hidrix-tools

MCP tool server that gives any AI agent the ability to search, scrape, and analyze content across the internet.

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What is hidrix-tools?

AI agents like Claude, OpenClaw, Hermes, Cursor, and pi can read files and write code — but they can't search the web, read social media, or scrape data on their own.

hidrix-tools fixes that. It's an MCP server that provides tools for web search, social media search, Facebook scraping, content analysis, and more. Plug it into any agent that supports MCP — no vendor lock-in.

Your AI Agent                    hidrix-tools                     Internet
┌──────────┐     MCP protocol    ┌──────────────┐                ┌─────────┐
│ Claude   │ ◄─────────────────► │ web_search   │ ◄────────────► │ Brave   │
│ OpenClaw │                     │ x_search     │                │ X/Twitter│
│ Hermes   │                     │ reddit_search│                │ Reddit  │
│ Cursor   │                     │ facebook_    │                │ Facebook│
│ pi       │                     │   scraper    │                │ YouTube │
│ Codex    │                     │ content_     │                │ TikTok  │
│ ...      │                     │   scorer     │                │ Meta Ads│
└──────────┘                     └──────────────┘                └─────────┘

Why use hidrix-tools?

Without hidrix-tools	With hidrix-tools
Agent can only read local files	Agent can search web, read articles, scrape social media
"I don't have access to the internet"	"Here are the top 10 Reddit posts about your topic this week"
Manual copy-paste research	Agent autonomously gathers data from 7+ platforms
No competitive intelligence	Agent scrapes competitor FB pages, analyzes engagement patterns
One platform at a time	Cross-platform research in a single conversation

Compatible agents

Agent / Platform	Setup	Status
Claude Code / Claude Desktop	settings.json → mcpServers	✅ Tested
pi	Native extension (no MCP)	✅ Tested
OpenClaw	openclaw.json → mcp_servers	✅ Compatible
Hermes Agent	config.yaml → mcp_servers	✅ Compatible
Cursor	MCP settings	✅ Compatible
Codex CLI	MCP config	✅ Compatible
Any MCP client	stdio transport	✅

Tools

Search

Tool	Source	What it does
web_search	Brave Search	Search the web — titles, URLs, descriptions
x_search	GetXAPI / RapidAPI	Search X/Twitter with engagement data (likes, retweets, views)
x_thread_reader	GetXAPI	Read full X threads, articles, and tweet replies
x_user_posts	GetXAPI	Get recent posts from a specific X user with engagement
reddit_search	RapidAPI	Search Reddit with full text and engagement data
reddit_thread_reader	Reddit JSON API (free)	Read full post + comment tree
reddit_subreddit_top	Reddit JSON API (free)	Top posts from any subreddit by time range
youtube_search	RapidAPI	Search YouTube videos
tiktok_search	RapidAPI	Search TikTok videos

Scrape & Fetch

Tool	Source	What it does
web_fetch	Mozilla Readability	Fetch any URL → clean readable markdown
facebook_scraper	Apify + Meta API	Scrape FB groups, pages, keyword search, or Meta Ad Library

Analyze

Tool	Source	What it does
content_scorer	Built-in	Score and rank posts by weighted engagement + time-decay
content_analyzer	Built-in	Topic clusters, content patterns, timing trends, author leaderboard

LinkedIn

Tool	Source	What it does
linkedin_search	Apify (no login)	Search LinkedIn posts by keyword with engagement data
linkedin_profile	Apify (no login)	Get recent posts from a LinkedIn profile

Intel

Tool	Source	What it does
similarweb	RapidAPI	Website traffic, rank, engagement analytics

Storage & Automation

Tool	Source	What it does
data_store	SQLite (built-in)	Save/query scraped posts, dedup, run history, storage stats

Real-world use cases

🔍 Research agent

"Find top 10 posts about AI agents on Reddit this week, compare with X/Twitter, summarize the trends"

Agent uses: reddit_search → x_search → content_analyzer

📊 Content pipeline

"Scrape 5 Facebook groups about marketing VN, rank top 100 posts by engagement, analyze patterns"

Agent uses: facebook_scraper (group mode) → content_scorer → content_analyzer

🕵️ Competitive intelligence

"What ads is competitor X running on Facebook? What's their messaging strategy?"

Agent uses: facebook_scraper (ads mode) → Meta Ad Library API (free)

📰 Article research

"Read these 5 articles and summarize the key insights"

Agent uses: web_fetch (for each URL)

📈 Market research

"What are people saying about product X across Reddit, X, and YouTube?"

