What it does
Extracts trending tech and startup news from 36Kr (36氪), China's leading technology and entrepreneurship media platform. Returns hot articles with ranking, title, view count, and URLs. The tap uses multiple CSS selectors and JSON-LD fallback to handle site structure changes gracefully.
Columns
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rank | string | Article ranking position |
| title | string | Article headline |
| hot | string | View count / popularity metric |
| url | string | Direct link to article |
Install Taprun once
Taprun ships as a single MCP server exposing a catalog of compiled taps. One-time setup on macOS / Linux:
brew install LeonTing1010/tap/taprun
tap mcp connect
Or drop this into your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"tap": {
"command": "tap",
"args": ["mcp", "start"]
}
}
}
Call 36kr/hot
Terminal, once installed:
tap run 36kr/hot --limit 10
From the MCP host:
tap.run({ site: "36kr", name: "hot", args: { limit: 10 } })
Why 36Kr matters
36Kr is one of China's most influential tech media platforms, covering startup news, venture capital, and technology trends. It's an essential source for understanding the Chinese tech ecosystem and startup landscape.