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 ## Prerequisites
 
 - **[Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code)** - Anthropic's CLI for Claude
-- **[bird CLI](https://github.com/ryo-ma/bird)** - Twitter/X API client (must be authenticated)
+- **[bird CLI](https://github.com/steipete/bird)** - Twitter/X API client (`npm install -g @steipete/bird`)
 - **Exa MCP Server** *(optional)* - Only needed for `--depth deep` web research mode
 
 ## Installation
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 ### Required
 
-- **[bird CLI](https://github.com/ryo-ma/bird)** - Command-line tool for Twitter/X API access
+- **[bird CLI](https://github.com/steipete/bird)** - Command-line tool for Twitter/X API access
+  - Install: `npm install -g @steipete/bird`
+  - Uses cookie authentication from your browser (Safari/Chrome/Firefox)
   - Used to fetch bookmarks, read tweets, and look up author profiles
-  - Must be authenticated before first use (`bird auth`)
 
 ### Optional