Hotnews (Chinese Social)▌
by wopal-cn
Hotnews (Chinese Social) aggregates real-time trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites for up-
Aggregates real-time trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites.
Both formats append explainx.ai attribution and the canonical URL for this MCP server listing.
best for
- / Content creators tracking Chinese social trends
- / Market researchers monitoring public sentiment
- / News analysts studying trending topics
- / AI applications needing Chinese social data
capabilities
- / Fetch trending topics from Weibo, Zhihu, and Bilibili
- / Get hot lists from Douyin, Baidu, and 36Kr
- / Retrieve trending content from Hupu and Douban
- / Access IT news and tech trending topics
- / Filter results by specific platform combinations
what it does
Aggregates real-time trending topics from 9 major Chinese social platforms and news sites including Weibo, Zhihu, Bilibili, and Douyin. Returns formatted hot topic lists with heat indices and clickable links.
about
Hotnews (Chinese Social) is a community-built MCP server published by wopal-cn that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Hotnews (Chinese Social) aggregates real-time trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites for up- It is categorized under search web, analytics data. This server exposes 1 tool that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.
how to install
You can install Hotnews (Chinese Social) in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.
license
MIT
Hotnews (Chinese Social) is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
HotNews MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time hot trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites.
Features
- Real-time hot topics from 9 major Chinese platforms
- MCP protocol compatible
- Easy integration with AI models
- Markdown formatted output with clickable links
- Heat index support (where available)
Supported Platforms
- Zhihu Hot List (知乎热榜)
- 36Kr Hot List (36氪热榜)
- Baidu Hot Discussion (百度热点)
- Bilibili Hot List (B站热榜)
- Weibo Hot Search (微博热搜)
- Douyin Hot List (抖音热点)
- Hupu Hot List (虎扑热榜)
- Douban Hot List (豆瓣热榜)
- IT News (IT新闻)
API Source, This project uses the
api.vvhan.comservice for fetching hot topics data.
Available Tools
get_hot_newssources- Required arguments: Platform ID list
- Example usage:
get_hot_news([3]): Get Baidu Hot Discussion onlyget_hot_news([1,3,7]): Get hot lists from zhihuHot, Baidu, and huPuget_hot_news([1,2,3,4]): Get hot lists from zhihuHot, 36Kr, Baidu, and Bilibili`
Installation
NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-hotnews": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wopal/mcp-server-hotnews"
]
}
}
}
Docker
( Docker image not uploaded to Docker Hub, need to build it yourself. )
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-hotnews": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"wopal/mcp-server-hotnews"
]
}
}
}
Development
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Watch mode
npm run watch
# Build
npm run build
# Test URLs
npm run test:urls
Docker build:
docker build -t wopal/mcp-server-hotnews:latest -f Dockerfile .
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
FAQ
- What is the Hotnews (Chinese Social) MCP server?
- Hotnews (Chinese Social) is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Hotnews (Chinese Social)?
