# Post alarms for X, Twitch and YouTube

Alarm types · https://lfg.gm/wiki/post-alarms · Updated 2026-10-16

A post alarm in LFG Alarm rings when an account on X posts something that means what you described, or when a Twitch or YouTube channel goes live or posts a video. You write what you are waiting for in your own words, and Rocco reads each new post and rings only for the ones that match.

## Make a post alarm

1. On **Alarms**, tap **👀 Social**.
2. Pick **X**, **Twitch** or **YouTube**, type the username, channel or handle, and tap **Next**. Pasting a full link works too.
3. **On X:** tell Rocco what to watch for under **What should wake you?**, in your own words, or tap an example: **Any post**, **When the CA drops**, **"we are live"**. Tap **Next**.
4. **On Twitch or YouTube:** tap **When they go live** or **When they post a video**.
5. Rocco reads it back as one plain sentence. Choose who it is for under **Make it social**, then tap **That's it**, or **Edit it** to change your words.

![Choosing X, Twitch or YouTube and the account to watch](https://lfg.gm/wiki/shots/social-x.jpg)

## Writing a good rule

- Describe the meaning, not a keyword: "announces a launch date" beats "launch".
- Be specific about what counts: "posts a contract address for a new token".
- Keep one idea per alarm. Make a second alarm for a second idea.

| Weak | Strong |
|---|---|
| "tickets" | "announces the date tickets go on sale" |
| "new token" | "posts a contract address for a token they are launching" |
| "live" | "says they are live on a Space or a stream right now" |

## Examples

- **A tour drop.** X, the band's account, "announces UK tour dates or a ticket link". Public, so other fans can ride it from Discover.
- **A stream.** Twitch, a streamer's channel, **When they go live**, shared with the friends you watch with.
- **A launch.** X, a founder's account, **When the CA drops**, private, with a siren so you are up for it at 3am.

## Good to know

- Rocco checks X about every minute. Twitch tells LFG Alarm the moment a channel goes live; new YouTube videos arrive as YouTube publishes them.
- On Android a post alarm rings full screen, even on Do Not Disturb. On iPhone it arrives as a time-sensitive alert with the alarm's own sound, which can come through Focus but respects the silent switch, so keep the ringer on.
- Post alarms can be private, friends or public.

## Questions

### Is riding someone's post alarm free?
Yes. Riding someone else's alarm is free.

### Do I need an X account?
No. Watching an account needs only its handle.

### Does it ring for every post?
Only with **Any post**. Otherwise Rocco reads each new post and rings only when it means what you wrote.

See also [An alarm for when someone posts](https://lfg.gm/alarm-when-someone-posts) and [Creator trend alarms](https://lfg.gm/creator-trend-alarms). LFG Alarm is not affiliated with X, Twitch or YouTube.

## Keep exploring

- [Time alarms](https://lfg.gm/wiki/time-alarms.md): Once or repeating, together for a set moment or local for a routine, ringing with no signal needed.
- [Event alarms from Luma and Partiful](https://lfg.gm/wiki/event-alarms.md): Paste an invite link and Rocco makes an alarm that rings before the event starts.
- [Price alarms](https://lfg.gm/wiki/price-alarms.md): Ring at a price, a multiple or a percent move, for majors and any token with a contract.
- [Trades alarms: wallets, FOMO traders and GMGN KOLs](https://lfg.gm/wiki/trades-alarms.md): Follow a trader by handle or paste a wallet, set a floor, and ring for the big trades only.
- [Anything alarms (webhooks)](https://lfg.gm/wiki/anything-alarms.md): A private link that rings your alarm whenever a script, a bot or an app calls it.

## About LFG Alarm

LFG Alarm is a social alarm clock for iPhone, iPad and Android. It rings for times and for moments (a post on X, a stream going live, a token price, a wallet buying, an event starting), and one shared link makes every phone that joined ring together. Rocco, the cat inside the app, does the watching and the waking.

- Get it on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gm.lfg.app
- Download on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6821089085
- Use it from an AI agent: add the MCP server https://mcp.lfg.gm as a connector, then ask in plain words.
- Every page for agents: https://lfg.gm/llms.txt