obsidian-to-x

Post to X (Twitter)

Posts text, images, videos, and long-form articles to X via real Chrome browser (bypasses anti-bot detection).

Default Behavior (No Additional Instructions)

When user invokes this skill without specifying what to publish (e.g., just says "发到 X" or uses slash command):

1. Clean Chrome CDP processes first (see CDP Cleanup below)

2. Get current active file，按优先级依次尝试：

   优先级 1：<current_note> 标签（Claudian 注入，最准确） 检查用户消息末尾是否有 <current_note> 标签，直接提取路径，无需执行任何命令。

   优先级 2：workspace.json（本地 fallback）

   jq -r '.lastOpenFiles[] | select(endswith(".md"))' .obsidian/workspace.json | head -1
   

   优先级 3：Obsidian CLI（最后手段）

   obsidian file active
   

3. Read the file content using Read tool

4. Auto-detect publishing type:

   • Check if file has frontmatter with 是否长文: true
   • 是否长文: true → Publish as X Article (long-form)
   • 是否长文: false, 是否长文 absent, or no frontmatter → Publish as Regular Post (short-form)

5. Inform user of detected type and proceed with publishing

6. Execute appropriate workflow:

   • For X Article: Publish with x-article.ts (handles Obsidian conversion internally)
   • For Regular Post: Convert with md-to-post.ts → Publish with x-post.ts

7. Execute publishing scripts via Bash background process (REQUIRED - do NOT use Agent run_in_background=true):

   • Always use Bash & with log redirected to vault: bun ... > .temp/x-article-output.log 2>&1 &
   • Never use Agent tool with run_in_background=true — the output file lands in /private/tmp/ which is blocked by vault permission hooks, causing TaskOutput to fail and triggering a duplicate execution
   • Poll progress by reading .temp/x-article-output.log with sleep N && cat .temp/x-article-output.log | tail -30

8. Success Detection: Check .temp/x-article-output.log for success markers:

   • Best method: Count Image upload verified occurrences matching expected image count
   • Alternative: Look for Post composed (preview mode) or Browser remains open
   • For X Articles: Look for Article composed or Browser remains open
   • Use sleep 15 && cat .temp/x-article-output.log | tail -30 to poll
   • Report success immediately when markers detected, don't wait for task completion

Example:

User: "发到 X"
AI: ✓ Detected current file: Articles/news/my-article.md
    ✓ Found `是否文章: true` → Publishing as X Article
    [proceeds with article publishing workflow]

CDP Cleanup

Run this before every publishing script to prevent "Chrome debug port not ready" errors. Do it automatically — no need to ask the user.

pkill -f "Chrome.*remote-debugging-port"; pkill -f "Chromium.*remote-debugging-port"; sleep 2

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Content Types

X Articles vs Regular Posts:

Feature	X Articles	Regular Posts
Content	Rich text (Markdown)	Plain text only
Formatting	✅ Bold, italic, headers, lists	❌ All stripped
Code blocks	✅ Syntax highlighting	❌ Not supported
Images	✅ Multiple images	✅ Max 4 images
Length	Long-form (unlimited)	Short (280 chars)
Requirements	X Premium	Free
Script	x-article.ts	x-post.ts
Conversion	md-to-article.ts	md-to-post.ts

When to use:

• X Articles: Blog posts, tutorials, technical articles with code
• Regular Posts: Quick updates, announcements, simple text + images

Quick Start

For Obsidian users who want to publish the currently active article:

bash ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/publish-active.sh

This automatically:

1. Detects the active file (via workspace.json or Obsidian CLI)
2. Converts Obsidian syntax to X format
3. Opens X Articles editor with content filled in

Script Directory

Important: All scripts are located in the scripts/ subdirectory of this skill.

Agent Execution Instructions:

1. Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as SKILL_DIR
2. Script path = ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/<script-name>.ts
3. Replace all ${SKILL_DIR} in this document with the actual path
4. Resolve ${BUN_X} runtime: if bun installed → bun; if npx available → npx -y bun; else suggest installing bun

Script Reference:

Script	Purpose
Publishing Scripts
scripts/x-post.ts	Publish regular posts (text + images, max 4)
scripts/x-video.ts	Publish video posts (text + video)
scripts/x-quote.ts	Publish quote tweet with comment
scripts/x-article.ts	Publish X Articles (rich text + images + code)
Conversion Scripts
scripts/md-to-post.ts	Convert Obsidian Markdown → plain text + images (for Posts)
scripts/md-to-article.ts	Convert Obsidian Markdown → HTML + images (for Articles)
Utilities
scripts/publish-active.sh	One-command publish for active Obsidian file

Prerequisites

• Google Chrome or Chromium
• bun runtime
• First run: log in to X manually (session saved)
• For Obsidian integration: jq tool (brew install jq on macOS)

Pre-flight Check (Optional)

Before first use, suggest running the environment check:

${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/check-paste-permissions.ts

Checks: Chrome, Bun, Accessibility permissions, clipboard, paste keystroke.

