Lamatok

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MCP server for LamaTok — TikTok data API. Available on npm: lamatok-mcp.

Generates MCP tools from the LamaTok OpenAPI spec at startup. Tools map 1:1 to REST endpoints (GET /v1/user/by/username → get_v1_user_by_username). By default you get a core set of ~23 tools, one per task, each with a description that tells the assistant when to use it; LAMATOK_TOOLS=all exposes every non-deprecated endpoint.

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Quick start

1. Get an API key at lamatok.com.
2. Add the server to your AI assistant.
3. Ask your assistant something like:
   • "Get the TikTok profile for @nasa."
   • "List the last 10 videos by user_id 6707206320333226502."
   • "Find recent TikTok videos for the hashtag photography."

Claude Code

claude mcp add lamatok -e LAMATOK_KEY=your-api-key -- npx -y lamatok-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lamatok": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "lamatok-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "LAMATOK_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Windsurf

Same shape as Claude Desktop — put the block under mcpServers in the app's MCP config file.

Zed

Add to ~/.config/zed/settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "lamatok": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "lamatok-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "LAMATOK_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenAI Codex

Append to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.lamatok]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "lamatok-mcp"]

[mcp_servers.lamatok.env]
LAMATOK_KEY = "your-api-key"

Tools

Tools are generated at startup from the live LamaTok OpenAPI spec. The default core set keeps one endpoint per task and drops version duplicates:

Group	Tools	Examples
Profiles and audience	12	get_v1_user_by_username, get_v2_user_medias_by_secUid, get_v1_user_followers_by_username
Videos and comments	4	get_v1_media_by_url, get_v1_media_by_id, get_v1_media_comments_by_id
Download links	4	get_v1_media_video_download_by_url, get_v1_media_music_download_by_id
Hashtags and search	3	get_v1_hashtag_info, get_v1_hashtag_medias, get_v2_search

Core tools carry hand-written descriptions (what the tool does, when to prefer a sibling, pagination, billing) and every tool is annotated read-only. The list lives in src/curated.ts.

Set LAMATOK_TOOLS=all to expose every non-deprecated endpoint instead — same tool names as before, so existing prompts keep working. Tool names mirror their endpoint (GET /v1/user/by/username → get_v1_user_by_username); call tools/list over MCP for the current list with parameter schemas. /sys, Legacy, and System tag groups are excluded in both modes.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
LAMATOK_KEY	Your LamaTok access key (sent as x-access-key header)	yes
LAMATOK_URL	Base URL. Default: https://api.lamatok.com	no
LAMATOK_SPEC_URL	OpenAPI spec URL. Default: ${LAMATOK_URL}/openapi.json	no
LAMATOK_TOOLS	core (default): curated set, one tool per task. all: every non-deprecated endpoint	no
LAMATOK_TAGS	Whitelist: only include operations with these tags (comma-separated)	no
LAMATOK_EXCLUDE_TAGS	Blacklist: additional tags to exclude (on top of Legacy, System, /sys)	no
LAMATOK_TIMEOUT_MS	Per-request timeout for API calls. Default: 30000	no
LAMATOK_SPEC_TIMEOUT_MS	Timeout for the startup spec fetch. Default: 60000	no
LAMATOK_SPEC_RETRY_DELAY_MS	Base delay between the 3 startup spec fetch attempts. Default: 2000	no
LAMATOK_MAX_RESPONSE_BYTES	Max bytes read from each API response. Default: 10485760 (10 MB)	no
LAMATOK_MAX_SPEC_BYTES	Max bytes read from the OpenAPI spec. Default: 8388608 (8 MB)	no

Legacy, System, and /sys tags are excluded by default. Deprecated operations are also skipped.

If LAMATOK_URL points to a host other than api.lamatok.com, the server prints a warning on startup — your key will be sent there, so only use it for a self-hosted or proxied LamaTok.

Requests are sent with User-Agent: lamatok-mcp/<version>.

How it works

AI Assistant ←stdio→ lamatok-mcp ──https──> api.lamatok.com
                          │
                          └─ fetches /openapi.json once on startup,
                             builds one MCP tool per GET endpoint
                             (core set by default)

Tool arguments map to the endpoint's query and path parameters. The response body is returned as-is (JSON text). Non-2xx responses are surfaced as tool errors with the HTTP status and body.

Development

git clone https://github.com/subzeroid/lamatok-mcp.git
cd lamatok-mcp
npm install
npm run build
LAMATOK_KEY=your-key node dist/index.js

Run in watch mode:

LAMATOK_KEY=your-key npm run dev

Run tests (unit + stdio smoke tests against a local mock server, no network/API key required):

npm test

License

MIT