retweeter.rb

# http://neovore.com / somethingfamiliar(at)gmail.com
# dirt simple twitter retweeter with twibot

require 'twibot' 

#-- in ./config/bot.yml:
#login: your_user_name
#password: your_password
#include_friends: true
#-- EOF

# add people who request it via direct
message do |message, params|
  twitter.friend(:add, message.sender.screen_name) if message.text =~ /^followme/
end

# retweet keyworded phrases from friends
tweet do |message, params|
  if message.text =~ /#some_phrase_or_keyword/
    post_tweet "RT:@#{message.user.screen_name} "+
    "#{message.text.gsub(/#some_phrase_or_keyword/, '')}"
  end
end

# run with:
#$ nohup ruby retweeter.rb &