Skip to main content

Write X replies

Three jobs for the X reply writer, each with the call that does it

x-reply-v1 writes a reply from the thread you are answering, your goal and your facts. The thread is someone else's text, so the read returns it marked _untrusted. See X writers.

Answer a question in a thread​

curl -s https://app.makesmores.com/api/v1/drafts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMORE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @- <<JSON
{
  "platform": "x",
  "type": "reply",
  "idempotency_key": "reply-$(date +%s)",
  "thread": [
    { "from": "Original post", "body": "Anyone found a good way to see which subreddits talk about their product?" }
  ],
  "goal": "Answer helpfully and mention that mention trackers can do this",
  "facts": [
    "A mention tracker counts a term in one subreddit across its full history",
    "Reports show the share of active people who used the term each month"
  ]
}
JSON

Reply to a fresh post that is taking off​

X signals finds fresh posts worth a reply. Take the first one's text into the thread.

POST=$(curl -s https://app.makesmores.com/api/v1/mcp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMORE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": {"name": "smore_find_x_posts", "arguments": {"limit": 1}}}' \
  | sed -n -e 's/^data: //' -e '/^{/p' \
  | jq -r '(.result.structuredContent.posts[0].text_untrusted // "What tools do you use to find customers?")
      | gsub("https?://\\S+"; "") | gsub("[\\[\\]<>]"; "") | .[0:1000]')
jq -n --arg body "$POST" --arg key "fresh-$(date +%s)" \
  --arg fact "Mention trackers count a term in a subreddit across its full history" '{
  platform: "x", type: "reply", idempotency_key: $key,
  thread: [{from: "Original post", body: $body}],
  goal: "Add one useful point to the conversation",
  facts: [$fact]
}' | curl -s https://app.makesmores.com/api/v1/drafts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMORE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @-

The jq step drops links and brackets and keeps the first 1,000 characters, since no thread message may hold a link or a [slot]. Replace the fact with your own. The writer states only what your facts hold.

Follow up in your own thread​

Put your earlier post and the replies in thread, oldest first, and ask for a follow-up that answers the most common question.

curl -s https://app.makesmores.com/api/v1/drafts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SMORE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @- <<JSON
{
  "platform": "x",
  "type": "reply",
  "idempotency_key": "follow-up-$(date +%s)",
  "thread": [
    { "from": "You", "body": "Our public API is open today. One key for every product." },
    { "from": "Reply", "body": "Is there a free tier?" }
  ],
  "goal": "Answer the free tier question",
  "facts": ["Personal workspaces get free credits every month", "Team workspaces buy credits in packs"]
}
JSON