Part of social media monitoring
Twitter Alerts for Keywords
Twitter alerts for keywords, run on demand: X posts about your brand, competitors or buyers.
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Run it from SpringBrand or the assistant you already use
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
WorkBuddy
Hermes
OpenClaw
Windsurf
Twitter monitoring for founders, growth leads and agencies
1. Describe the job in a sentence
2. The agent picks the tools
Used for this job
Same request works from Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or WorkBuddy over MCP.
What comes back
Brand mentions
- Matching posts with author, date, likes, replies and views
- Which posts ask a question or report a problem
- A short summary of what people are saying
X's notification bell vs a keyword search
The bell on a profile only tells you when that account posts. To get Twitter alerts for keywords that anyone else mentions, you have to search.
Without SpringBrand
With SpringBrand
- Without SpringBrand:
The bell only alerts you when an account you picked posts
With SpringBrand:A keyword search finds posts from anyone who mentions your brand, product or the problem you solve
- Without SpringBrand:
A broad keyword returns bots and unrelated chatter: in our test, about 3 of 24 latest posts were on topic
With SpringBrand:Exact phrases joined with OR return the posts you meant, and the agent drops the rest
- Without SpringBrand:
Older RSS and API-based setups stopped working as X changed access
With SpringBrand:SpringBrand runs the X search for you; you don't need your own X API key
- Without SpringBrand:
Another monthly monitoring subscription you open once a week
With SpringBrand:Run the search when you need it; each search spends credits from one balance
- Without SpringBrand:
Copying tweets into a doc by hand
With SpringBrand:Matching posts come back as a table with author, date and engagement, ready to export
A Twitter tracker that runs where you already work
Search X by keyword
X Post Search takes your keyword query, Top or Latest results, and pages through more when you ask. Each post comes back with author, date, likes, replies and views. Reddit, Google and other sources are connected to the same balance.
Run it from SpringBrand or your coding assistant
Ask in SpringBrand, or connect over MCP and run the same search from Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, WorkBuddy or ChatGPT Desktop.
Describe what you want to hear about
Say it in a sentence: the Twitter alerts for keywords you want, such as your brand, a competitor or a phrase buyers use. The agent turns it into an X search query and shows you the query it ran.
Brand mentions
Find posts on X from the last 7 days that mention "Acme CRM" or acme.com.
Competitor mentions
Search X for posts comparing Notion and Coda and summarise the complaints.
Buyer questions
Find recent tweets asking for an SEO agency recommendation.
Read the posts, not just the count
The agent reads what came back, leaves out posts that only share a word with your query, and tells you which ones ask a question or describe a problem.
competitor.com/pricing
- H1Plans for every team
- H2What’s included
- H2Frequently asked questions
Every post links back to X
Each result keeps its link, author and timestamp, so you can open the original before you reply or quote it.
Export, then run it again when you need an update
Results come back as a table or summary you can export or paste where your team works. Keep your Twitter alerts for keywords as a saved query and run it again whenever you want the latest posts.
Agent
Researches and drafts
You
Review and edit
Your tools
CRM, CMS or ad platform
Monthly credits, pay per search
New accounts get 100 credits a month with no card. Each search spends credits from one balance, and purchased top-ups never expire.
Credits on signupOne balanceTop-ups never expirePay per runMonthly credits reset each cycle
How to set up Twitter alerts for keywords
Twitter alerts for keywords are saved X searches that you run again when you want an update. The work is in writing a query that returns the posts you care about and not the noise around them. Here is how to set one up in SpringBrand.
- 01
Write the query
Put exact phrases in quotes and join variants with OR, for example "acme crm" OR acme.com. Add -word to leave out a word that keeps pulling in the wrong posts, or from:handle to watch one account.
- 02
Ask the agent to run it
Ask for Top or Latest posts and how far back to look. The agent runs X Post Search, reads the results and leaves out posts that only match a word by accident.
- 03
Review, export and run it again
You get the matching posts with author, date and engagement, plus a short summary. Export the table or paste it into your team channel, and rerun the same Twitter alerts for keywords when you want the next batch.
Write a keyword query that finds the right tweets
The quality of Twitter alerts for keywords depends almost entirely on the query. We ran two searches on 2026-11-13 to show the difference.
- A broad query,
keyword alerts twitterwith Latest results, returned 24 posts. On a first read, only about 3 of them were about setting up keyword alerts on X; the rest were trading alerts and unrelated posts. - Exact phrases joined with OR,
"monitor twitter for keywords" OR "twitter keyword alerts" OR "keyword alerts on x"with Top results, returned 9 posts that were on topic, including a user asking: "How to set twitter keyword alerts for “substation”".
Each search used 1 credit in that test. A few rules that make results cleaner:
- Quote multi-word names, so
"acme crm"does not match every post with "acme" or "crm". - List your brand name, product names and domain with OR, because people often mention a product without tagging its account.
