| 1 | # v2.1 Launch Copy (DRAFT — do not publish) |
| 2 | |
| 3 | ## Context |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Bird CLI (@steipete/bird) has been deprecated on npm and the GitHub repo deleted. steipete was asked to take it down (likely by X). Nobody has forked and republished it. Our v2.1 vendors a search-only subset of Bird v0.8.0 (MIT licensed) so users don't need any external tools. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | YouTube transcripts are the second headline feature. Inspired by Peter Steinberger's yt-dlp + summarize toolchain. We use yt-dlp directly (no summarize dependency) — search YouTube, grab transcripts, feed them into the synthesis. Zero API keys, zero cost. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | --- |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ## README: "New in V2.1" blurb |
| 12 | |
| 13 | **New in V2.1 — two headline features:** |
| 14 | |
| 15 | - **YouTube transcripts as a 4th source.** When yt-dlp is installed, /last30days automatically searches YouTube, grabs view counts, and extracts auto-generated transcripts from the top videos. A 20-minute review contains 10x the signal of a tweet — now the skill reads it. Inspired by @steipete's yt-dlp + summarize toolchain. |
| 16 | - **X search is fully bundled.** No external `bird` CLI install needed. Add `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` once, and the vendored Bird client runs locally without browser-cookie prompts. `XAI_API_KEY` remains an optional fallback. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | --- |
| 19 | |
| 20 | ## README: X Search Authentication section |
| 21 | |
| 22 | ### X Search Authentication |
| 23 | |
| 24 | X search prefers explicit env auth. This keeps local runs headless and avoids browser-cookie and macOS Keychain prompts. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | **Recommended setup:** While logged into x.com once, open browser dev tools and copy the `auth_token` and `ct0` cookies for `x.com`. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Save them as `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` in `~/.config/last30days/.env` or `.claude/last30days.env`: |
| 29 | ```bash |
| 30 | AUTH_TOKEN=your_auth_token |
| 31 | CT0=your_ct0_token |
| 32 | ``` |
| 33 | |
| 34 | **xAI fallback:** If you do not want to provide `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0`, set `XAI_API_KEY` and use xAI's `x_search` backend instead. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | **Verify it's working:** |
| 37 | ```bash |
| 38 | node ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/vendor/bird-search/bird-search.mjs --whoami |
| 39 | ``` |
| 40 | |
| 41 | --- |
| 42 | |
| 43 | ## README: Install block env line |
| 44 | |
| 45 | ```bash |
| 46 | AUTH_TOKEN=... # recommended for X search |
| 47 | CT0=... # recommended for X search |
| 48 | XAI_API_KEY=xai-... # optional X fallback |
| 49 | ``` |
| 50 | |
| 51 | --- |
| 52 | |
| 53 | ## SKILL.md: Stats line |
| 54 | |
| 55 | ``` |
| 56 | ├─ 🔵 X: {N} posts │ {N} likes │ {N} reposts |
| 57 | ``` |
| 58 | |
| 59 | --- |
| 60 | |
| 61 | ## GitHub issue #19 response (post AFTER publishing) |
| 62 | |
| 63 | > Thanks for reporting this. Bird CLI was deprecated and the GitHub repo was deleted. steipete was asked to take it down. |
| 64 | > |
| 65 | > The good news: you don't need Bird anymore. v2.1 (just shipped) bundles X search directly. No external CLI, no `npm install`, no brew. Just Node.js 22+ plus `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0`, or `XAI_API_KEY` as fallback. |
| 66 | > |
| 67 | > It also adds **YouTube as a 4th source**. When yt-dlp is installed, the skill automatically searches YouTube and extracts transcripts from the top videos. A 20-minute tutorial has 10x the signal of a tweet, and now the synthesis engine reads it. |
| 68 | > |
| 69 | > The recommended setup is to copy `auth_token` and `ct0` from x.com once and store them as `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` in your env. That avoids browser-cookie and Keychain prompts during normal runs. |
| 70 | > |
| 71 | > The xAI API (`XAI_API_KEY`) also still works as a fallback. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | --- |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ## X/Social launch post |
| 76 | |
| 77 | ### Short (280 chars) |
| 78 | |
| 79 | /last30days v2.1 is out 🚀 |
| 80 | |
| 81 | Two new features: |
| 82 | → YouTube transcripts as a 4th source (yt-dlp) |
| 83 | → X search fully bundled (no bird CLI install needed) |
| 84 | |
| 85 | Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube & web in one command. |
| 86 | |
| 87 | h/t @steipete for the inspiration on both. |
| 88 | |
| 89 | github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill |
| 90 | |
| 91 | ### Thread version (post 1) |
| 92 | |
| 93 | /last30days v2.1 just shipped — two headline features: |
| 94 | |
| 95 | 1️⃣ YouTube transcripts as a 4th source |
| 96 | When yt-dlp is installed, the skill searches YouTube, grabs view counts, and extracts auto-generated transcripts from top videos. A 20-min review has 10x the signal of a tweet — now the synthesis reads it. |
| 97 | |
| 98 | ### Thread version (post 2) |
| 99 | |
| 100 | 2️⃣ X search is fully bundled |
| 101 | Bird CLI was deprecated. Instead of requiring an external tool, v2.1 vendors a search-only subset. Add `AUTH_TOKEN` and `CT0` once, then it runs locally with no npm install. `XAI_API_KEY` still works as fallback. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | Both features inspired by @steipete's tooling. |
| 104 | |
| 105 | ### Thread version (post 3) |
| 106 | |
| 107 | YouTube goes through the same scoring pipeline as Reddit and X — relevance, recency, engagement. Transcripts get truncated to ~500 words per video and fed into the synthesis engine alongside social posts. |
| 108 | |
| 109 | Zero API keys for YouTube. Zero cost. Just `brew install yt-dlp`. |
| 110 | |
| 111 | ### Thread version (post 4) |
| 112 | |
| 113 | Try it: |
| 114 | ``` |
| 115 | /last30days [any topic] |
| 116 | ``` |
| 117 | |
| 118 | Reddit + X + YouTube + Web. Four sources, one command, copy-paste prompts. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill |
| 121 |