x-twitter.search
Search public X (Twitter) posts matching a keyword or phrase. Returns a timeline of matching posts with tweet text, engagement counts, author info, media, and quoted tweets. Use cursor from next_cursor to fetch the next page. search_type controls ranking: Top (default), Latest, Media, People, or ...
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What x-twitter.search does on Vee3
AI agents call x-twitter.search to retrieve information from Vee3 without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
query | string | Yes | Search keywords or phrase. |
cursor | object | — | Pagination cursor from a previous response next_cursor field. |
search_type | string | — | Result ranking mode. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why x-twitter.search is rated Low
Retrieves public data without modification, creation, or side effects.
From the tool's definition Search public X posts matching keyword; returns timeline with text and metadata.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs x-twitter.search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Vee3, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For x-twitter.search, this is the rule to start with:
x-twitter.search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Vee3, apply this rule, and every x-twitter.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about x-twitter.search
Search public X (Twitter) posts matching a keyword or phrase. Returns a timeline of matching posts with tweet text, engagement counts, author info, media, and quoted tweets. Use cursor from next_cursor to fetch the next page. search_type controls ranking: Top (default), Latest, Media, People, or Lists. Cost = 5 tokens. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Vee3 MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
x-twitter.search accepts 3 parameters: query, cursor, search_type. Required: query. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Vee3 MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for x-twitter.search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Vee3. Nothing to install.
x-twitter.search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the x-twitter.search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for x-twitter.search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
x-twitter.search is provided by the Vee3 MCP server (https://mcp.vee3.io/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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