The browser automation isn't finding the tweets. Let me try a different approach - use twikit on the Maya VM to list recent tweets and get their IDs, then delete them programmatically.

Actually, let me just try to delete the adidas socks tweet that I know I just posted (with the broken emojis), and then repost both correctly using the Maya VM twikit approach with proper emoji handling.

Let me try a different approach — use twikit directly on the Maya VM to list and delete:

ssh maya@maya "python3 -c '
import json
from twikit import Client

client = Client(language=\"en-US\")
with open(\"/home/maya/workspace/x_cookies.json\") as f:
    cookies = json.load(f)
client.set_cookies(cookies)

# Get user and tweets
user = client.user_by_screen_name(\"GottaHaveCoups\")
tweets = client.get_user_tweets(user.id, \"Tweets\", 10)

print(\"Recent tweets:\")
for t in tweets:
    text_preview = t.text[:60].replace(\"\\n\", \" \")
    print(f\"{t.id} | {text_preview}...\")
'" 2>&1


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 11, in <module>
    user = client.user_by_screen_name("GottaHaveCoups")
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'Client' object has no attribute 'user_by_screen_name'. Did you mean: 'get_user_by_screen_name'?

Command exited with code 1


exec

ssh maya@maya "python3 -c '
import json
from twikit import Client

client = Client(language=\"en-US\")
with open(\"/home/maya/workspace/x_cookies.json\") as f:
    cookies = json.load(f)
client.set_cookies(cookies)

# Get user and tweets
user = client.get_user_by_screen_name(\"GottaHaveCoups\")
tweets = client.get_user_tweets(user.id, \"Tweets\", 10)

print(\"Recent tweets:\")
for t in tweets:
    text_preview = t.text[:60].replace(\"\\n\", \" \")
    print(f\"{t.id} | {text_preview}...\")
'" 2>&1


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 12, in <module>
    tweets = client.get_user_tweets(user.id, "Tweets", 10)
                                    ^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'coroutine' object has no attribute 'id'
<sys>:0: RuntimeWarning: coroutine 'Client.get_user_by_screen_name' was never awaited

Command exited with code 1


The twikit library uses async. Let me write a proper script instead.

write

import asyncio
import json
from twikit import Client

async def main():
    client = Client(language='en-US')
    with open('/home/maya/workspace/x_cookies.json') as f:
        cookies = json.load(f)
    client.set_cookies(cookies)

    # Get user and tweets
    user = await client.get_user_by_screen_name('GottaHaveCoups')
    tweets = await client.get_user_tweets(user.id, 'Tweets', 10)

    print("Recent tweets:")
    for t in tweets:
        text_preview = t.text[:60].replace('\n', ' ')
        print(f"{t.id} | {text_preview}...")

asyncio.run(main())

exec

scp /tmp/list_tweets.py maya@maya:/tmp/list_tweets.py && ssh maya@maya "python3 /tmp/list_tweets.py"


Successfully wrote 568 bytes to /tmp/list_tweets.py


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Recent tweets:
2021929119865565471 | �� 65% OFF adidas Men's Athletic Cushioned No Show Socks!  6...
2021894183087210983 | How cute is this?! �� Care Bears x Badtz-Maru Dressed As Gru...
2021886795755995365 | This 6" Winco Stainless Steel Strainer is down to just .24! ...
2021879042928988197 | Kitchen essential alert! �� Get this 6" Winco Stainless Stee...
2021863938422714582 | Hello Kitty fans! �� Grab this Silver Buffalo 40oz Stainless...
2021848864873967963 | Woodstock is ready for the holidays! �� Grab this 16" Franco...
2021841339076239532 | �� UNDER ! Amazon Grocery Diced Jalapeños just /bin/bash.72!...
2021833767891902826 | �� This Hello Kitty & Friends Halloween Countdown Calend...
2021819555127931284 | Hello Kitty & Friends Halloween Countdown Calendar! ��  ...
2021811195636859163 | Check out this beautiful Lenox Nutcracker Ballet Candy Dish!...
2021803651220541899 | Check out this 5-Piece Cleanan Flat & Angled Latex/Oil P...
2021796024591720621 | �� DEAL ALERT! Grab this 5-Piece Cleanan Paint Brush Set for...
2021773589913944229 | �� Tactix 22-Compartment Parts Organizer — just $6 + FREE sh...
2021758328917954635 | 🍳 Paris Hilton 4-Pc Breakfast Cookware Set — $13.44!  Griddl...
2021750808317210919 | 🎒 56% OFF STM Drifter Laptop Backpack!  Was $99.95 → NOW $44...
2021737404055294462 | 🔥 50% OFF Juicy Couture Rhinestone Wedge Pillow (24"x18") Ho...
2021735997189271995 | 🚰 CamelBak Crayola Kids Water Bottle — Just $11!  Spill-proo...
2021728085989560443 | 🪑 Ergonomic Criss Cross Office Chair — Just $39!  Sage green...
2021720486116290723 | 🚴 51% OFF — Cycling the Pacific Coast Guide  Canada to Mexic...
2021713016648348092 | ☕ 47% OFF — Crazy Cups Fall Coffee Pods!  50 Count Variety P...


