> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Summarize your X feed with Computer Use

> Use Alter Computer Use to read what is visible in your X timeline and generate structured summaries

Use this workflow when API access is limited and you still need quick insight from your X (Twitter) feed.

## What this helps you do

You can treat your feed like a live source that Alter reads from the screen. Instead of pulling data from an API, Alter summarizes what is currently visible in your browser and helps you build a digest iteratively.

## Works with

* App: X in your browser
* Tool type: Computer Use (screen-based)
* Permissions: Accessibility and Screen Recording

## What Alter can do today

Alter can read visible feed content, summarize posts on screen, extract recurring topics, and merge multiple on-screen batches into one digest.

## What Alter does not do yet

* It does not use the official X API for this workflow.
* It cannot summarize posts that are not currently visible unless you scroll and ask again.
* It is not a full X account automation flow (posting, moderation, or analytics pipelines).

## A realistic workflow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Capture batch 1">
    Open your timeline and ask Alter to summarize visible posts.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Capture batch 2">
    Scroll down and ask for a second summary focused on new posts.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Merge into digest">
    Ask Alter to combine both summaries into one concise report.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Copy/paste prompts

* "Summarize the tweets currently visible in my X feed."
* "List the top 5 topics in the visible posts, with one-line evidence for each."
* "Scroll down, capture the next batch, and summarize only new topics."
* "Combine the last two feed summaries into one concise daily digest."

## How to enable

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enable Computer Use tools">
    Open Alter -> click the three dots -> **Tools Manager** -> **Local Tools** -> enable **Alter** tools (Computer Use).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Grant required macOS permissions">
    In Alter settings, allow **Accessibility** and **Screen Recording** so Alter can read and interact with app windows.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run a quick test on X">
    Open your X timeline and ask: "Summarize the posts visible on screen."
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What to expect

* Best quality comes from short iterative loops: summarize -> scroll -> summarize -> merge.
* If the wrong window is targeted, bring the browser window to front or ask Alter to list windows and target the correct one.

## Related pages

* [Computer Use capabilities](/apps-tools/computer-use)
* [Settings](/how-to/settings-guide)
* [Tools Not Working](/common-issues/tool-not-working)