Overview
hive.x-automation is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. Its author describes it as: “Read before automating X / Twitter with browser_* tools. Verified flows for post, reply, delete, search-and-engage, plus the Draft.js compose quirks that silently disable the send button. Includes the daily-reply and…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/x-automation`.
What hive.x-automation does
X uses **Draft.js** (the original Facebook rich-text editor) for the compose text area, which was the original canary for all the rich-text editor quirks the `browser-automation` skill now documents. Most of the site is otherwise stable — `data-testid` attributes have held up for years, the SPA is reasonably honest about what it renders, and shadow DOM is minimal. The hard parts are the composer, rate limiting, and the occasional anti-bot challenge.
Best for
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for hive.x-automation is organised into these sections:
- Timing expectations
- Verified selectors (2026-04-11)
- Post new tweet flow
- Posting a tweet WITH an image
- Reply to a post flow
- Search-and-engage flow
- Delete a post flow
- Draft.js quirks
- Rate limits and safety
- Deduplication pattern
- Reply style guidelines
- Common pitfalls
Installation
Add hive.x-automation to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/x-automationReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
hive.x-automation is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in aden-hive/hive, an established project with 10,923 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does hive.x-automation do?
- Read before automating X / Twitter with browser_* tools. Verified flows for post, reply, delete, search-and-engage, plus the Draft.js compose quirks that silently disable the send button. Includes the daily-reply and job-market-reply playbooks. Requires hive.browser-automation for the underlying screenshot + coordinate workflow. Verified 2026-04-11.
- How do I install hive.x-automation?
- Run git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/x-automation in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/aden-hive/hive before installing.
- Is hive.x-automation free to use?
- Yes. hive.x-automation is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does hive.x-automation come from?
- hive.x-automation ships inside aden-hive/hive, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 10,923 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.