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name: x-read-browser
description: Use when reading X/Twitter and the official xurl API cannot read. Fall back to an explicitly granted X tab.
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# X browser reading

Prefer the bounded `xurl` tool for X API reads when configured. Start with `whoami`, then use `read`, `user`, `search`, `timeline`, or `mentions` as needed.

If X returns `CreditsDepleted` or the account tier has no read access:

1. On macOS or Linux, ask the user to open the target public X page in a Sidecar-supported Chrome, Brave, Chromium, or Edge profile.
2. Have them grant the exact tab and origin through Oracle Sidecar.
3. Read the bounded tab digest and clearly label it as rendered-page context.
4. Re-grant after any origin change.

The Sidecar path is read-only tab context. It does not expose cookies and cannot like, repost, follow, message, or submit. X writes use `xurl`, require `ORACLE_XURL_ALLOW_WRITE=true`, and still require confirmation of the exact target and wording.