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x-kindle

Send X/Twitter posts to Kindle for distraction-free reading

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X to Kindle

Convert X/Twitter posts into Kindle-readable documents via email.

Requirements

  • Gmail account with App Password (or other SMTP setup)
  • Kindle email address (found in Amazon account settings)

Workflow

When user shares an X link:

  1. Extract content via fxtwitter API:

    https://api.fxtwitter.com/status/<tweet_id>
    

    Extract from URL: twitter.com/*/status/<id> or x.com/*/status/<id>

  2. Format as HTML email:

    <html>
    <body>
      <h1>@{author_handle}</h1>
      <p>{tweet_text}</p>
      <p><em>{timestamp}</em></p>
      <p><a href="{original_url}">View on X</a></p>
    </body>
    </html>
    
  3. Send via SMTP to user's Kindle address with subject line as tweet preview.

Configuration

Store in TOOLS.md:

## Kindle
- Address: [email protected]

## Email (Gmail SMTP)
- From: [email protected]
- App Password: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
- Host: smtp.gmail.com
- Port: 587

Example

User sends: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1234567890

  1. Fetch https://api.fxtwitter.com/status/1234567890
  2. Extract author, text, timestamp
  3. Send HTML email to Kindle address
  4. Confirm: "Sent to Kindle ๐Ÿ“š"