Install and operate Hermes Tweet

Hermes Tweet

Hermes Tweet adds an X/Twitter toolset to Hermes Agent. It is useful for social listening, account research, launch monitoring, support triage, giveaway audits, and controlled workflows where private or state-changing operations stay explicit.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• Install Hermes Tweet into a Hermes Agent runtime
• Discover available X/Twitter read and action routes
• Read X/Twitter account, tweet, trend, monitor, or search data
• Summarize public signal before drafting responses or campaigns
• Keep private and state-changing operations gated behind explicit operator intent

Setup

Install and enable the plugin through Hermes:

hermes plugins install Xquik-dev/hermes-tweet --enable

Hermes scans plugins during installation and updates. Review each warning. A dangerous verdict blocks installation or disables an update.

Set the API key on the Hermes runtime host:

export XQUIK_API_KEY="<your-key>"
export HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS="false"

Keep HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS false for read-first sessions. Set it to true only for an approved private read, write, monitor, webhook, extraction, draw, or media operation.

Inputs

Ask for these inputs before selecting routes:

• Objective: research, monitoring, support triage, giveaway audit, or action prep
• Target: account handle, tweet URL, keyword, list, monitor, or trend
• Time window and freshness needs
• Whether any private or state-changing operation is in scope
• Confirmation that the Hermes runtime has XQUIK_API_KEY

Workflow

1. Search the bundled endpoint catalog with tweet_explore to find matching routes.
2. Read public X/Twitter data through tweet_read after selecting a catalog route.
3. Use tweet_action for private or state-changing routes only after explicit approval.
4. Keep API keys in environment variables or the Hermes runtime env file.
5. Do not paste credentials into prompts, issues, PR comments, or tool inputs.
6. Load workflow patterns when the user asks for a campaign, monitor, support, or giveaway workflow instead of a single read.

Tool Model

Tool	Purpose
tweet_explore	Search the bundled endpoint catalog without using the API key.
tweet_read	Call catalog-listed public read-only endpoints when XQUIK_API_KEY is set.
tweet_action	Call private reads, writes, monitors, webhooks, extractions, draws, and media operations only when action gating is enabled.

Output Format

Return concise operational output:

Summary:
- What was checked and why

Read routes:
- Catalog path, input, and result summary

Action plan:
- Proposed private or state-changing operations, each awaiting explicit approval

Next check:
- Follow-up route or monitoring cadence when useful

Usage Examples

Research an account before drafting a reply:

Use Hermes Tweet to inspect recent public context for @example before drafting a reply.
Keep actions disabled.

Monitor a launch keyword:

Track X/Twitter mentions for "Example Launch" today.
Summarize themes and notable accounts. Do not post.

Prepare a guarded post:

Draft a launch tweet and list the exact tweet_action call you would use.
Wait for approval before any action route.

Capture structured route notes:

{
  "objective": "support-triage",
  "route": "/api/v1/x/search",
  "action_gate": "disabled",
  "approval_required": true
}

Troubleshooting

• If only tweet_explore appears, configure XQUIK_API_KEY on the Hermes runtime host and reload or restart the active Hermes session.
• If action routes are unavailable, keep public reads separate. Set HERMES_TWEET_ENABLE_ACTIONS=true only for an approved private or state-changing operation.
• If a route does not match, use tweet_explore again and choose a catalog-listed path instead of guessing endpoints.

Best Practices

• Treat Hermes Tweet as the Hermes-native X/Twitter layer, not a generic API wrapper.
• Keep research read-only by default. Require approval before creating or changing monitors.
• Use Desktop or gateway operator review before private or state-changing calls.
• Validate the exact catalog path before calling tweet_read or tweet_action.
• Restart gateway, cron, or long-running Hermes sessions after env changes.

See Also

The social-publishing plugin complements Hermes Tweet for broad multi-platform publishing. Hermes Tweet is focused on the Hermes Agent X/Twitter toolset and its read-first, approval-gated operating model.

See the endpoint and approval contract when a route boundary is unclear. See the official guide at https://github.com/Xquik-dev/hermes-tweet#readme.