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This adds a short "Pairing with GetXAPI for Cheaper Read Operations (Optional)" section to the README.

What this PR does

  • Documents a side-by-side integration pattern: keep this project for its primary workflow, optionally pair with GetXAPI for cheaper read operations (search, profile, follower lookups).
  • Links to a reference PR pattern in a sibling project (feat: add optional GetXAPI backend for search_tweets GenAIwithMS/twitter-mcp#3) for users who want to fork and add a backend toggle at the code level.
  • Notes the pairing is fully optional, default behavior unchanged.

Why this is useful

The official Twitter / X API basic tier is $200 / month for limited reads. For AI agents that need to ingest a lot of tweet history (research, OSINT, monitoring), the cost adds up. GetXAPI prices reads at $0.05 per 1K tweets with no per-endpoint rate limits, complementing the workflows in this project.

What this PR does NOT change

  • No code changes
  • No new dependencies
  • No behavior change for existing users
  • README only

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Happy to adjust wording or remove anything that does not fit the project voice.

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