If any check fails, provide fix guidance per item:

Check	Fix
Chrome	Install Chrome or set X_BROWSER_CHROME_PATH env var
Bun runtime	brew install oven-sh/bun/bun (macOS) or npm install -g bun
Accessibility (macOS)	System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → enable terminal app
Paste keystroke (Linux)	Install xdotool (X11) or ydotool (Wayland)

Obsidian Integration

For Obsidian users, this skill can automatically detect the currently active file and convert Obsidian-specific syntax.

Quick workflow:

# One-command publish
bash ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/publish-active.sh

Manual workflow:

# Step 1: Get active file (workspace.json method, 39x faster)
ACTIVE_FILE=$(jq -r '.lastOpenFiles[0]' .obsidian/workspace.json)

# Step 2: Publish (x-article.ts handles Obsidian conversion internally)
bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/x-article.ts "$ACTIVE_FILE"

For detailed Obsidian integration, see references/obsidian-integration.md:

• How to detect active file (workspace.json vs CLI)
• Performance comparison (0.007s vs 0.274s)
• Error handling and fallback strategies

For Obsidian syntax conversion, see references/obsidian-conversion.md:

• Converting ![[]] image syntax
• Handling Chinese frontmatter fields
• Manual conversion commands

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Regular Posts

Text + up to 4 images. Plain text only (all Markdown formatting stripped).

From Obsidian Markdown

Step 1: CDP cleanup (see CDP Cleanup section)

Step 2: Convert Markdown to plain text + images

# Extract content from Markdown file
# Supports both standard Markdown ![](path) and Obsidian ![[path]] image syntax
# --output-dir keeps downloaded images inside the vault (.temp) to avoid permission issues
bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/md-to-post.ts "Articles/my-post.md" --output-dir ".temp/x-post" > .temp/post-content.json
TEXT=$(jq -r '.text' .temp/post-content.json)
IMAGES=$(jq -r '.images[]' .temp/post-content.json)

Image Syntax Support:

• ✅ Standard Markdown: ![alt](path/to/image.png)
• ✅ Obsidian syntax: ![[path/to/image.png]]
• ✅ Network URLs: ![alt](https://example.com/image.jpg) or ![[https://example.com/image.jpg]]
• Local paths are converted to absolute paths
• Network images are automatically downloaded in parallel (3-4x faster than sequential)

Step 2.5: 提取封面图作为第一张图

从文件 frontmatter 中读取 封面 属性，若存在则将其路径作为第一张图片：

# 提取 封面 属性（支持 ![[path]] 和裸路径两种格式）
COVER_RAW=$(grep -m1 '^封面:' "Articles/my-post.md" | sed 's/^封面: *//' | tr -d '"')
# 解析 Obsidian wikilink 格式 ![[path]] → path
COVER_PATH=$(echo "$COVER_RAW" | sed 's/^!\[\[//;s/\]\]$//')

# 组合图片列表：封面优先，正文图片补充（总数上限 4 张）
IMAGE_ARGS=""
if [ -n "$COVER_PATH" ]; then
  IMAGE_ARGS="--image \"$COVER_PATH\""
fi
for img in $IMAGES; do
  IMAGE_ARGS="$IMAGE_ARGS --image \"$img\""
done

• 若 封面 属性为空或不存在，则跳过，仅使用正文图片
• 总图片数量上限 4 张（x-post.ts 限制），超出部分自动截断

Step 3: Publish post

eval "${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/x-post.ts \"$TEXT\" $IMAGE_ARGS"

Direct Usage

${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/x-post.ts "Hello!" --image ./photo.png

Parameters:

Parameter	Description
<text>	Post content (plain text, positional)
--image <path>	Image file (repeatable, max 4)
--profile <dir>	Custom Chrome profile

