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Retrospective edition / SEARCH

Model social search as volatile signals

Separate posts, users, threads, timestamps, engagement, and model synthesis so the interface never hides source context.

01 / DECIDE

Architecture decision

Use it for public conversation, trend discovery, and source-finding where individual posts remain inspectable.

Separate posts, users, threads, timestamps, engagement, and model synthesis so the interface never hides source context. Map input, output, state, tools, and side effects as one observable path, then name the owner of model social search as volatile signals.

02 / OPERATE

Three-step field procedure

  1. 01

    Lock the contract

    Write down the caller, data classification, success condition, timeout, cancellation, and ownership. Use it for public conversation, trend discovery, and source-finding where individual posts remain inspectable.

  2. 02

    Run one bounded path

    Build one end-to-end path with correlation, typed state, and reversible failure handling. Separate posts, users, threads, timestamps, engagement, and model synthesis so the interface never hides source context.

  3. 03

    Verify the signal

    Turn acceptance into a repeatable fixture, contract test, or browser test. Review samples retain post URLs and test deleted content, conflicting claims, recency, and sparse results.

03 / BOUND

Operational boundary

A post is not verified fact or representative sentiment; protect privacy and avoid profiling consequential decisions.

04 / PROVE

Acceptance evidence

Review samples retain post URLs and test deleted content, conflicting claims, recency, and sparse results.

SOURCE / HTTP

Reproducible source probe

curl -fsSI 'https://docs.x.ai/developers/tools/x-search' | sed -n '1,5p'

PRIMARY / OFFICIAL

Official xAI sources

Sources checked · 2026-08-10

  1. 01X Search