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Matt Van Horn 9397fcc937 docs: Polish README for v2.1 launch + add launch copy with social posts

- Split V2.1 blurb into two clear bullets (YouTube + X search)
- Better X auth section with browser-specific notes and verify command
- Updated intro/tagline to mention YouTube as 4th source
- Added social post drafts and updated issue #19 response with YouTube

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-02-14 22:50:47 -08:00

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v2.1 Launch Copy (DRAFT — do not publish)

Context

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.

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.

README: "New in V2.1" blurb

New in V2.1 — two headline features:

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.
X search is fully bundled. No external bird CLI or xAI API key needed. Just Node.js 22+ and your browser cookies. Uses a vendored subset of Bird's Twitter GraphQL client (MIT licensed, originally by @steipete).

README: X Search Authentication section

X Search Authentication

X search reads your existing browser cookies — no API keys or login commands needed.

Safari (recommended on Mac): Just be logged into x.com. No setup needed.

Chrome: Works, but macOS will prompt you to allow Keychain access the first time. Click "Allow" (or "Always Allow" to stop future prompts).

Firefox: Just be logged into x.com. No setup needed.

Manual fallback: If cookie auto-detection doesn't work, set these env vars (grab them from your browser's dev tools → Application → Cookies → x.com):

export AUTH_TOKEN=your_auth_token
export CT0=your_ct0_token

Verify it's working:

node ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/vendor/bird-search/bird-search.mjs --whoami

README: Install block env line

XAI_API_KEY=xai-...       # optional — cookie auth is default for X search

SKILL.md: Stats line

├─ 🔵 X: {N} posts │ {N} likes │ {N} reposts

GitHub issue #19 response (post AFTER publishing)

Thanks for reporting this. Bird CLI was deprecated and the GitHub repo was deleted — steipete was asked to take it down.

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+ and your browser cookies.

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.

If you're on a Mac, Safari is the easiest path for X — just be logged into x.com. Chrome works too but macOS will prompt for Keychain access the first time.

If cookie auto-detection doesn't work, you can set AUTH_TOKEN and CT0 env vars manually (grab from browser dev tools → Application → Cookies → x.com).

The xAI API (XAI_API_KEY) also still works as a fallback.

X/Social launch post

Short (280 chars)

/last30days v2.1 is out 🚀

Two new features: → YouTube transcripts as a 4th source (yt-dlp) → X search fully bundled (no bird CLI needed)

Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube & web in one command.

h/t @steipete for the inspiration on both.

github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill

Thread version (post 1)

/last30days v2.1 just shipped — two headline features:

1️⃣ YouTube transcripts as a 4th source 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.

Thread version (post 2)

2️⃣ X search is fully bundled Bird CLI was deprecated. Instead of requiring an external tool, v2.1 vendors a search-only subset. Just be logged into x.com in your browser. No npm install, no API keys.

Both features inspired by @steipete's tooling.

Thread version (post 3)

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.

Zero API keys for YouTube. Zero cost. Just brew install yt-dlp.

Thread version (post 4)

Try it:

/last30days [any topic]

Reddit + X + YouTube + Web. Four sources, one command, copy-paste prompts.