Official MCP server for twitterapis.com: the Twitter/X API as native tools for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add twitterapis --env TWITTERAPIS_KEY='<TWITTERAPIS_KEY>' -- npx -y @twitterapis/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.twitterapis]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@twitterapis/mcp"]
env = { TWITTERAPIS_KEY = "<TWITTERAPIS_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add twitterapis --env TWITTERAPIS_KEY='<TWITTERAPIS_KEY>' -- npx -y @twitterapis/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"twitterapis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@twitterapis/mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTERAPIS_KEY": "<TWITTERAPIS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"twitterapis": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@twitterapis/mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTERAPIS_KEY": "<TWITTERAPIS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"twitterapis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@twitterapis/mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTERAPIS_KEY": "<TWITTERAPIS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"twitterapis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@twitterapis/mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTERAPIS_KEY": "<TWITTERAPIS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"twitterapis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@twitterapis/mcp"
],
"env": {
"TWITTERAPIS_KEY": "<TWITTERAPIS_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http twitterapis https://api.twitterapis.com/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.twitterapis]
url = "https://api.twitterapis.com/mcp"
# codex mcp add twitterapis --url https://api.twitterapis.com/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"twitterapis": {
"url": "https://api.twitterapis.com/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"twitterapis": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.twitterapis.com/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"twitterapis": {
"httpUrl": "https://api.twitterapis.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"twitterapis": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.twitterapis.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"twitterapis": {
"url": "https://api.twitterapis.com/mcp"
}
}
}Environment variables
TWITTERAPIS_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.