[cron:541ac66e-23e1-40db-8995-866d12d10a0e X Account Scraper - Run Every 30 Min] Run X scraper to check monitored accounts for new deals:

cd /home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing && python3 scripts/x_deal_scraper.py

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This is a cron job that wants me to run the X scraper script and report results. Let me execute the script and see what happens.

I need to:
1. Run the script at /home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing/scripts/x_deal_scraper.py
2. Log the results
3. Report how many deals were imported if any

Let me run it.

exec

cd /home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing && python3 scripts/x_deal_scraper.py


Command still running (session ember-haven, pid 3671762). Use process (list/poll/log/write/kill/clear/remove) for follow-up.


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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
X (Twitter) Deal Scraper for GottaHaveCoups
============================================

Scrapes specified X accounts for deal posts and imports them into the GHC system.

Usage:
    python3 x_deal_scraper.py                    # Run scrape on all accounts
    python3 x_deal_scraper.py --add @account      # Add account to scrape list
    python3 x_deal_scraper.py --remove @account   # Remove account from list
    python3 x_deal_scraper.py --list              # List all monitored accounts
    python3 x_deal_scraper.py --dashboard         # Launch web dashboard
"""

import json
import os
import sys
import re
import argparse
import subprocess
from datetime import datetime, timezone
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
from typing import List, Dict, Optional

# Config paths
CONFIG_DIR = "/home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing/config"
CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "x_scraper_accounts.json")
SCRAPED_DEALS_FILE = os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "x_scraped_deals.json")

# GHC API endpoints
GHC_API_BASE = "https://www.gottahavecoups.com/api/v1"
GHC_DEALS_API = f"{GHC_API_BASE}/deals"
GHC_IMPORT_API = f"{GHC_API_BASE}/admin/import-deal"  # Adjust based on actual API

# Maya VM connection for twikit
MAYA_HOST = "maya@maya"

def load_config() -> Dict:
    """Load scraper configuration."""
    if os.path.exists(CONFIG_FILE):
        with open(CONFIG_FILE, 'r') as f:
            return json.load(f)
    return {
        "version": 1,
        "accounts": [],
        "last_scrape": None,
        "scrape_interval_minutes": 30,
        "auto_import": True,

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I can see the script. It mentions "Maya VM connection for twikit" and uses SSH to connect to maya@maya. The script might be hanging on SSH or waiting for some interaction. Let me check if the process has completed now.


The script appears to be hanging. Given that it's trying to SSH to maya VM and use twikit, it might be waiting for a password prompt or having connection issues. Let me kill the process and report the issue.


No active session found for ember-haven


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The process finished but produced no output. This is odd. Let me run the script again with explicit output to stderr/stdout to see what's happening. Or better yet, let me check if there's a log file it might be writing to.

ls -la /home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing/logs/ 2>&1 | tail -20


ls: cannot access '/home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing/logs/': No such file or directory


No logs directory. Let me check if there's a scraped deals file that might have been updated.

ls -lah /home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing/config/x_scraped_deals.json 2>&1


ls: cannot access '/home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing/config/x_scraped_deals.json': No such file or directory

Command exited with code 2


The config files don't exist yet. Let me try running the script with explicit python buffering disabled to see output in real-time.

cd /home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing && python3 -u scripts/x_deal_scraper.py 2>&1


Command still running (session amber-bison, pid 3714662). Use process (list/poll/log/write/kill/clear/remove) for follow-up.

🚀 Starting X Deal Scraper
   Accounts: 3
   Auto-import: ON

🔍 Scraping @dealsfinderio...


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🚀 Starting X Deal Scraper
   Accounts: 3
   Auto-import: ON

🔍 Scraping @dealsfinderio...


Good! Now I'm seeing output. It's scraping @dealsfinderio. Let me wait a bit and check progress.


🚀 Starting X Deal Scraper
   Accounts: 3
   Auto-import: ON

🔍 Scraping @dealsfinderio...

Process still running.


Still scraping the first account. Let me wait a bit longer.


