What it does
Extracts real-time trending topics from Weibo (微博), China's largest microblogging platform similar to Twitter/X. Returns hot search topics with ranking, title, category tags, heat values, and direct links. Data is extracted from the SSR-rendered hot search table and supports public anonymous access.
Columns
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rank | string | Ranking position (1-50) |
| title | string | Hot topic/trending keyword |
| tag | string | Category tag (e.g., 热, 新, 荐) |
| hot | string | Heat value / search volume |
| url | string | Direct link to search results |
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 weibo/hot
Terminal, once installed:
tap run weibo/hot --limit 30
From the MCP host:
tap.run({ site: "weibo", name: "hot", args: { limit: 30 } })
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