Tiktok MCP

What Seym0n/tiktok-mcp MCP server does

Seym0n/tiktok-mcp MCP server gives an MCP client access to selected TikTok data through TikNeuron. It supports three main operations: retrieving a video's subtitle, retrieving detailed information about a post, and searching for videos.

Subtitle retrieval accepts a TikTok URL and can optionally request a language code. Without a language code, the returned content comes from automatic speech recognition. Post details can be requested with a full TikTok URL or a video ID. The response may include the video's description, ID, creator username, hashtags, likes, shares, comments, views, bookmarks, creation date, duration, and available subtitle languages and sources.

Search accepts a text query such as a topic or content description. Results include video details and pagination metadata, allowing a client to continue a search with a cursor and search session identifier.

How it works

Seym0n/tiktok-mcp MCP server runs as a Node.js MCP process and uses the TikNeuron service for TikTok access. The repository requires Node.js 18 or newer. A local setup clones the repository, installs its npm dependencies, and builds the project. The build produces build/index.js, which is then started by the MCP client with Node.

The README shows Claude Desktop configuration using the node command and the built JavaScript file. The configuration passes the TikNeuron credential through the TIKNEURON_MCP_API_KEY environment variable. The project also provides an MCPB release bundle that Claude Desktop can install through its graphical installation flow.

Setup and configuration

The supported local build sequence is:

1. Clone the GitHub repository.
2. Run npm install.
3. Run npm run build.
4. Configure the client to launch the resulting build/index.js with Node.js.
5. Set TIKNEURON_MCP_API_KEY to the API key from a TikNeuron account.

For Claude Desktop, the README also documents downloading the latest tiktok-mcp.mcpb file from the project's releases and opening it in Claude Desktop. The installation dialog requests the TikNeuron API key. Git is listed as a requirement for the repository-based setup.

Tools and capabilities

Seym0n/tiktok-mcp MCP server exposes these documented operations:

• tiktok_get_subtitle: obtains subtitle or recognized speech content from a TikTok video, with optional language selection.
• tiktok_get_post_details: returns post metadata, creator information, engagement counts, timing data, and subtitle availability.
• tiktok_search: searches for videos and returns matching video data plus pagination information.

The input fields described by the project include tiktok_url, language_code, query, cursor, and search_uid. URL inputs may use standard TikTok links or shortened vm.tiktok.com links; post details also accept a video ID.

Limitations and notes

The material describes access through TikNeuron and requires a TikNeuron account and MCP API key. It does not document unauthenticated operation, alternate providers, rate limits, or a hosted endpoint. The README explicitly demonstrates Claude Desktop, while the project description also refers to other applications that support MCP. The repository instructions do not provide a package-manager command for installing and launching the project directly; they describe building it locally or using the MCPB release bundle.