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X guide: say plainly when no tool covers an ask, like followers - #782

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Summary

Fixes #2 from the Grok Bot thread: asked about followers, Grok Bot fell back to the browser and asked the user to sign in. No X tool we surface reads followers or following, and the skill didn't say what to do when there's no tool for an ask.

Changes

  • Reading X: when no X tool covers an ask (like followers or following), say plainly that X tools can't do that yet and offer the closest tool (profile public_metrics counts). Never fall back to the browser, scrape x.com, or ask to sign in, and don't call it a connection or scopes problem.
  • Frontmatter: one line with the same rule, since the description is what triggers the skill.
  • Version 2.10.1 with a changelog entry.

Test plan

  • With X connected, ask "who follows @Someone" and confirm it says this isn't available, offers follower counts, and doesn't open the browser or ask to sign in

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Low Risk
Documentation and skill text only; no runtime, auth, or API behavior changes.

Overview
X plugin 2.10.1 tightens agent behavior when a user asks for something the surfaced X MCP tools cannot do (e.g. listing a user's followers or following).

The X MCP guide skill now states in frontmatter and under Reading X that agents must say plainly the capability isn't available yet, suggest the nearest alternative (such as profile public_metrics follower/following counts), and must not open the browser, scrape x.com, prompt sign-in, or blame connection/scopes. CHANGELOG and plugin.json version are bumped to document the release.

This is guidance-only; no API or connector code changes.

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vaulpannx and others added 3 commits October 22, 2026 14:49
Built-in public reads have no followers tool, so Grok Bot fell back to the browser and asked the user to sign in.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Grok Bot fell back to the browser and asked the user to sign in when asked about followers, which no X tool reads.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
@vaulpannx vaulpannx changed the title X guide: route followers and following to the X connection X guide: say plainly when no tool covers an ask, like followers Oct 22, 2026
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