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Create a Stream Source
An MCP tool from the X (Twitter) API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.
Create a Stream Source Creates a persistent RTMP/RTMPS ingest point for the authenticated user. Push an encoder to rtmps_url with the returned stream_key. This is the only response that includes the stream key; read it… [POST /2/sources]
Name on the gateway: x_api__create_source · may change things.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name required | string | Label for the source. |
region required | string | Ingest region, as returned by GET /2/region. us-west-1 and us-west-2 ingest in… |
How to call it
Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:
{
"name": "x_api__create_source",
"arguments": {
"name": "…",
"region": "…"
}
}Or connect the X (Twitter) API server directly, which lists 258 tools including this one:
claude mcp add --transport http hj-x-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/x-api \
--header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Try asking
Use the create a stream source tool with name set to ….