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The script has been stuck on scraping @dealsfinderio for well over a minute. This suggests it's either waiting for SSH connection, network timeout, or some other blocking operation. Let me poll a couple more times and then I'll need to report that the script is hanging.


🚀 Starting X Deal Scraper
   Accounts: 3
   Auto-import: ON

🔍 Scraping @dealsfinderio...

Process exited with signal SIGKILL.


The process was killed (timeout hit after 60 seconds). The script is hanging when trying to scrape @dealsfinderio, likely because it's trying to SSH to Maya VM or make an API call that's timing out. Let me check the script to see what it does when scraping.


    return True

def remove_account(username: str):
    """Remove an X account from the scrape list."""
    config = load_config()
    username = username.lstrip('@').lower()

    original_count = len(config["accounts"])
    config["accounts"] = [a for a in config["accounts"] if a["username"].lower() != username]

    if len(config["accounts"]) < original_count:
        save_config(config)
        print(f"✅ Removed @{username} from scrape list")
        return True
    else:
        print(f"⚠  @{username} not found in scrape list")
        return False

def list_accounts():
    """List all accounts being scraped."""
    config = load_config()

    if not config["accounts"]:
        print("\n📭 No X accounts configured for scraping")
        print("\nAdd accounts with: python3 x_deal_scraper.py --add @username")
        return

    print(f"\n📱 X Accounts to Scrape ({len(config['accounts'])} total)\n")
    print(f"{'Username':<20} {'Category':<12} {'Status':<8} {'Deals':<6} {'Last Scraped'}")
    print("-" * 70)

    for acc in config["accounts"]:
        status = "🟢" if acc.get("active", True) else "🔴"
        last_scraped = acc.get("last_scraped", "Never")[:16] if acc.get("last_scraped") else "Never"
        deals = acc.get("deals_found", 0)
        print(f"@{acc['username']:<19} {acc.get('category', 'general'):<12} {status:<8} {deals:<6} {last_scraped}")

    print("\n" + "-" * 70)
    print(f"Auto-import: {'✅ ON' if config.get('auto_import') else '❌ OFF'}")
    print(f"Priority boost: {'✅ ON' if config.get('priority_boost') else '❌ OFF'}")
    print(f"Min deal score: {config.get('min_deal_score', 30)}")

def extract_deal_info(tweet_text: str, tweet_media: List[str] = None) -> Optional[Dict]:
    """
    Extract deal information from a tweet text.
    Returns deal dict or None if no deal detected.
    """
    deal = {
        "title": None,
        "price": None,
        "original_price": None,
        "discount_percentage": None,
        "store": None,
        "product_url": None,
        "image_url": None,
        "category": None,
        "source_tweet": None
    }

    # Price patterns
    price_patterns = [
        r'\$([\d,]+\.?\d*)',  # $XX.XX
        r'([\d,]+)\s*dollars',  # XX dollars
    ]

    # Look for prices
    prices = []
    for pattern in price_patterns:
        matches = re.findall(pattern, tweet_text, re.IGNORECASE)
        prices.extend([float(p.replace(',', '')) for p in matches])

    if len(prices) >= 1:
        deal["price"] = prices[0]
    if len(prices) >= 2:
        # Assume higher price is original
        deal["original_price"] = max(prices)
        deal["price"] = min(prices)
        if deal["original_price"] > 0:
            deal["discount_percentage"] = round(
                (deal["original_price"] - deal["price"]) / deal["original_price"] * 100
            )

    # Store detection
    store_patterns = {
        "Amazon": [r'amazon\.com', r'amzn\.to', r'@amazon'],
        "Walmart": [r'walmart\.com', r'w-mt\.co', r'@walmart'],
        "Target": [r'target\.com', r'@target'],
        "Best Buy": [r'bestbuy\.com', r'@bestbuy'],
        "Costco": [r'costco\.com', r'@costco'],
        "Home Depot": [r'homedepot\.com', r'@homedepot'],
    }

    for store, patterns in store_patterns.items():
        for pattern in patterns:
            if re.search(pattern, tweet_text, re.IGNORECASE):
                deal["store"] = store
                break

