Private release
Download the universal tarball from GitHub Releases.
tar -xzf bird-macos-universal-v*.tar.gz
install -m 755 bird ~/.local/bin/birdFast X CLI. Cookie auth. Zero fuss.
bird.fast
Tweet, reply, read threads, search, mentions — powered by X/Twitter GraphQL and your existing browser session.
tar -xzf bird-macos-universal-v*.tar.gz
install -m 755 bird ~/.local/bin/bird
bird whoami
bird tweet "hi from bird.fast"Install
Verify
Confirm the installed binary and authenticated account.
bird --version
bird whoamiBuild from source
Requires Node 24, pnpm, and Bun.
pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
pnpm run buildCommands
Everything you need for a fast “read → reply → move on” loop.
bird tweet "ship it"How it works
01
Use your existing session
Cookie auth. No password prompt. Reads from Safari/Chrome/Firefox (configurable).
02
GraphQL first
Talks to X’s internal endpoints. Query IDs rotate — bird auto-refreshes and caches them.
03
Fast, scriptable output
Human output by default. Flip to --json or --plain when you need stability.