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This skill helps you discover and analyze X trending topics by location, providing current hashtags, tweet volume, and search links.
npx playbooks add skill openclaw/skills --skill x-twitter-trendsReview the files below or copy the command above to add this skill to your agents.
---
name: x-trends
description: Search and analyze trending topics on X (Twitter). Use when you need to find current trends, explore hashtags, get trending topics by location, or analyze what's popular on X right now.
metadata: {"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["twurl"]},"install":[{"id":"ruby","kind":"gem","package":"twurl","bins":["twurl"],"label":"Install twurl CLI (gem)"}]}}
---
# X (Twitter) Trends CLI
**GitHub:** https://github.com/aycvs2/x-trends
## Setup
Install twurl (official Twitter CLI):
```bash
gem install twurl
```
Authorize with your X/Twitter credentials:
```bash
twurl authorize --consumer-key YOUR_API_KEY --consumer-secret YOUR_API_SECRET
```
## Get Trending Topics
Worldwide trends:
```bash
twurl "/1.1/trends/place.json?id=1" | jq '.[0].trends[:10]'
```
Trends by location (WOEID):
```bash
# USA (WOEID: 23424977)
twurl "/1.1/trends/place.json?id=23424977" | jq '.[0].trends[:10]'
# Russia (WOEID: 23424936)
twurl "/1.1/trends/place.json?id=23424936" | jq '.[0].trends[:10]'
# UK (WOEID: 23424975)
twurl "/1.1/trends/place.json?id=23424975" | jq '.[0].trends[:10]'
```
## Available Locations
Get all available trend locations:
```bash
twurl "/1.1/trends/available.json" | jq '.[] | {name, woeid}'
```
Find closest location by coordinates:
```bash
twurl "/1.1/trends/closest.json?lat=55.7558&long=37.6173" | jq '.'
```
## Search Tweets by Trend
Search recent tweets for a trending topic:
```bash
twurl "/2/tweets/search/recent?query=%23YourHashtag&max_results=10" | jq '.data'
```
Search with filters:
```bash
# Only tweets with media
twurl "/2/tweets/search/recent?query=%23trend%20has:media&max_results=10" | jq '.data'
# Only verified accounts
twurl "/2/tweets/search/recent?query=%23trend%20is:verified&max_results=10" | jq '.data'
```
## Common WOEIDs
| Location | WOEID |
|----------|-------|
| Worldwide | 1 |
| USA | 23424977 |
| Russia | 23424936 |
| UK | 23424975 |
| Germany | 23424829 |
| France | 23424819 |
| Japan | 23424856 |
| Brazil | 23424768 |
| India | 23424848 |
| Canada | 23424775 |
## Output Format
Trends response includes:
- `name` - trend name/hashtag
- `url` - link to search results
- `tweet_volume` - number of tweets (if available)
- `promoted_content` - whether it's promoted
## Notes
- API rate limits apply (75 requests per 15 min for trends)
- Some trends may not have tweet_volume data
- Use `jq` for JSON parsing and filtering
- Trends update approximately every 5 minutes
- Twitter API v1.1 is used for trends, v2 for search
This skill helps you search and analyze trending topics on X (Twitter) from the command line. It provides quick commands to fetch worldwide or location-specific trends, list available trend locations, and query recent tweets for any trend. It’s focused on practical, scriptable workflows using twurl and jq.
The skill uses the Twitter/X trends endpoint (v1.1) via the twurl CLI to retrieve top trending topics by WOEID or coordinates. It can list available trend locations, find the closest location to coordinates, and use the v2 search endpoint to pull recent tweets for a given hashtag or trend. Output is intended for jq-driven parsing and automation.
What if tweet_volume is missing for a trend?
Tweet volume is not always provided by the API; treat it as optional and rely on rank or sample tweet counts for volume estimation.
How do I avoid hitting rate limits?
Cache trend responses, poll no more frequently than every 5 minutes, and batch location requests. Implement exponential backoff on 429 responses.