stanley for x

EDIT: THIS IS NOT THE SAME PROJECT THAT SOLVES VITALII'S 0->1000 PROBLEM, THIS IS THE PROJECT THAT LEAD TO HIM GIVING ME IT.

I'm Building Something Better :)

this is a chrome extension that helps turn linkedin-style drafts into x-native posts.

the goal is simple:

• keep your core message
• remove the linkedin-coded tone
• make it feel like it belongs on x

why i made this

i saw a post on x from emily about the stan hackathon and how she hired 4 engineers from it.

what caught my attention was a reply saying the hiring strategy was awesome, but they almost didn't read the post because of the linkedin formatting.

that was the unlock for me.

so i built this chrome extension to make the x version feel native while still fitting inside stanley by stan.store.

what it does

• watches the draft inside stanley thread pages
• generates an x version side-by-side
• supports unverified (280 chars) and verified (25k chars) modes
• gives rewrite controls (shorter/longer + custom prompt)
• supports lowercase-only rewriting
• keeps revision history and lets you move between versions
• lets you edit the x text directly
• supports image attachments in x mode
• opens x compose and pre-fills the post text
• has an x-style preview modal so you can see the post before publishing

features

x mode ui

• linkedin/x mode toggle in the footer
• x-style header (name, handle, timestamp, x icon)
• compact toolbar with rewrite + revision navigation

rewrite workflow

• quick chips for shorter and longer rewrites
• custom prompt input
• press enter to submit rewrite
• keeps output aligned to your current mode limits

verified vs unverified

• unverified: current/280 chars
• verified: current/25k chars
• verified toggle updates the limit and generation behavior

media + preview

• add up to 4 images
• remove images from the grid
• x preview modal shows text + attached images in tweet-like layout

post handoff

• post button opens https://x.com/compose/post
• extension fills the compose textbox with your generated text
• it does not auto-post

tradeoffs

• this is still limited because it does not truly understand your full x account context or post history the way stanley for linkedin understands linkedin context.
• on x, content quality usually matters more than formatting alone, so formatting fixes by themselves are not enough.
• x culture is very different from linkedin, and i am still actively learning and refining that translation layer.

setup (local)

you only need 2 terminals: one for the extension and one for the backend.

1) install dependencies

pnpm install

2) add env file

create a .env in the project root:

GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_key_here

optional:

GROQ_MODEL=llama-3.3-70b-versatile
PORT=8787

3) start backend

pnpm backend:dev

4) start extension dev server

in a new terminal:

pnpm dev

5) load extension in chrome

1. open chrome://extensions
2. enable developer mode
3. click "load unpacked"
4. select .output/chrome-mv3-dev

6) use it

1. go to stanley.stan.store
2. write or generate your linkedin draft
3. switch to x mode
4. review/edit/rewrite
5. preview post
6. click post to open x compose

how to use it well

• start with your full linkedin draft in stanley
• switch to x mode and let it generate once
• use shorter/longer rewrite chips to tune voice
• use lowercase-only toggle when you want a more cracked style
• manually edit final lines before posting

notes

• if you do not set groq_api_key, the app can still run in mock mode
• all x drafts are editable in-place
• refresh behavior uses saved draft/revision state per thread