x-to-kindle

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: user@kindle.com

## Email (Gmail SMTP)
- From: your@gmail.com
- 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 ?"