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    return None

def scrape_account_tweets(username: str, limit: int = 20) -> List[Dict]:
    """
    Scrape recent tweets from an X account using Maya VM Chrome/Playwright.
    Returns list of tweet dicts.
    """
    print(f"🔍 Scraping @{username}...")

    try:
        # Create a scraping script to run on Maya VM
        scrape_script = f'''
import asyncio
from playwright.async_api import async_playwright
import json

async def scrape():
    tweets = []
    async with async_playwright() as p:
        try:
            browser = await p.chromium.connect_over_cdp("http://localhost:9222")
            context = browser.contexts[0]
            page = await context.new_page()

            # Go to user's profile
            await page.goto(f"https://x.com/{username}", wait_until="networkidle", timeout=30000)
            await asyncio.sleep(3)

            # Extract tweets
            tweet_elements = await page.locator('article[data-testid="tweet"]').all()

            for tweet in tweet_elements[:{limit}]:
                try:
                    # Get tweet text
                    text_elem = tweet.locator('[data-testid="tweetText"]')
                    text = await text_elem.inner_text() if await text_elem.count() > 0 else ""

                    # Get timestamp
                    time_elem = tweet.locator('time')
                    timestamp = await time_elem.get_attribute('datetime') if await time_elem.count() > 0 else ""

                    if text:
                        tweets.append({{
                            "text": text,
                            "created_at": timestamp,
                            "media": []
                        }})
                except Exception as e:
                    pass

            await page.close()
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"Browser error: {{e}}")

    print(json.dumps(tweets, default=str))

asyncio.run(scrape())
'''

        # Save script to Maya VM
        script_path = f"/tmp/scrape_{username}.py"
        with open(script_path, 'w') as f:
            f.write(scrape_script)

        # Copy to Maya
        subprocess.run(['scp', '-q', script_path, f"{MAYA_HOST}:/tmp/scrape_{username}.py"], check=True)

        # Run the scraper on Maya
        result = subprocess.run(
            ['ssh', MAYA_HOST, f'python3 /tmp/scrape_{username}.py'],
            capture_output=True,
            text=True,
            timeout=60
        )

        if result.returncode != 0:
            print(f"⚠  Error scraping @{username}: {result.stderr}")
            return []

        # Parse output
        output = result.stdout.strip()
        if output:
            try:
                tweets = json.loads(output)
                print(f"✅ Found {len(tweets)} tweets from @{username}")
                return tweets
            except json.JSONDecodeError:
                print(f"⚠  Invalid JSON from @{username}")
                return []

        return []

    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        print(f"⏱  Timeout scraping @{username}")
        return []
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"⚠  Error scraping @{username}: {e}")
        return []

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I see the issue! The script is trying to:
1. Create a Python script
2. SCP it to Maya VM
3. SSH to Maya and run it
4. The script connects to Chrome via CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) at localhost:9222

The problem is likely that either:
- SSH isn't configured correctly to maya host
- Chrome isn't running with remote debugging on Maya
- The connection is hanging

Let me report this issue to Chad with the details.

⚠ **X Account Scraper - FAILED**

The scraper started but hung while trying to scrape @dealsfinderio.

**Issue:** Script tries to SSH to `maya@maya` VM and run a Playwright script that connects to Chrome via CDP (localhost:9222). The SSH connection or Chrome CDP connection is timing out.

**What needs fixing:**
1. Verify SSH to `maya@maya` works from fred (check `~/.ssh/config`)
2. Verify Chrome is running on Maya with remote debugging enabled: `google-chrome --remote-debugging-port=9222`
3. Check if Playwright is installed on Maya VM: `python3 -m playwright install chromium`

**Script location:** `/home/crogers2287/openclaw-workspaces/ghc-marketing/scripts/x_deal_scraper.py`

**Monitored accounts:** 3 (@dealsfinderio + 2 others)

**No deals imported** - script didn't complete.

Need to debug the Maya VM connection before this cron job can run successfully.