Agent uses: reddit_search + x_search + youtube_search → content_analyzer

🏆 Top content discovery

"Find the most viral posts in this Facebook group this month"

Agent uses: facebook_scraper → content_scorer (sort by engagement)

Install

Quick setup

git clone https://github.com/sonpiaz/hidrix-tools.git ~/.hidrix-tools
cd ~/.hidrix-tools && bun install && cp .env.example .env
# Add your API keys to .env

Connect to your agent

Claude Code — add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hidrix-tools": {
      "command": "bun",
      "args": ["run", "/path/to/hidrix-tools/server.ts"]
    }
  }
}

OpenClaw — add to openclaw.json:

mcp_servers:
  hidrix-tools:
    command: "bun"
    args: ["run", "/path/to/hidrix-tools/server.ts"]

Hermes Agent — add to ~/.hermes/config.yaml:

mcp_servers:
  hidrix-tools:
    command: "bun"
    args: ["run", "/path/to/hidrix-tools/server.ts"]

pi (coding agent) — copy extension:

cp -r integrations/pi-extension ~/.pi/agent/extensions/hidrix-tools
# Then /reload in pi

See integrations/pi-extension/README.md for details.

Standalone (any MCP client):

bun run server.ts

API Keys

Tools are auto-skipped if their API keys are missing — only configure what you need.

Key	Tools	Free Tier	Get it
BRAVE_API_KEY	web_search	2,000 queries/month	api.search.brave.com
GETXAPI_KEY	x_search, x_thread_reader, x_user_posts	$0.001/call, no subscription	getxapi.com
RAPIDAPI_KEY	x_search (fallback), reddit_search, youtube_search, tiktok_search	Varies	rapidapi.com
SUPADATA_API_KEY	youtube_channel (primary)	Paid from $9/mo	supadata.ai
APIFY_API_TOKEN	facebook_scraper (group/page/search)	$5/month credit	console.apify.com
META_ADS_ACCESS_TOKEN	facebook_scraper (ads mode)	Free, unlimited	facebook.com/ads/library/api

Add your own tool

Tools are auto-discovered — no changes to server.ts needed.

cp -r tools/_template tools/your-tool-name
# Edit tools/your-tool-name/index.ts
bun run server.ts
# [hidrix-tools] ✓ your_tool_name

See docs/adding-a-tool.md for the full guide.

Project structure

hidrix-tools/
├── server.ts                  — MCP server, auto-discovers tools
├── tools/
│   ├── _template/             — Copy this to create a new tool
│   ├── web-search/            — Brave Search
│   ├── web-fetch/             — URL → markdown
│   ├── x-search/              — X/Twitter search (GetXAPI + RapidAPI fallback)
│   ├── x-thread-reader/       — Read X threads & articles
│   ├── x-user-posts/          — User timeline with engagement
│   ├── reddit-search/         — Reddit search (upgraded)
│   ├── reddit-thread-reader/  — Full post + comment tree (free API)
│   ├── reddit-subreddit-top/  — Subreddit top posts (free API)
│   ├── youtube-search/        — YouTube search
│   ├── tiktok-search/         — TikTok search
│   ├── similarweb/            — Traffic analytics
│   ├── facebook-scraper/      — FB groups, pages, search, ads
│   ├── content-scorer/        — Engagement scoring + ranking
│   └── content-analyzer/      — Topic/pattern/trend analysis
├── lib/
│   ├── tool-registry.ts       — Auto-discovery engine
│   ├── rapidapi.ts            — Shared RapidAPI client
│   ├── getxapi.ts             — GetXAPI client (X/Twitter)
│   ├── apify.ts               — Apify REST client
│   ├── meta-ads.ts            — Meta Ad Library API client
│   └── readability.ts         — HTML → markdown extraction
└── docs/
    ├── adding-a-tool.md       — Tool authoring guide
    ├── feedback-and-bug-reporting.md — Bug reporting standards
    ├── known-issues.md        — Tracked limitations
    └── ROADMAP.md             — Development roadmap

Docs

Doc	Description
Adding a tool	How to create a new tool
Feedback & bug reporting	Standards for detecting and reporting issues
Known issues	Tracked provider limitations and quirks
Roadmap	Development roadmap (X upgrade, Reddit upgrade, LinkedIn, extensions)

Tech stack

Technology	Purpose
Bun	Runtime
TypeScript	Language
MCP SDK	Agent protocol
Brave Search	Web search
Mozilla Readability	Content extraction
Apify	Facebook scraping
Meta Ad Library API	Ad intelligence (free)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

When reporting bugs, follow docs/feedback-and-bug-reporting.md.

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License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.

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Built by Son Piaz