaway; x_search when you want the raw posts.

Query syntax

Both tools take one query string:

Pattern	Example
Keywords / phrases	"rate cut" inflation
Account	from:elonmusk starship
Hashtag / cashtag	#bitcoin · $NVDA
Engagement floor	min_faves:100 · min_retweets:50
Language / dates	lang:en since:2026-08-01 until:2026-08-09
Exclusions	airdrop -giveaway

Setup

You need a Coinbase CDP wallet funded with a little USDC on Base — that wallet pays per call. Create one at portal.cdp.coinbase.com (API key + wallet secret).

Claude Desktop — add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twitter-signal": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "twitter-signal-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CDP_API_KEY_ID": "your-key-id",
        "CDP_API_KEY_SECRET": "your-key-secret",
        "CDP_WALLET_SECRET": "your-wallet-secret",
        "X402_MAX_PRICE": "0.05"
      }
    }
  }
}

X402_MAX_PRICE is a hard per-call ceiling in USD. If the endpoint ever quotes more than this, the request is refused before anything is signed — no charge.

Cost & safety

• You are only ever charged for a successful response. Invalid queries are rejected before payment (HTTP 400, no settlement).
• If the upstream tweet source fails after payment, the API returns an explicit error and logs the call for refund rather than pretending it worked.
• Gas is covered by the facilitator — you spend USDC only.
• Identical queries within 60 seconds are served from cache.

How it works

MCP client → twitter-signal-mcp → 402 challenge → sign USDC authorization
           → facilitator settles on Base → data returned

Protocol: x402 v2 (CAIP-2 networks, PAYMENT-REQUIRED challenge header). A v1 client cannot talk to this API.

License

MIT