Autosearch mcporter

Route the runtime AI to free third-party MCP servers via the upstream `mcporter` router — semantic web search (Exa), Chinese UGC (Weibo / Douyin / Xiaohongshu), and professional (LinkedIn). Zero API keys; free fallback path before reaching for paid TikHub on hard Chinese anti-bot platforms.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/0xmariowu/Autosearch

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/0xmariowu/Autosearch "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/autosearch/skills/tools/mcporter" ~/.claude/skills/0xmariowu-autosearch-mcporter && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: autosearch/skills/tools/mcporter/SKILL.md

source content

Expose a curated set of upstream free MCP servers to the runtime AI through the

mcporter

router, so autosearch's Chinese UGC / web-search surface area extends beyond the paid TikHub fallback without introducing per-provider Python wrappers.

Architecture (why there is no Python file in this skill)

This skill is documentation-only. The runtime AI invokes MCP tools directly through its MCP client — autosearch does not wrap them. The skill exists so the runtime AI knows:

Which free MCP servers are available through
```
mcporter
```
.
How to install and configure them.
Where each one fits in autosearch's channel / fetch decision chain.

Install

claude mcp add

(writes to

~/.claude.json

); for project-scoped config use

<project>/.mcp.json

. Cursor reads

~/.cursor/mcp.json

; Zed reads

<project>/.zed/mcp.json

. Schema for any of them:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcporter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcporter/mcp-router"]
    }
  }
}

On first run,

npx

downloads

@mcporter/mcp-router

. Individual upstream servers (Exa, Weibo, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, LinkedIn) are registered through

mcporter

's own config file — see upstream docs. No API keys required for the free providers listed below; some (Douyin / LinkedIn) require the user to ship a browser cookie once.

Servers Routed (free, no API key)

Upstream MCP	What it returns	Autosearch equivalent	Relationship
Exa web search	Semantic web results, supports `site:` -style filtering	`search-exa` (paid) / `search-ddgs` (keyword)	Use when you want semantic relevance without paying for Exa — lighter, free tier.
Weibo MCP	Hot search, timeline, topic, user posts, comments	`search-weibo` (free native + TikHub fallback)	Free path when autosearch native Weibo is rate-limited or TikHub key is absent.
Douyin MCP	Video metadata, no-watermark URL, search	`search-douyin` (TikHub paid)	Free alternative to TikHub for Douyin; requires browser cookie.
Xiaohongshu MCP	Note search, read, comment, post	`search-xiaohongshu` (TikHub paid)	Free alternative to TikHub for XHS; requires browser cookie and login.
LinkedIn MCP	Profile detail, company page, job search	`search-linkedin` (paid)	Free alternative; requires browser session.

Decision Chain (how the runtime AI should choose)

For Chinese UGC platforms (Weibo / Douyin / Xiaohongshu):

Try autosearch native channel skill (
```
search-weibo
```
,
```
search-douyin
```
,
```
search-xiaohongshu
```
) — cheapest, no setup.
If rate-limited or content blocked: try the corresponding free
```
mcporter
```
-routed MCP (this skill).
If free MCP fails (quota, cookie expired, upstream flaky): reach for TikHub paid fallback via the channel skill.
If TikHub is unavailable and content cannot be had: report failure to the user.

For generic web search:

```
search-ddgs
```
(free, no key, simple keyword).
```
mcporter
```
-routed Exa (free semantic tier, via this skill).
```
search-exa
```
/
```
search-tavily
```
(paid) if deeper semantic coverage is needed.

When to Use

User does not have a TikHub key and needs Chinese UGC data.
Free-tier semantic web search that outperforms raw DDGS keyword matches.
Quick fallback when a native autosearch channel is temporarily rate-limited.

When NOT to Use

Mission-critical content with hard deadlines — free community MCPs can go flaky; pay for TikHub.
Platform-specific deep extraction that the free MCP does not expose (only TikHub covers the full API).
If the upstream
```
mcporter
```
is not installed or the MCP client is not configured.

Limits

Free MCPs are community-maintained and can regress without notice. Autosearch does not pin versions.
Cookie-based providers (Douyin / Xiaohongshu / LinkedIn) need one-time browser-session export from the user.
```
mcporter
```
runs as a subprocess under the MCP client; resources (Node.js, memory) scale with how many upstream servers the user registers.
Language and regional restrictions of each upstream MCP still apply.

Downgrade / Upgrade Chain

Below: native autosearch channel skills (cheapest, no setup).
Above: TikHub paid fallback via the channel skills (reliable, broader API).

This tool does not produce a summary. The runtime AI reads the MCP results directly; autosearch only provides the routing catalog in this SKILL.md.

Quality Bar

Evidence items have non-empty title and url.
No crash on empty or malformed API response.
Source channel field matches the channel name.