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How to add Twitter MCP to Cursor

Post tweets and search Twitter/X from Claude or any MCP client using your Twitter API keys. Paste the config into ~/.cursor/mcp.json and restart Cursor.

Last updated June 14, 2026 · 401★ · stdio · apikey

Cursor config for Twitter MCP

npx -y @enescinar/twitter-mcp
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twitter-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@enescinar/twitter-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "API_SECRET_KEY": "<your-api-secret-key>",
        "ACCESS_TOKEN": "<your-access-token>",
        "ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET": "<your-access-token-secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setup steps

  1. 1Open Cursor → Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json directly).
  2. 2Paste the Twitter MCP config below into the "mcpServers" object.
  3. 3Fill in placeholder secrets, then save.
  4. 4Cursor reloads MCP servers automatically — check Settings → MCP for a green status dot.
  5. 5Ask Cursor to use one of Twitter MCP's tools to confirm it's connected.

Before you start

  • A Twitter/X developer account with an app created in the Developer Portal
  • Four credentials from that app: API key, API secret key, access token, access token secret (with write permission for posting)
  • Node.js with npx; an X API tier that includes the endpoints you need (search usually requires a paid tier)

What Twitter MCP can do in Cursor

post_tweet

Post a new tweet as the authenticated account.

search_tweets

Search for tweets matching a query.

Security

The four credentials in your config can post as your account — use a dedicated X developer app with the narrowest permissions you can, and remember they sit in plain text in claude_desktop_config.json. The project has not seen a commit since July 2025, so factor in unpatched drift against X API changes.

Twitter MCP + Cursor FAQ

Where is the Cursor config file?

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Paste the Twitter MCP config there under the "mcpServers" key and restart the client.

Is Twitter MCP safe to use with Cursor?

The four credentials in your config can post as your account — use a dedicated X developer app with the narrowest permissions you can, and remember they sit in plain text in claude_desktop_config.json. The project has not seen a commit since July 2025, so factor in unpatched drift against X API changes.

Is twitter-mcp free to use?

The server is MIT-licensed and free, but the X API behind it is not: free-tier apps get only a small monthly posting quota and essentially no search access, so search_tweets usually requires the paid Basic tier or higher. Costs come from X, not the server.

Can it post threads, images, or read my timeline?

No — the README documents exactly two tools: post_tweet (plain-text tweets) and search_tweets. Threads, media uploads, DMs, timelines, and deletes are all out of scope; you would need a more full-featured X server for those.

Is the project still maintained?

Activity has stalled: the last commit was July 2025. It still works against the current X API as of this writing, but if X changes endpoints or auth, fixes would likely come from forks rather than upstream — worth knowing before building anything durable on it.

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