X MCP

About

X MCP 是 X 官方托管的 MCP 服务器，用于把兼容 MCP 的 AI 工具连接到 X API。X 文档将 API MCP 端点标为 https://api.x.com/mcp ；本地 stdio 客户端通常通过开源的 xurl mcp 桥接连接。

本条目对应 X API MCP 服务器，不是单独用于文档搜索的 X Docs MCP，也不是名称相近的社区 Twitter/X MCP 项目。

Key Features

• 让兼容 MCP 的工具以用户的 X 账号权限调用 X API 能力。
• 官方文档列出的能力范围包括 posts、full-archive search、user search、user lookup、timelines、mentions、bookmarks、bookmark folders、news、trends 和 Articles。
• 使用 xurl 完成 OAuth 2.0 用户上下文认证、令牌缓存和刷新。
• 对可附加静态 Bearer token 的客户端，文档也说明了用于读取端点的 app-only direct URL 模式。

Use Cases

• 需要实时 X 搜索或用户上下文的社媒监听与研究工作流。
• 由智能体辅助处理书签、时间线查询、mentions 复查和 Article 草稿。
• 在 AI 工具里快速原型化 X API 操作，同时保持连接到 X 官方文档描述的 API 面。

Setup or Requirements

X MCP 需要 X Developer Platform 账号和启用 OAuth 的 X app。详细命令、配置块和授权流程见 mcpSetup。

Compatibility

X 官方文档提供了 Grok Build、Cursor、Claude Desktop、VS Code with GitHub Copilot Agent mode 以及通用 MCP 客户端的设置路径。检查到的官方 X MCP 页面未确认 Claude Code、Codex、Windsurf 和 Lovable 的独立公开设置说明。

Limitations

托管的 X API MCP 服务器依赖 X API 访问权限、app 配置、OAuth scopes、速率限制和账号权限。部分操作可能需要特定 API package、Production environment enrollment 或合适的 scopes。

官方页面说明了能力范围和设置路径，但未确认一个稳定完整的所有 MCP tool 名称清单。

Sources

• Official X MCP documentation: https://docs.x.com/tools/mcp
• X Agent Resources: https://docs.x.com/tools/ai
• xurl GitHub repository: https://github.com/xdevplatform/xurl
• X API OpenAPI specification: https://api.x.com/2/openapi.json

MCP Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed for npx
• X Developer Platform account
• OAuth 2.0-enabled X app
• Redirect URI registered on the X app, default http://localhost:8080/callback
• CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET from the X app

Access requirements

• First-run OAuth 2.0 browser sign-in for user-context access
• xurl caches and refreshes tokens under ~/.xurl
• X API access, scopes, app package, environment, and rate limits apply
• App-only direct URL mode is documented for read endpoints only

Companion app or plugin

Name: xurl CLI / @xdevplatform/xurl Install URL: https://github.com/xdevplatform/xurl

• Use npx in the MCP client config, or install xurl with Homebrew, npm, shell script, or Go.
• Run xurl mcp as the local stdio bridge to https://api.x.com/mcp.

xurl handles OAuth, token caching, token refresh, and Bearer-token injection for the hosted X MCP endpoint.

Client setup

Grok Build

Transport: stdio

grok mcp add xapi npx -e CLIENT_ID=YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_ID -e CLIENT_SECRET=YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_SECRET -- -y @xdevplatform/xurl mcp https://api.x.com/mcp

[mcp_servers.xapi]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@xdevplatform/xurl", "mcp", "https://api.x.com/mcp"]
enabled = true
startup_timeout_sec = 300

[mcp_servers.xapi.env]
CLIENT_ID = "YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_ID"
CLIENT_SECRET = "YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_SECRET"

• Run the documented grok mcp add command or edit ~/.grok/config.toml.
• Verify with grok mcp doctor xapi and grok mcp list.

Auth:

• Complete the first-run X OAuth browser login.

Documented by X for Grok Build.

Cursor

Transport: stdio

npx -y @xdevplatform/xurl mcp https://api.x.com/mcp

{"mcpServers":{"xapi":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@xdevplatform/xurl","mcp","https://api.x.com/mcp"],"env":{"CLIENT_ID":"YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_ID","CLIENT_SECRET":"YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_SECRET"}}}}

• Create ~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
• Open Cursor Settings > MCP and confirm xapi is connected.

Auth:

• Complete the first-run X OAuth browser login.

Documented by X for Cursor.

Claude Desktop

Transport: stdio

npx -y @xdevplatform/xurl mcp https://api.x.com/mcp

{"mcpServers":{"xapi":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@xdevplatform/xurl","mcp","https://api.x.com/mcp"],"env":{"CLIENT_ID":"YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_ID","CLIENT_SECRET":"YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_SECRET"}}}}

• Edit claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop.

Auth:

• Complete the first-run X OAuth browser login.

Documented by X for Claude Desktop.

VS Code

Transport: stdio

npx -y @xdevplatform/xurl mcp https://api.x.com/mcp

{"servers":{"xapi":{"type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","@xdevplatform/xurl","mcp","https://api.x.com/mcp"],"env":{"CLIENT_ID":"YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_ID","CLIENT_SECRET":"YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_SECRET"}}}}

• Add the server to .vscode/mcp.json for GitHub Copilot Agent mode.

Auth:

• Complete the first-run X OAuth browser login.

Documented by X for VS Code with GitHub Copilot Agent mode.

Claude Code

Exact public Claude Code setup is not documented on the checked official X MCP page.

Codex

Exact public Codex setup is not documented on the checked official X MCP page.

Windsurf

Exact public Windsurf setup is not documented on the checked official X MCP page.

Lovable

Exact public Lovable setup is not documented on the checked official X MCP page.

Other

Transport: stdio

npx -y @xdevplatform/xurl mcp https://api.x.com/mcp

{"mcpServers":{"xapi":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@xdevplatform/xurl","mcp","https://api.x.com/mcp"],"env":{"CLIENT_ID":"YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_ID","CLIENT_SECRET":"YOUR_X_APP_CLIENT_SECRET"},"startup_timeout_sec":300}}}

• Use the universal stdio MCP configuration in any compatible client.
• Set startup timeout to 300 seconds or more if supported.

Auth:

• Complete the first-run browser OAuth flow.
• For headless machines, authenticate first with xurl auth oauth2 --headless.

If xurl is installed natively, X documents replacing command npx with command xurl and args ["mcp", "https://api.x.com/mcp"].

Other

Transport: HTTP

{"mcpServers":{"xapi_direct":{"url":"https://api.x.com/mcp","headers":{"Authorization":"Bearer YOUR_APP_ONLY_BEARER_TOKEN"}}}}

• Use only with MCP clients that support remote MCP endpoints with custom headers.

Auth:

• Provide an app-only Bearer token from the X Developer Platform.

Read-endpoint trade-off: no auto-refresh and no user context. The xurl bridge is recommended for full functionality.

Authorization flow

• Create an OAuth 2.0-enabled X app in the X Developer Portal.
• Register http://localhost:8080/callback or set and register REDIRECT_URI.
• Set CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET in the MCP client environment or register them in xurl.
• Start the MCP client and complete the one-time browser OAuth flow.
• For headless hosts, run xurl auth oauth2 --headless first.

Environment variables

• CLIENT_ID
• CLIENT_SECRET
• REDIRECT_URI optional
• AUTH_URL optional
• TOKEN_URL optional
• API_BASE_URL optional
• INFO_URL optional

Setup docs: https://docs.x.com/tools/mcp