diff --git a/app/Ai/Agents/PostContentGenerator.php b/app/Ai/Agents/PostContentGenerator.php
index 09e1751f..08a95efd 100644
--- a/app/Ai/Agents/PostContentGenerator.php
+++ b/app/Ai/Agents/PostContentGenerator.php
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ public function instructions(): string
 
         $budget = $this->platformCopyBudget($this->platformContext);
 
+        if ($this->template?->generatorFormat() === 'tweet_card') {
+            $budget['hard_max_chars'] = 560;
+            $budget['target_chars'] = 280;
+        }
+
         $view = $this->template?->promptView() ?? 'prompts.post_content.generator';
 
         return view($view, [
diff --git a/app/Ai/Templates/AiTemplateRegistry.php b/app/Ai/Templates/AiTemplateRegistry.php
index b01e4691..f1be810a 100644
--- a/app/Ai/Templates/AiTemplateRegistry.php
+++ b/app/Ai/Templates/AiTemplateRegistry.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class AiTemplateRegistry
     private const TEMPLATES = [
         ImageCardTemplate::class,
         CarouselTemplate::class,
+        TweetCardTemplate::class,
     ];
 
     /** @return array<int, AiContentTemplate> */
diff --git a/app/Ai/Templates/TweetCardTemplate.php b/app/Ai/Templates/TweetCardTemplate.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcd08568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Ai/Templates/TweetCardTemplate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Ai\Templates;
+
+use App\Enums\PostPlatform\ContentType;
+use App\Services\Image\PostImagePipeline;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\JsonSchema\JsonSchema;
+
+class TweetCardTemplate implements AiContentTemplate
+{
+    public function key(): string
+    {
+        return 'tweet_card';
+    }
+
+    public function name(): string
+    {
+        return 'posts.ai.templates.tweet_card.name';
+    }
+
+    public function description(): string
+    {
+        return 'posts.ai.templates.tweet_card.description';
+    }
+
+    public function previewAsset(): string
+    {
+        return '/images/ai-templates/tweet-card.png';
+    }
+
+    public function needsAccount(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<int, string> */
+    public function supportedFormats(): array
+    {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    public function generatorFormat(): string
+    {
+        return 'tweet_card';
+    }
+
+    public function promptView(): string
+    {
+        return 'prompts.post_content.tweet_card';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public function schema(JsonSchema $schema, TemplateContext $context): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'tweet_text' => $schema->string()
+                ->description('The post body, written as a punchy first-person X/Twitter-style take. Paragraph breaks (\\n\\n) allowed. Max ~560 characters.')
+                ->required(),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string, string> */
+    public function humanizableFields(): array
+    {
+        return ['tweet_text' => 'tweet_text'];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array<string, mixed>  $structured
+     */
+    public function assemble(array $structured, TemplateContext $context): GeneratedPost
+    {
+        $text = (string) data_get($structured, 'tweet_text', '');
+
+        $media = [];
+
+        if ($context->socialAccount) {
+            $media = app(PostImagePipeline::class)->forTweetCard(
+                workspace: $context->workspace,
+                account: $context->socialAccount,
+                tweetText: $text,
+            );
+        }
+
+        return new GeneratedPost(
+            content: $text,
+            media: $media,
+            contentType: ContentType::tryFrom($context->format),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Ai/StreamPostCreation.php b/app/Jobs/Ai/StreamPostCreation.php
index e02a09c5..203a6f76 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Ai/StreamPostCreation.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Ai/StreamPostCreation.php
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ public function handle(): void
      */
     private function humanize(Workspace $workspace, array $structured, string $format): array
     {
+        if ($format === 'tweet_card') {
+            return $structured;
+        }
+
         try {
             $input = $format === 'carousel'
                 ? [
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Ai/StreamPostCreationTest.php b/tests/Feature/Ai/StreamPostCreationTest.php
index 78343bcc..8cd73f2e 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Ai/StreamPostCreationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Ai/StreamPostCreationTest.php
@@ -90,6 +90,31 @@ function runStreamPostCreation(string $format, SocialAccount $account, int $imag
     expect($platform->content_type)->toBe(ContentType::InstagramFeed);
 });
 
+test('tweet_card template stores the tweet_text as post content and attaches a media item', function () {
+    PostContentGenerator::fake([[
+        'tweet_text' => 'Hello world\n\nSecond para.',
+    ]]);
+
+    $minimalPng = base64_decode('iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+M9QDwADhgGAWjR9awAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==');
+    Image::fake([base64_encode($minimalPng)]);
+
+    (new StreamPostCreation(
+        userId: $this->user->id,
+        creationId: (string) Str::uuid(),
+        workspaceId: $this->workspace->id,
+        format: 'x_twitter',
+        socialAccountId: $this->account->id,
+        imageCount: 1,
+        prompt: 'A punchy take on productivity',
+        template: 'tweet_card',
+    ))->handle();
+
+    $post = $this->user->currentWorkspace->posts()->latest()->first();
+
+    expect($post->content)->toBe('Hello world\n\nSecond para.')
+        ->and($post->media)->toHaveCount(1);
+});
+
 test('the humanizer is given the same platform context as the generator so the rewrite honours the character cap', function () {
     PostContentGenerator::fake([[
         'content' => 'A single productivity tip',
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Ai/Templates/TweetCardTemplateTest.php b/tests/Feature/Ai/Templates/TweetCardTemplateTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8894c1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Ai/Templates/TweetCardTemplateTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use App\Ai\Templates\TweetCardTemplate;
+
+test('tweet card template identity', function () {
+    $t = new TweetCardTemplate;
+    expect($t->key())->toBe('tweet_card')
+        ->and($t->needsAccount())->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($t->generatorFormat())->toBe('tweet_card')
+        ->and($t->promptView())->toBe('prompts.post_content.tweet_card');
+});