Post to X from Claude Code

How to connect X to Claude Code

1. 1

   Paste the install line in Claude Code

   Claude Code runs in your terminal and can execute commands, so the install is a single line typed into the chat. It installs the Scorper skills (posting, scheduling, DM automations, dashboard building) and a prompt hook, so Claude knows the tools exist in every future session on this machine. Your machine is linked to your account with a scoped key. You never paste a token.

   Type into the Claude Code chat, or into any terminal

   npx scorper@latest init

   Needs Node 18 or newer. scorper doctor confirms the install afterwards.

2. 2

   Sign in with the code from your email

   Claude Code asks for your email. A 6-digit code arrives, you type it into the chat. No account yet? One is created on the spot, no password. You pick a plan and its 7-day free trial starts at checkout.

3. 3

   Say “connect my x”

   Claude Code opens X's approval page in your browser. Log into the right X account first, approve, come back. Claude Code confirms the connection.

4. 4

   Tell it what to post

   post this on x: shipping v2 today. thread the changelog underneath

   Claude Code uploads the media, proposes a caption, then reads the whole post back. Say yes and it publishes to X. Say “schedule it for 6pm tomorrow” instead and it queues it.

What you can publish to X from Claude Code

Text posts, image posts and video posts to a connected X (Twitter) account.

X is the platform developers already post to from the terminal, which makes it the natural first connection for a build-in-public workflow. A prompt like "when I say a release shipped, post a one-liner to x and a longer version to linkedin" turns your AI into the posting step of your release process. X's 280-character limit is enforced on the standard tier, so your AI trims or threads accordingly and reads the result back before posting.

X's own rules, which your AI works within

Prompts that work in Claude Code

Scheduling: “schedule this for 9am monday on x”. The calendar: “what's going out this week?”. Moving things: “move friday's post to saturday”. Everything you schedule from Claude Code also shows in the dashboard calendar.

Something only Claude Code users should know

Because Scorper is a skill plus a CLI rather than a browser automation, the same prompt also works in Claude Code's non-interactive mode (claude -p "..."), which is how people run a daily posting job from cron or CI. Claude still reads the post back and waits for confirmation unless you tell it otherwise in the prompt.

What happens before anything posts

⏺ Posting to X @yourbrand
   Caption: "Three things I wish someone told me at 21…"
   Confirm?
> yes
✓ Posted · link below

Honest limits

• X publishing goes through the official X API, so X's rules above apply. Scorper does not work around them.
• The AI-agent connection is on every plan. Pro posts to Instagram only. Max ($25 a month), Studio and Agency post to every social.
• The install needs Node 18 or newer on the machine.
• Some things are easier in the dashboard than in chat: bulk-editing a month of scheduled posts, for example. Both views share one calendar.

Frequently asked questions

Can Claude Code post to X on its own?

Not without a connection. Claude Code can write a caption but has no permission to publish. Scorper is that permission: one command installs the posting skills and links your machine to your account, then Claude Code can publish and schedule to X through the official API.

Can the AI post a thread on X?

Ask for one: "post this as a thread". Your AI splits the text into 280-character posts, shows you the sequence, and publishes it after you confirm.

Does this need X Premium or a paid X API plan?

No. You connect your own X account through the approval page; Scorper handles the API on its side. Longer-than-280-character posts do need X Premium on the account itself.

Does this work in Claude Code's headless mode?

Yes. The skills and CLI are available to claude -p the same way they are in an interactive session, so a cron job or CI step can run a prompt like "post today's draft from ./posts to instagram". Keep a confirmation step in your prompt unless you really want fully unattended posting.

Will it post without asking me?

No. Claude Code reads the exact post back (platform, media, caption) and publishes only after you confirm. Scheduled posts are shown before they are queued.

What does posting to X from Claude Code cost?

The AI-agent connection is included in Scorper Max ($25 a month, one brand, all five platforms) and Studio ($55 a month, three brands). Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, card needed to start.