Edison Autopilot Post X

AI-powered auto-tweeting system. Generates and posts 5 tweets per day to X using GPT-5.1, with Telegram notifications and built-in safeguards.

Built entirely through vibe coding with Claude Code — zero lines of code written by hand.

What It Does

• Generates 5 tweets/day using GPT-5.1, matching your persona and voice
• Posts automatically to X at scheduled times via cron
• Sends Telegram notifications for every posted tweet
• Checks last 10 tweets to avoid repetition
• 3-layer character limit protection (target 220 → retry at 280 → hard reject)
• Configurable banned phrases list to kill GPT filler
• Explicit rules to prevent AI from fabricating data/statistics
• Style variety — mixes formats (hot takes, questions, one-liners, stories)

Setup

1. Install dependencies

pip install tweepy requests

2. Set environment variables

export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."
export X_CONSUMER_KEY="..."
export X_CONSUMER_SECRET="..."
export X_ACCESS_TOKEN="..."
export X_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET="..."

# Optional: Telegram notifications
export TWEET_BOT_TOKEN="..."
export TWEET_BOT_CHAT_ID="..."

3. Customize your persona

Edit auto_tweet.py — update the PERSONA, TOPICS, and BANNED_PHRASES sections to match your voice, topics, and style.

4. Run

python auto_tweet.py --dry-run   # preview without posting
python auto_tweet.py              # post for real

5. Schedule with cron (5x daily)

crontab -e
# Add: 0 8,11,14,17,21 * * * cd /path/to/repo && python auto_tweet.py

API Keys Required

Service	Cost	Where
X API (Basic)	$25/month	developer.x.com
OpenAI API	~$0.50/day	platform.openai.com
Telegram Bot	Free	@BotFather on Telegram

Prompt Engineering Tips

1. Study real people — encode tweet styles you admire into the persona
2. Ban the filler — maintain a growing list of GPT's favorite empty phrases
3. Never let AI make up numbers — explicit "NEVER FABRICATE DATA" rule
4. Force variety — require different formats, tones, and structures
5. Shorter is better — target 140-220 chars, not 280