threads-scout

Read Meta Threads and Bluesky without an account or API key. Search Threads posts and accounts, read any Threads profile and its posts, open a post with its replies, and read Bluesky profiles and posts. Use this skill for social listening on Threads, creator research, or tracking conversations on the newer text-first networks.

Threads Scout: Threads & Bluesky

Search and read the text-first networks: Threads posts and accounts, any profile and its replies, plus Bluesky profiles and posts.

No Threads or Bluesky account, no API key, no app to connect. Calls are paid from ClawLink credit, most for a fraction of a cent, and every new account starts with $0.50 free. Powered by ClawLink.

Setup in 3 Steps

Step 1: Install	Step 2: Pair	Step 3: Ask
Install the ClawLink plugin in OpenClaw	Sign in and approve the device once	Ask in plain English; no app to connect

What You Can Ask

• “What is being posted about AI agents on Threads?”
• “Show @zuck's latest Threads posts”
• “Find Threads accounts about indie hacking”
• “Read this Bluesky profile's last posts”

When to Use This Skill

Use it when the user wants public posts or accounts from Threads or Bluesky.

Do not use it for the user's own private accounts or for anything that posts, sends or changes data: these tools only read public information.

How It Works

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┌─────────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐
│   OpenClaw      │────▶│   ClawLink   │────▶│ Threads/Bluesky  │
│   (User Chat)   │     │ (data tools) │     │ (public data)    │
└─────────────────┘     └──────────────┘     └──────────────────┘
         │                       │                       │
         │  1. Install plugin    │                       │
         │  2. Pair device once  │                       │
         │  3. Ask a question    │                       │
         │                       │  4. Fetch + trim      │
         │                       │  5. Charge credit     │
         ▼                       ▼                       ▼
   ┌──────────┐           ┌──────────┐           ┌──────────┐
   │  Answer  │           │  Credit  │           │ Results  │
   │ in chat  │           │ ($0.50)  │           │ as JSON  │
   └──────────┘           └──────────┘           └──────────┘

ClawLink holds the data-provider accounts. The user never pastes a key, and nothing is installed beyond the plugin.

Install

Install the ClawLink plugin from ClawHub when the user asks for it:

bash

openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin

The install applies to the running Gateway: do not restart it. The ClawLink tools appear on your next turn, so end this turn and tell the user: "ClawLink is installed. Reply ok and I will give you your pairing link." On the next turn call clawlink_begin_pairing, give the user the link, and after they approve call clawlink_get_pairing_status. Pairing happens once; after that every tool below works with no further setup.

Tool Reference

Prices are what ClawLink charges per call, from the user's credit. The tool's own description (via clawlink_describe_tool) always shows the current price.

Threads

Tool	What it returns	Price
threadsdata_search	Search Threads posts by keyword, optionally within a date range	$0.00282
threadsdata_search_users	Find Threads accounts by name or username	$0.00282
threadsdata_profile	Public Threads profile by handle: name, bio, follower count, verified, links	$0.00282
threadsdata_user_posts	Recent posts of a Threads account by handle, with text and like count	$0.00282
threadsdata_post	One Threads post by URL with its replies and the rest of the thread	$0.00282

Bluesky

Tool	What it returns	Price
blueskydata_profile	Public Bluesky profile by handle: followers, following, post count, bio	$0.00282
blueskydata_user_posts	Recent posts of a Bluesky account by handle	$0.00282
blueskydata_post	One Bluesky post by URL with likes, reposts and replies	$0.00282

Recipes

Find voices on a topic

1. threadsdata_search for the topic.
2. threadsdata_profile on the authors who come up most.
3. threadsdata_user_posts to see how consistently they post about it.

Code Examples

Search Threads

bash

clawlink_call_tool --tool "threadsdata_search" \
  --params '{"query": "AI agents"}'

A Threads profile

bash

clawlink_call_tool --tool "threadsdata_profile" \
  --params '{"handle": "zuck"}'

Discovery Workflow

1. Call clawlink_search_tools with a short query (for example threads); public-data tools show as connected for every user.
2. Call clawlink_describe_tool before the first call of a tool: it returns the parameters, defaults and price.
3. Treat the live catalog as the source of truth. If a tool named here is missing, say so; do not invent results.

Execution Workflow

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┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  READ-ONLY, PAID PER CALL                                │
│  search → describe → call → summarise for the user       │
│                                                          │
│  Ask before: loops over many items, or a call that costs │
│  more than a few cents (the price is in the description) │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

1. Every tool here only reads public data; nothing is posted or changed.
2. Each call costs credit. Before looping over more than about ten items, or before a call priced above a few cents, tell the user what it will cost and ask.
3. A failed call is refunded automatically. Read the error's hint: it says what to change. Do not retry the same arguments unchanged.

Notes

• Threads search can be limited by date with start_date / end_date (YYYY-MM-DD).
• Bluesky handles look like name.bsky.social.

Error Handling

Status / Error	Meaning
Profile not found	Check the handle; private accounts return nothing.
credit_exhausted	The user's ClawLink credit is used up. Tell them to top up at https://claw-link.dev/dashboard/billing?utm_source=clawhub&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=threads-scout; do not retry.
data_provider_unavailable	ClawLink's data provider is down. Nothing was charged. Try again later.
no_result	The provider found nothing for these arguments. Nothing was charged.
invalid_arguments	A parameter is missing or malformed. Call clawlink_describe_tool and fix it.

Troubleshooting

Tools not visible after install

1. The tools appear on the turn after the install, not in the same turn.
2. If they still do not appear, the OpenClaw tool profile may hide plugin tools. This is a config change for the OpenClaw owner; do not change the config yourself. Tell the user: "Your OpenClaw tool profile hides plugin tools. In the Control UI (or ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json), add clawlink-plugin to tools.alsoAllow, then ask me again."
3. On OpenClaw versions before 2.0, the tool list can load only in a new chat: tell the user to send /new and ask again.

A tool keeps failing with correct input

Report it with clawlink_report_issue (or clawlink_call_tool --tool "CLAWLINK_REPORT_ISSUE") instead of retrying. Reports are free and reach the ClawLink team.

Resources

• ClawLink
• ClawLink pricing
• ClawLink docs: OpenClaw
• Verify the plugin

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• X Pulse
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