Weibohot

What is Weibohot?

Weibohot is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time trending content from the Chinese internet. Built with TypeScript, it acts as a bridge between AI models and live data from 18 major Chinese social media and news platforms, including Weibo, Zhihu, and Bilibili.

How to use Weibohot?

Clone the repository, then run npm install && npm run build (or bun install && bun run build). Start the server with npm start (or bun start). It uses Stdio transport and is ready for MCP-compatible AI models to connect.

Key features of Weibohot

• Real-time access to trending data from 18 Chinese platforms.
• Modular architecture with individual tools for each data source.
• Fully implemented tools for Weibo, horoscope, and aggregated topics.
• Extensible design for easy addition of new data sources.
• Uses free APIs from 韩小韩API.

Use cases of Weibohot

• AI assistants retrieving up-to-date Chinese social media trends.
• Chatbots providing daily horoscopes or motivational English quotes.
• Aggregating trending topics from multiple Chinese news platforms.
• Enabling research or analytics on Chinese internet culture.

FAQ from Weibohot

What data sources does Weibohot currently support?

Six tools are fully implemented: Weibo, horoscope, daily English sentence, aggregated hotspots, Today’s Headlines, and ThePaper.cn. Twelve more are planned, including Zhihu, Bilibili, Douyin, and Baidu.

Does Weibohot require any API keys or authentication?

No. The README does not mention any API keys; it uses free APIs from 韩小韩API.

What runtime does Weibohot need?

It requires Node.js (or Bun) and TypeScript. The README shows installation steps using npm or Bun.

How can I add a new data source to Weibohot?

Create a new tool file in src/tools/, implement it with the MCP Server SDK and Zod schema, then register it in src/index.ts.

What transport protocol does Weibohot use?

It uses Stdio transport by default.