X to Markdown

Converts X content to markdown:

Tweets/threads → Markdown with YAML front matter
X Articles → Full content extraction

Script Directory

Scripts located in scripts/ subdirectory.

Path Resolution:

{baseDir} = this SKILL.md's directory
Script path = {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts
Resolve ${BUN_X} runtime: if bun installed → bun; if npx available → npx -y bun; else suggest installing bun

Consent Requirement

Before any conversion, check and obtain consent.

Consent Flow

Step 1: Check consent file

# macOS
cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/baoyu-skills/x-to-markdown/consent.json

# Linux
cat ~/.local/share/baoyu-skills/x-to-markdown/consent.json

Step 2: If accepted: true and disclaimerVersion: "1.0" → print warning and proceed:

Warning: Using reverse-engineered X API. Accepted on: <acceptedAt>

Step 3: If missing or version mismatch → display disclaimer:

DISCLAIMER

This tool uses a reverse-engineered X API, NOT official.

Risks:
- May break if X changes API
- No guarantees or support
- Possible account restrictions
- Use at your own risk

Accept terms and continue?

Use AskUserQuestion with options: "Yes, I accept" | "No, I decline"

Step 4: On accept → create consent file:

{
  "version": 1,
  "accepted": true,
  "acceptedAt": "<ISO timestamp>",
  "disclaimerVersion": "1.0"
}

Step 5: On decline → output "User declined. Exiting." and stop.

Preferences (EXTEND.md)

Check EXTEND.md existence (priority order):

# macOS, Linux, WSL, Git Bash
test -f .baoyu-skills/baoyu-danger-x-to-markdown/EXTEND.md && echo "project"
test -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/baoyu-skills/baoyu-danger-x-to-markdown/EXTEND.md" && echo "xdg"
test -f "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-danger-x-to-markdown/EXTEND.md" && echo "user"

# PowerShell (Windows)
if (Test-Path .baoyu-skills/baoyu-danger-x-to-markdown/EXTEND.md) { "project" }
$xdg = if ($env:XDG_CONFIG_HOME) { $env:XDG_CONFIG_HOME } else { "$HOME/.config" }
if (Test-Path "$xdg/baoyu-skills/baoyu-danger-x-to-markdown/EXTEND.md") { "xdg" }
if (Test-Path "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-danger-x-to-markdown/EXTEND.md") { "user" }

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┐ │ Path │ Location │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ .baoyu-skills/baoyu-danger-x-to-markdown/EXTEND.md │ Project directory │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ $HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-danger-x-to-markdown/EXTEND.md │ User home │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┘

┌───────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Result │ Action │ ├───────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Found │ Read, parse, apply settings │ ├───────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ Not found │ MUST run first-time setup (see below) — do NOT silently create defaults │ └───────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

EXTEND.md Supports: Download media by default | Default output directory

First-Time Setup (BLOCKING)

CRITICAL: When EXTEND.md is not found, you MUST use AskUserQuestion to ask the user for their preferences before creating EXTEND.md. NEVER create EXTEND.md with defaults without asking. This is a BLOCKING operation — do NOT proceed with any conversion until setup is complete.

Use AskUserQuestion with ALL questions in ONE call:

Question 1 — header: "Media", question: "How to handle images and videos in tweets?"

"Ask each time (Recommended)" — After saving markdown, ask whether to download media
"Always download" — Always download media to local imgs/ and videos/ directories
"Never download" — Keep original remote URLs in markdown

Question 2 — header: "Output", question: "Default output directory?"

"x-to-markdown (Recommended)" — Save to ./x-to-markdown/{username}/{tweet-id}.md
(User may choose "Other" to type a custom path)

Question 3 — header: "Save", question: "Where to save preferences?"

"User (Recommended)" — ~/.baoyu-skills/ (all projects)
"Project" — .baoyu-skills/ (this project only)

After user answers, create EXTEND.md at the chosen location, confirm "Preferences saved to [path]", then continue.

Full reference: references/config/first-time-setup.md

Supported Keys

Key	Default	Values	Description
`download_media`	`ask`	`ask` / `1` / `0`	`ask` = prompt each time, `1` = always download, `0` = never
`default_output_dir`	empty	path or empty	Default output directory (empty = `./x-to-markdown/`)

Value priority:

CLI arguments (--download-media, -o)
EXTEND.md
Skill defaults

Usage

${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url>
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> -o output.md
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --download-media
${BUN_X} {baseDir}/scripts/main.ts <url> --json

Options

Option	Description
`<url>`	Tweet or article URL
`-o <path>`	Output path
`--json`	JSON output
`--download-media`	Download image/video assets to local `imgs/` and `videos/`, and rewrite markdown links to local relative paths
`--login`	Refresh cookies only

Supported URLs

https://x.com/<user>/status/<id>
https://twitter.com/<user>/status/<id>
https://x.com/i/article/<id>

Output

---
url: "https://x.com/user/status/123"
author: "Name (@user)"
tweetCount: 3
coverImage: "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/example.jpg"
---

Content...

File structure: x-to-markdown/{username}/{tweet-id}/{content-slug}.md

When --download-media is enabled:

Images are saved to imgs/ next to the markdown file
Videos are saved to videos/ next to the markdown file
Markdown media links are rewritten to local relative paths

Media Download Workflow

Based on download_media setting in EXTEND.md:

Setting	Behavior
`1` (always)	Run script with `--download-media` flag
`0` (never)	Run script without `--download-media` flag
`ask` (default)	Follow the ask-each-time flow below

Ask-Each-Time Flow

Run script without --download-media → markdown saved
Check saved markdown for remote media URLs (https:// in image/video links)
If no remote media found → done, no prompt needed
If remote media found → use AskUserQuestion:
- header: "Media", question: "Download N images/videos to local files?"
- "Yes" — Download to local directories
- "No" — Keep remote URLs
If user confirms → run script again with --download-media (overwrites markdown with localized links)

Authentication

Environment variables (preferred): X_AUTH_TOKEN, X_CT0
Chrome login (fallback): Auto-opens Chrome, caches cookies locally

Extension Support

Custom configurations via EXTEND.md. See Preferences section for paths and supported options.