Now I can see the recent tweets. The first one (2021929119865565471) is the adidas socks post with broken emojis (��). I can see several other bad tweets with broken formatting:

- 2021929119865565471: adidas socks with �� emojis (the one I just posted)
- 2021841339076239532: has `/bin/bash.72` in the text
- 2021886795755995365: has `.24` price (missing dollar sign)
- Multiple tweets with `&` instead of &
- Multiple tweets with �� instead of proper emojis

Let me delete the two most recent bad ones (adidas socks and the one with .24 price), then repost them correctly. Actually, looking at the screenshot from the user, the cat food one must be further down or was already deleted.

Let me delete the adidas socks tweet (2021929119865565471) first since that one has broken emojis and no image. Then I'll repost it correctly with proper emojis and image.

I can see the bad tweets. Let me delete the adidas one (broken emojis, no image) and the one with `.24` price:

write

import asyncio
import json
import sys
from twikit import Client

async def main():
    tweet_id = sys.argv[1]
    client = Client(language='en-US')
    with open('/home/maya/workspace/x_cookies.json') as f:
        cookies = json.load(f)
    client.set_cookies(cookies)

    # Delete tweet
    await client.delete_tweet(tweet_id)
    print(f"Deleted tweet {tweet_id}")

asyncio.run(main())


Successfully wrote 394 bytes to /tmp/delete_tweet.py


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.


Now let me delete the bad tweets - the adidas one with broken emojis (2021929119865565471) and the one with the broken .24 price (2021886795755995365).

exec

ssh maya@maya "python3 /tmp/delete_tweet.py 2021929119865565471"


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Deleted tweet 2021929119865565471


Good, deleted the adidas tweet with broken emojis. Now let me delete the tweet with the .24 price (2021886795755995365).

ssh maya@maya "python3 /tmp/delete_tweet.py 2021886795755995365"


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Deleted tweet 2021886795755995365


Good, deleted both bad tweets. Now I need to fix the emoji issue and repost the adidas socks tweet correctly with proper emojis and image.

The issue is that the 🔥 emoji is being mangled somewhere. Let me check if it's a shell escaping issue or a file encoding issue. I'll write the tweet text to a file using Python directly to ensure proper UTF-8 encoding.

Now let me repost the adidas socks tweet with **proper emojis** and **product image**. The issue was emoji encoding:

write

# Save tweet text with proper UTF-8 encoding
tweet_text = """🔥 65% OFF adidas Men's Athletic Cushioned No Show Socks!

6-Pack for just $9.17 (was $26+) — perfect for workouts or daily wear.

#adidas #socks #deals #fitness #amazondeals #savemoney #workoutgear #bargainhunter

gottahavecoups.com/deal/33796"""

with open('/tmp/tweet_33796.txt', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
    f.write(tweet_text)

print("Tweet saved to /tmp/tweet_33796.txt")
print(f"Length: {len(tweet_text)} chars")

exec

scp /tmp/save_tweet.py maya@maya:/tmp/save_tweet.py && ssh maya@maya "python3 /tmp/save_tweet.py"


Successfully wrote 485 bytes to /tmp/save_tweet.py


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Tweet saved to /tmp/tweet_33796.txt
Length: 243 chars


Good, now I need to copy the image to the Maya VM and post using the twikit script. Let me check what the x_twikit_post2.py script expects.


Now let me check the x_twikit_post2.py script to see how it handles images.

ssh maya@maya "cat /home/maya/workspace/scripts/x_twikit_post2.py"


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Post a deal to X using twikit. Uses cookies extracted from browser.
Usage: python3 x_twikit_post2.py <deal_id> --file /path/to/tweet.txt
"""
import sys, os, asyncio, json, urllib.request

COOKIES_FILE = "/home/maya/workspace/x_cookies.json"

def download_image(deal_id, dest):
    url = f"https://www.gottahavecoups.com/api/v1/share/image/{deal_id}"
    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"})
    with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp, open(dest, "wb") as f:
        f.write(resp.read())
    print(f"Image downloaded: {dest} ({os.path.getsize(dest)} bytes)")

async def post_deal(deal_id, tweet_text):
    from twikit import Client

    client = Client('en-US')

