get_user_by_screen_name
How to use it
get_user_by_screen_name is exposed by the X Twitter MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_user_by_screen_name tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install X Twitter MCP Server
$
npx -y @smithery/cli install @rafaljanicki/x-twitter-mcp-server --client claudeOther tools in X Twitter MCP Server (23)
bookmark_tweet
create_poll_tweet
delete_all_bookmarks
delete_bookmark
delete_tweet
favorite_tweet
get_bookmarks
get_highlights_tweets
get_latest_timeline
get_timeline
get_trends
get_tweet_details
get_user_by_id
get_user_followers
get_user_followers_you_know
get_user_following
get_user_mentions
get_user_profile
get_user_subscriptions
post_tweet
search_twitter
unfavorite_tweet
vote_on_poll