- Add
-wordfor a word that keeps bringing in the wrong posts. - Ask the agent to read the results and keep only posts that ask a question or describe a problem, when you are looking for buyers rather than mentions.
Monitor a Twitter account for one keyword
For Twitter alerts for keywords from one account, without following its whole feed, combine X's from: operator with your keyword, for example from:vercel "edge config". Run it when you want an update and you get only that account's posts about that topic.
How fast does each Twitter monitoring tool reach you?
Dedicated Twitter monitoring tools run Twitter alerts for keywords around the clock and push results to email, Slack or Telegram for a monthly fee. SpringBrand runs the same kind of X search when you ask, from its workspace or your AI assistant, and charges per search. The table shows what each vendor's own page says.
| Tool | How results reach you | Delay (vendor's claim) | Trial or starter option | Paid from | Works in Claude Code or Cursor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpringBrand | In your SpringBrand session or AI assistant, ready to export | On demand, when you run the search | 100 credits a month, no card | Plus: $29/mo for 3,000 credits | Yes, over MCP |
| Syften | Slack, email, Zapier, API, webhooks, Teams | No more than 15 minutes | 14-day trial, no card | Standard $49.95/mo plus $40/mo X monitoring add-on | Not stated on the page |
| Fedica | Email brief | Hourly to daily | Unlimited keyword monitoring only on paid plans | Included in Research plans and above; price not on the page | Not stated on the page |
| follow.it | Email, Telegram, RSS, push, Chrome extension | Every minute to weekly | Not stated clearly | Not stated on the page | Not stated on the page |
| Devi AI | Email, Telegram | Not stated on the page | Not stated on the page | $49/mo plus $9/mo per platform | Not stated on the page |
Checked 2026-11-13 from each vendor's own page; delays are the vendors' own claims. Written by SpringBrand, which is one of the tools listed.
Do I need an X login, and will it post for me?
- SearchRead pagesDraftPost or send
Research, not actions
The agent searches and reads public posts. It doesn't post, reply, like or follow on your behalf.
- Password
No X login needed
Searches run through SpringBrand's connected X data source. You never share your X password or API key.
- sourcesourcesource
Sources on every result
Every post keeps its link, author and timestamp, so you can check it before you act on it.
Credit balance
MonthlyTop-ups never expireCredits you can see
Each search spends credits from one balance. Purchased top-ups never expire; monthly credits reset each billing cycle.
Questions about keyword alerts on X
Does X (Twitter) have built-in keyword alerts?
Not for keywords. The notification bell on a profile tells you when that account posts; it doesn't tell you when other people mention your brand or a topic you follow. For Twitter alerts for keywords you need a keyword search, run by hand in X search or by a tool. X's notification bell only covers accounts you choose.
How do I set up Twitter alerts for keywords?
Write a query with exact phrases in quotes and variants joined by OR, then run it as an X search. In SpringBrand you describe what you want to hear about, the agent runs X Post Search and returns the matching posts. Keep the query and run your Twitter alerts for keywords again whenever you want the latest posts.
How do I get notified when one specific account tweets a keyword?
Combine X's from: operator with the keyword, for example from:vercel "edge config". The search then returns only that account's posts that mention the keyword, so you don't have to follow its whole feed.
Can I get Twitter keyword alerts in Slack or Discord?
This page covers on-demand searches: the matching posts come back as a table and summary in your SpringBrand session or AI assistant, and you export or paste them into Slack or Discord. If you need Twitter alerts for keywords pushed into a channel within minutes, a dedicated monitoring tool is the better fit. SpringBrand runs the X keyword search for you, from its own workspace or from Claude Code and Cursor, and returns the matching posts with author, date and engagement whenever you ask.
How do I monitor brand mentions on X when I'm not tagged?
Search for the words people actually type, not just your @handle: your brand name in quotes, product names and your domain, joined with OR. Many posts mention a product without tagging its account, and a handle-only search misses them.
Can I try Twitter keyword alert tools before paying?
SpringBrand gives new accounts 100 credits a month with no card, enough to test Twitter alerts for keywords: in our test on 2026-11-13, one X search used 1 credit. Most dedicated monitoring tools offer a trial and then a monthly plan.
Why did my Twitter keyword alerts stop working?
Many older setups relied on X's search RSS feed or on its API through tools like IFTTT or Make. As X changed API access, users reported those routes breaking. A tool that runs the X search for you, without your own API key, avoids that setup.
How do I set up keyword alerts on Reddit?
The same approach works: write the query, run the search, review the posts. In SpringBrand you can ask for X and Reddit in the same request. For Reddit-specific options, see the Reddit MCP servers page.
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Run your first X keyword search
New accounts get 100 credits a month, so your first Twitter alerts for keywords cost nothing to try.