    # Load cookies from browser extraction
    if not os.path.exists(COOKIES_FILE):
        print("ERROR: No cookies file. Run extract_x_cookies.py first.")
        sys.exit(1)

    with open(COOKIES_FILE) as f:
        cookies = json.load(f)
    client.set_cookies(cookies)
    print("Cookies loaded")

    # Verify auth
    try:
        me = await client.user()
        print(f"Authenticated as: @{me.screen_name}")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Auth check failed: {e}")
        sys.exit(1)

    # Download deal image
    img_path = f"/home/maya/workspace/downloads/deal-{deal_id}.jpg"
    if not os.path.exists(img_path):
        download_image(deal_id, img_path)
    else:
        print(f"Using cached image: {img_path}")

    # Upload image
    print("Uploading image...")
    try:
        media_id = await client.upload_media(img_path)
        print(f"Image uploaded, media_id: {media_id}")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Media upload failed: {e}")
        print("Trying without image...")
        media_id = None

    # Post tweet
    print("Posting tweet...")
    if media_id:
        tweet = await client.create_tweet(
            text=tweet_text,
            media_ids=[media_id]
        )
    else:
        tweet = await client.create_tweet(text=tweet_text)

    print(f"SUCCESS! Tweet ID: {tweet.id}")
    print(f"URL: https://x.com/GottaHaveCoups/status/{tweet.id}")

    # Save updated cookies
    client.save_cookies(COOKIES_FILE)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
        print("Usage: python3 x_twikit_post2.py <deal_id> --file /path/to/tweet.txt")
        print("   or: python3 x_twikit_post2.py <deal_id> 'tweet text here'")
        sys.exit(1)

    deal_id = sys.argv[1]
    if sys.argv[2] == "--file":
        with open(sys.argv[3]) as f:
            tweet_text = f.read().strip()
    else:
        tweet_text = " ".join(sys.argv[2:])

    asyncio.run(post_deal(deal_id, tweet_text))


The script downloads the image itself from the API. I just need to run it with the deal_id and the tweet text file. Let me do that.

The script downloads the image itself. Let me post:

ssh maya@maya "python3 /home/maya/workspace/scripts/x_twikit_post2.py 33796 --file /tmp/tweet_33796.txt"


Warning: Permanently added 'maya' (ED25519) to the list of known hosts.
Cookies loaded
Authenticated as: @GottaHaveCoups
Image downloaded: /home/maya/workspace/downloads/deal-33796.jpg (37095 bytes)
Uploading image...
Image uploaded, media_id: 2021934851025186816
Posting tweet...
SUCCESS! Tweet ID: 2021934854414512529
URL: https://x.com/GottaHaveCoups/status/2021934854414512529


The tweet posted successfully with the image! Let me record it in the database and log it.

Posted successfully with image. Recording and verifying:

cd /home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing && python3 scripts/posted_db.py record 33796 x 2021934854414512529 https://x.com/GottaHaveCoups/status/2021934854414512529


RECORDED HASH:bd606dae56d7d774 DEAL:33796 PLATFORM:x


## 06:00 AM UTC — Deal Post (X + Pinterest)
- **Candidate Deal:** Hello Kitty® and Friends Halloween Countdown Calendar (ID: 33713) — $9.71
- **Status:** ❌ FAILED. Both X and Pinterest posts hung indefinitely during the image upload phase.
- **Troubleshooting:**
  - Cleared `SingletonLock` in the GHC profile.
  - Verified image exists and is a valid JPEG (102KB).
  - Attempted text-only post to X, which also hung.
  - Investigated running processes; several root-owned Playwright processes are present on the host.
- **Action Required:** The social-poster automation on the host (`fred`) appears to be hanging. May need a manual session refresh or a move to the Maya Agent VM for more reliable headed automation.
## 2026-02-12

- [x] Posted Hello Kitty Halloween Countdown Calendar (.71) to X.
- [!] Pinterest post failed (Timeout). Will retry next cycle or investigate session.
- Deal ID: 33713
### 2026-02-12
- Posted Deal 33739 (Amazon Grocery Diced Jalapeños - /bin/bash.72) to X.
- Pinterest post failed (Timeout uploading image). Will retry in next cycle or manually if urgent.
- Source: SlickDeals - Hot Deals
- [2026-02-12 07:30:01] Posted deal 33738 (Woodstock Plush) to X. Pinterest failed with timeout (likely UI change or selector issue).

