Tools for the daily X flow¶
Which step of the day each tool is for: a-day-on-x.md.
Rule for every tool: it may help you write, schedule, record and measure. It may not reply, like, follow or DM for you, or script the X website (X automation rules). Check each tool's current X support and price yourself; they change.
Built into X¶
| Tool | Use it for | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| X composer (web) | Write, schedule your own posts, polls | All |
| X analytics | Impressions, profile visits, link clicks per post | Check your account |
| Edit post | Fix typos within 1 hour | Basic and up |
| Long posts | Saturday how-tos | Basic and up |
| Media Studio (studio.x.com) | Keep demo clips to reuse | Premium and up |
| X Pro | Several live columns (targets list, mentions, search) for the reply session | Premium+ |
| Lists (free) | A private list of reply targets; open it each morning | All |
Source for tiers: About X Premium.
Outside tools (free or common)¶
| Need | Options | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Write with an agent | Claude Code / Codex + /social-x from ../skills/, sergebulaev/x-skills |
Keep the approve-before-post step |
| Schedule (if not using X's own) | Tools that post via the official X API, e.g. Buffer, Typefully | Scheduling your own original posts is allowed; skip "auto-engage" features |
| Reply-target list | X Lists (private), X Pro columns (Premium+) | Open it at 08:05 and 17:35 |
| Niche groups | X Communities | Read the rules before posting |
| Demo captions / trims | iMovie, CapCut, Descript | 10–30 s, captions burned in |
| Screen recording (Mac) | ⇧⌘5 screenshot toolbar, QuickTime | 10–30 s, captions on |
| Screen recording (iPhone / Android) | Built-in screen recorder | Crop status bar personal info |
| UTM links | Google Campaign URL Builder | Or follow the pattern in resources/README.md |
| App Store install source | App Store Connect campaign links (pt, ct) |
See which posts drive installs |
| Analytics | GA4, Plausible, or your store's dashboard | Filter utm_source=x |
| Ranker updates | Watch xai-org/x-algorithm releases | Monthly check |
Tools the maintainer builds¶
Disclosure: these are made by the maintainer of this repo. Free ones are free; paid ones say so.
| Tool | Use in this flow | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Promo Desk | Mac app that reads your repo's launch posts as a checklist by date; an X tab (Today / Week / Replies / copy buttons) is planned | In development, $9.99 once |
| Markdown Everywhere | Open this x-marketing/ folder (and your post files) as a table to read and copy |
Free, Mac & Windows |
| TapRec | Record Android app demos for Monday posts, trim and caption them | Free, Android |
| Reel Desk | Script → hook → post for short videos you can reuse on X | In development |