Content Processing:

• ✅ Plain text (all formatting stripped)
• ✅ Images (max 4)
• ❌ No rich text formatting
• ❌ No code blocks
• ❌ No HTML

Browser Behavior:

• Script opens browser with content filled in
• Browser remains open for manual review
• User can review, edit, and publish at their own pace
• User manually closes browser when done
• Add --submit flag to auto-publish (closes after 2 seconds)

AI Success Detection (for background execution):

• Don't wait for task completion (browser stays open indefinitely)
• Best method: Count Image upload verified in output matching expected image count
• Alternative: Check for Post composed (preview mode) or Browser remains open
• Use short timeout (10-15s) then check output content
• Report success immediately when markers detected
• Example workflow:

  1. Know you're uploading 3 images
  2. Wait 10-15s for uploads
  3. Check output: grep "Image upload verified" | wc -l
  4. If count == 3 → Report success immediately
  

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Video Posts

Text + video file.

Step 1: CDP cleanup (see CDP Cleanup section)

Step 2: Publish video post

${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/x-video.ts "Check this out!" --video ./clip.mp4

Parameters:

Parameter	Description
<text>	Post content (positional)
--video <path>	Video file (MP4, MOV, WebM)
--profile <dir>	Custom Chrome profile

Limits: Regular 140s max, Premium 60min. Processing: 30-60s.

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Quote Tweets

Quote an existing tweet with comment.

Step 1: CDP cleanup (see CDP Cleanup section)

Step 2: Publish quote tweet

${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/x-quote.ts https://x.com/user/status/123 "Great insight!"

Parameters:

Parameter	Description
<tweet-url>	URL to quote (positional)
<comment>	Comment text (positional, optional)
--profile <dir>	Custom Chrome profile

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X Articles

Long-form Markdown articles (requires X Premium).

Step 1: CDP cleanup (see CDP Cleanup section)

Step 2: Publish article

${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/x-article.ts article.md
${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/x-article.ts article.md --cover ./cover.jpg

Parameters:

Parameter	Description
<markdown>	Markdown file (positional)
--cover <path>	Cover image
--title <text>	Override title

Frontmatter: title / 标题, cover_image / 封面 / 配图 supported in YAML front matter.

Title Resolution (for X Articles):

# 优先读 frontmatter 的 `标题` 属性，为空则 fallback 到文件名
TITLE=$(obsidian property:read name="标题" path="$NOTE_PATH" 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]')
if [ -z "$TITLE" ]; then
  TITLE=$(basename "$NOTE_PATH" .md)
fi
# 传入脚本
${BUN_X} ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/x-article.ts "$NOTE_PATH" --title "$TITLE"

Note: Script opens browser with article filled in. User reviews and publishes manually.

Code Blocks Support

Code blocks are automatically extracted from Markdown and inserted into X Articles editor. Supports all languages (JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Shell, etc.). No manual action required.

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Troubleshooting

Common issues:

• Chrome debug port not ready → Always clean CDP processes first (see above)
• macOS Accessibility Permission Error → Enable in System Settings
• Code blocks not inserting → Automatic, check console for errors
• Image temp path outside vault → md-to-post.ts downloads images to system /tmp by default, which may be blocked by vault-restricted hooks. Fix: always pass --output-dir ".temp/x-post" to keep images inside the vault:

  bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/md-to-post.ts "Articles/my-post.md" --output-dir ".temp/x-post"
  

For detailed troubleshooting, see references/troubleshooting.md.

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References

• references/obsidian-integration.md - Obsidian file detection and integration
• references/obsidian-conversion.md - Converting Obsidian syntax to standard Markdown
• references/regular-posts.md - Regular posts workflow and troubleshooting
• references/articles.md - X Articles detailed guide
• references/troubleshooting.md - Common issues and solutions
• references/browser-automation-lessons.md - Browser automation patterns and lessons learned (CDP, DraftJS, background tabs)

Extension Support

Custom configurations via EXTEND.md. Check these paths (priority order):

• .libukai-skills/obsidian-to-x/EXTEND.md (project directory)
• $HOME/.libukai-skills/obsidian-to-x/EXTEND.md (user home)

EXTEND.md Supports: Default Chrome profile

Notes

• First run: manual login required (session persists)
• All scripts fill content into the browser and keep it open for manual review
• Browser remains open until user manually closes it (except when using --submit flag)
• Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, Windows