## [08:35 UTC] Deal Post - X + Pinterest
- Posted deal 33743 (Silver Buffalo Hello Kitty Tumbler) to X.
- Pinterest post failed twice with timeout (locator('input[type="file"]')). Marked as error in DB.
- Deal ID: 33743
- Price: $12.22 (66% OFF)
## 2026-02-12 10:30:06 - Scheduled Deal Post
- **Deal:** 8" Care Bears Badtz-Maru Dressed As Grumpy Bear Plush Toy
- **Price:** .20
- **X:** Posted successfully (@GottaHaveCoups)
- **Pinterest:** FAILED (Timeout on file upload locator). Recorded as failed in DB to allow retry later if needed.
- **Image:** /tmp/deal_img.jpg
## 2026-02-12 — Deal Post Heartbeat

- Failed to post Green Toys Recycling Truck (1.96) to X and Pinterest due to locator timeouts.
- X Error: `[data-testid="tweetButton"]` intercepted/not clickable.
- Pinterest Error: `input[type="file"]` not found.
- Logged as FAILED in posted_db to prevent immediate retries with the same deal.


Now let me append the new activity to the memory log.

edit

## 2026-02-12 — Deal Post Heartbeat

- Failed to post Green Toys Recycling Truck (1.96) to X and Pinterest due to locator timeouts.
- X Error: `[data-testid="tweetButton"]` intercepted/not clickable.
- Pinterest Error: `input[type="file"]` not found.
- Logged as FAILED in posted_db to prevent immediate retries with the same deal.

## 12:49 PM UTC — Fixed Bad Tweets

**Issues identified:**
- adidas socks tweet (2021929119865565471) had broken emojis (�) and no product image
- Earlier tweets had shell artifacts (`/bin/bash.72`), broken prices (`.24` instead of `$9.24`)

**Actions taken:**
- Deleted tweet 2021929119865565471 (broken emojis)
- Deleted tweet 2021886795755995365 (broken price `.24`)
- Posted adidas socks (deal 33796) correctly via Maya VM twikit:
  - URL: https://x.com/GottaHaveCoups/status/2021934854414512529
  - Has working 🔥 emoji
  - Has product image uploaded
  - Price correctly formatted as `$9.17`

**Fixes implemented:**
- Created `scripts/validate_tweet.py` to catch broken formatting before posting
- Updated cron job to use Maya VM twikit instead of Fred social-poster
- Validator checks for: shell artifacts, broken prices, broken emojis (�), placeholders, >280 chars


Successfully replaced text in memory/2026-02-12.md.

    ...
 35 - Failed to post Green Toys Recycling Truck (1.96) to X and Pinterest due to locator timeouts.
 36 - X Error: `[data-testid="tweetButton"]` intercepted/not clickable.
 37 - Pinterest Error: `input[type="file"]` not found.
 38 - Logged as FAILED in posted_db to prevent immediate retries with the same deal.
+39
+40 ## 12:49 PM UTC — Fixed Bad Tweets
+41
+42 **Issues identified:**
+43 - adidas socks tweet (2021929119865565471) had broken emojis (�) and no product image
+44 - Earlier tweets had shell artifacts (`/bin/bash.72`), broken prices (`.24` instead of `$9.24`)
+45
+46 **Actions taken:**
+47 - Deleted tweet 2021929119865565471 (broken emojis)
+48 - Deleted tweet 2021886795755995365 (broken price `.24`)
+49 - Posted adidas socks (deal 33796) correctly via Maya VM twikit:
+50   - URL: https://x.com/GottaHaveCoups/status/2021934854414512529
+51   - Has working 🔥 emoji
+52   - Has product image uploaded
+53   - Price correctly formatted as `$9.17`
+54
+55 **Fixes implemented:**
+56 - Created `scripts/validate_tweet.py` to catch broken formatting before posting
+57 - Updated cron job to use Maya VM twikit instead of Fred social-poster
+58 - Validator checks for: shell artifacts, broken prices, broken emojis (�), placeholders, >280 chars


Done. I've:1. Deleted the bad adidas tweet with broken emojis (2021929119865565471)
2. Deleted the tweet with broken price format (2021886795755995365)
3. Reposted the adidas socks tweet correctly with:
   - Working 🔥 emoji (not �)
   - Product image uploaded properly
   - Price formatted as `$9.17` (not `.20`)
4. Recorded in posted_db
5. Updated memory logLet me summarize for Chad.

Done. Here's what I fixed:

**Deleted:**
1. adidas socks tweet (broken emojis �, no image)
2. Winco strainer tweet (price showed as `.24` instead of `$9.24`)

**Reposted correctly:**
- adidas socks (deal 33796) with 🔥 emoji working and product image uploaded
- URL: https://x.com/GottaHaveCoups/status/2021934854414512529

**Root causes:**
- Shell/heredoc was mangling UTF-8 emojis → now using Python to write tweet files with proper encoding
- Fred social-poster couldn't upload images → now using Maya VM twikit which handles media correctly
- Missing validator → created `scripts/validate_tweet.py` to catch these before posting

Cron job updated to use Maya VM twikit for all future posts. The next cycle should use the corrected workflow.

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