LurkAPI

LurkAPI gives your AI eyes on social media. It's an MCP server with live public data from 16 platforms, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Code can answer with today's posts, ads and comments instead of what they remember.

Connect once

• Claude: add a custom connector with https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp, then Connect to sign in.
• ChatGPT: add a custom MCP server with https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp?compact and choose OAuth.
• Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http lurkapi https://api.lurkapi.com/mcp, then /mcp to sign in. The plugin adds skills for whole research jobs.
• Cursor and VS Code: one-click install links on the docs. Any other MCP client takes the same URL.

There's no key to paste: you sign in through the browser.

Built for agents

• Every endpoint is a tool (88 of them), or two tools with ?compact; ?platforms= keeps the list short.
• Results leave out empty fields and keep one URL per image, to save tokens. Long results come in parts, and later parts are free for 15 minutes.
• max_credits caps what a call can cost. A failed call says whether retrying helps and what to change.
• Five prompts for common jobs: ad research, a brand snapshot, vetting a creator, subreddit research and a channel's transcripts.

Cost

Most tool calls cost 1 credit. New accounts get 100 free credits with no card, plus a daily top-up to 25. Packs start at $9 and never expire. LurkAPI reads public data only and can't post or message anyone.