Degen Scraper

Pipeline for generating AI character files and training datasets by scraping public figures' online presence across Twitter and blogs.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Create a new Twitter account for this tool. DO NOT use your main account as it may trigger Twitter's automation detection and result in account restrictions.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Copy the .env.example into a .env file:

   # (Required) Twitter Authentication
   TWITTER_USERNAME=     # your twitter username
   TWITTER_PASSWORD=     # your twitter password
   
   # (Optional) Blog Configuration
   BLOG_URLS_FILE=      # path to file containing blog URLs
   
   # (Optional) Scraping Configuration
   MAX_TWEETS=          # max tweets to scrape
   MAX_RETRIES=         # max retries for scraping
   RETRY_DELAY=         # delay between retries
   MIN_DELAY=           # minimum delay between requests
   MAX_DELAY=           # maximum delay between requests

Usage

Twitter Collection

npm run twitter -- username

Example: npm run twitter -- pmarca

Blog Collection

npm run blog

Generate Character

npm run character -- username

Example: npm run character -- pmarca