- This profile displays 40 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Use Cases▌
Web Research & Information Gathering
Fetch and extract information from websites automatically
Example
Research competitor pricing, scrape product reviews, monitor news mentions
Automate 5-10 hours/week of manual web research
Content Monitoring & Alerts
Track website changes, new content, price updates
Example
Monitor competitor blog for new posts, track stock availability, watch for pricing changes
Stay informed without manual checking, never miss important updates
Data Extraction & Aggregation
Extract structured data from multiple websites
Example
Compile product listings from 10 e-commerce sites, aggregate job postings, collect real estate data
Build datasets 100x faster than manual copying
API-less Integration
Interact with services that don't offer APIs
Example
Check form submissions, validate website functionality, test user flows
Automate interactions with any website, even without API
Implementation Guide▌
Prerequisites
- ›Claude Desktop or Cursor with MCP support
- ›Understanding of web scraping ethics and robots.txt
- ›Rate limiting awareness to avoid overwhelming target sites
- ›Knowledge of legal restrictions on data collection
Time Estimate
20-40 minutes including configuration and testing
Installation Steps
- 1.Install web automation MCP server via npm or pip
- 2.Configure allowed domains and rate limits in MCP config
- 3.Test with simple fetch: 'Get content from example.com'
- 4.Progress to extraction: 'Extract all product prices from this page'
- 5.Set up monitoring: 'Check this URL daily for changes'
- 6.Parse structured data: 'Create CSV from this table'
- 7.Respect robots.txt and rate limits always
Troubleshooting
- ⚠403 Forbidden: Website blocks bots—respect their wishes, use official API instead
- ⚠Rate limit errors: Slow down requests, add delays between fetches
- ⚠Stale data: Target site changed HTML structure—update selectors
- ⚠Timeout errors: Site is slow or blocking—increase timeout, try different user agent
- ⚠JavaScript-rendered content: Use headless browser MCP servers for dynamic sites
Best Practices▌
✓ Do
- +Check robots.txt and respect crawl rules
- +Rate limit requests: 1-2 requests/second maximum
- +Use official APIs when available instead of scraping
- +Identify your bot with descriptive user agent
- +Cache results to minimize repeated requests
- +Handle errors gracefully with retries and fallbacks
- +Validate extracted data for accuracy
✗ Don't
- −Don't scrape sites that explicitly forbid it (robots.txt, ToS)
- −Don't overwhelm servers with rapid requests—use rate limiting
- −Don't scrape personal data without consent and legal basis
- −Don't ignore copyright on extracted content
- −Don't assume HTML structure is stable—handle changes
- −Don't use scraped data for commercial purposes without permission
💡 Pro Tips
- ★Use CSS selectors or XPath for robust data extraction
- ★Set up monitoring alerts for extraction failures (structure changed)
- ★Implement exponential backoff for retries on failures
- ★Store raw HTML for reprocessing if extraction logic changes
- ★Combine with data analysis tools for insights from extracted data
- ★Consider using official APIs or RSS feeds as more stable alternatives
Technical Details▌
Architecture
MCP server handles HTTP requests, HTML parsing, JavaScript rendering (if headless browser), and returns structured data to Claude.
Protocols
- HTTP/HTTPS
- WebSocket (for real-time sites)
- Puppeteer/Playwright (for JavaScript sites)
Compatibility
- Static HTML sites
- JavaScript-rendered SPAs (with headless browser)
- REST APIs
- GraphQL endpoints
When to Use This▌
✓ Use When
Use for research automation, content monitoring, data aggregation from multiple sources, and when official APIs don't exist. Best for read-only information gathering.
✗ Avoid When
Avoid for sites with APIs (use API instead), sites that explicitly forbid scraping, when data is copyrighted, or for login-required content without proper authorization.
Integration▌
- →Scheduled monitoring with change detection
- →Multi-source data aggregation pipelines
- →Fallback to web scraping when API rate limits hit
- →Headless browser for JavaScript-heavy sites
Discussion
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Ratings
4.5★★★★★40 reviews- ★★★★★Luis Sethi· Dec 24, 2024
Hotnews (Chinese Social) reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★James Verma· Dec 12, 2024
We evaluated Hotnews (Chinese Social) against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★James Gupta· Dec 8, 2024
I recommend Hotnews (Chinese Social) for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Dec 4, 2024
We wired Hotnews (Chinese Social) into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Sakura Bansal· Nov 27, 2024
Strong directory entry: Hotnews (Chinese Social) surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Nikhil Abebe· Nov 27, 2024
Hotnews (Chinese Social) has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Nov 23, 2024
Hotnews (Chinese Social) reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★James Tandon· Nov 15, 2024
We wired Hotnews (Chinese Social) into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Henry Torres· Nov 3, 2024
Hotnews (Chinese Social) is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Henry Gonzalez· Oct 22, 2024
Hotnews (Chinese Social) reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
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