# Connect Cherry Studio to TikTok, Reddit and Xiaohongshu data

Cherry Studio can read publicly visible posts, comments and profiles on 18 platforms, including TikTok, Reddit and Xiaohongshu through SocialToAI's hosted MCP server: add one address and an API key that Cherry Studio sends in a header. Calls cost from 1 credit (≈ $0.002–$0.0033); failed calls are free.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/connect/cherry-studio/
- Last updated: 2026-10-25

## Set up Cherry Studio

Cherry Studio sends a SocialToAI API key in a header. The key stays where the steps below put it, never in an address or a chat.

- Create a key in the console.
- In Cherry Studio, open Settings → MCP Servers and add a server with these values.
- Replace <YOUR_API_KEY> with your key, save, switch the server on and ask.

| Settings → MCP Servers → Add | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | `SocialToAI` |
| Type | `Streamable HTTP` |
| URL | `https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp` |
| Headers | `Authorization=Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>` |

## Check that it works

Ask Cherry Studio: “Which SocialToAI tools can you use?” It lists 16 tools; finding and listing them is free. Then ask in plain words: you do not name tools or parameters, the client picks them.

## What to ask

A first question on each platform, and the call it makes. The credits are per call; your AI may make a few calls for one answer.

| Platform | Ask | Price key | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [TikTok](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/tiktok.md) | Search TikTok for videos about "space station". | `tiktok.search` | 2 |
| [Reddit](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/reddit.md) | Search Reddit for posts about "saturn rings". | `reddit.search` | 2 |
| [X (Twitter)](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/x.md) | Search X for posts about "weather forecast". | `x.search` | 2 |
| [YouTube](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/youtube.md) | Search YouTube for videos about "meteor shower". | `youtube.search` | 2 |
| [Xiaohongshu (RedNote)](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/xiaohongshu.md) | Search Xiaohongshu for notes about "咖啡". | `xiaohongshu.search` | 12 |
| [Douyin](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/douyin.md) | Search Douyin for videos about "露营". | `douyin.search` | 12 |
| [Instagram](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/instagram.md) | Find Instagram accounts about "nike". | `instagram.search:user` | 3 |
| [LinkedIn](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/linkedin.md) | Search LinkedIn for posts about "ai agents". | `linkedin.search` | 2 |

## What it costs

Calls cost from 1 credit (≈ $0.002–$0.0033), and every answer states what it charged and the balance left. Failed calls are free; a search that runs and finds nothing is charged as a call. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card; credits never expire and there is no subscription. See [pricing](https://socialtoai.com/pricing.md).

## Questions

### Do I need accounts on the platforms?

No. SocialToAI reads what is publicly visible on each platform; you never sign in to them or give a cookie.

### Where does the key go?

Where the steps above say (Settings → MCP Servers → Add). Create it in the console; it is shown once. It never goes into an address.

### Which platforms can it read?

18 platforms: [all platforms and what each call costs](https://socialtoai.com/platforms.md).

- [All clients](https://socialtoai.com/mcp.md): One address for every client, and the tools it lists.
- [Claude](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude.md): Sign in, no key.
- [ChatGPT](https://socialtoai.com/connect/chatgpt.md): Sign in, no key.
- [Claude Code](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude-code.md): Sign in, no key.