---
title: "Zhihu MCP Server: Hosted, No Login or Cookie · SocialToAI"
canonical: https://socialtoai.com/mcp/zhihu/
updated: 2026-11-05
---

# Zhihu MCP Server

SocialToAI is a hosted MCP server that lets your AI read Zhihu: search answers and read answer details, comments, account profiles, an account's answers and the trending list. You add one address to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor; there is no Zhihu account, login or cookie to provide and nothing to install. Each call costs 2 credits (from $0.004); failed calls are free. Last tested 2026-11-05.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/mcp/zhihu/
- Last updated: 2026-11-05
- Last tested: 2026-11-05

## Connect SocialToAI

Address: `https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp`

Add an MCP server in your AI and enter this address. If a sign-in page opens, sign in with your email and press Allow. If your tool asks for a key instead, copy one from the console and put it in a header: `Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>`. [Get a key](https://socialtoai.com/console/keys/)

In a terminal: run a command, then sign in: 

Claude Code: 

```
claude mcp add --transport http socialtoai https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp
```

Then in Claude Code type /mcp, pick socialtoai and sign in.

Codex: 

```
codex mcp add socialtoai --url https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp
```

Then sign in in the browser that opens.

Writing code? Call the API with a key: see [the API docs](https://socialtoai.com/docs.md).

## Step-by-step for your client

The same address everywhere. Each client has a page: where to enter it, how it signs in, and what to ask first.

- [Claude Code](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude-code.md): Run a command, then sign in
- [Claude app](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude.md): Paste the address, then sign in
- [ChatGPT](https://socialtoai.com/connect/chatgpt.md): Paste the address, then sign in
- [Cursor](https://socialtoai.com/connect/cursor.md): Add the address, then sign in
- [Codex](https://socialtoai.com/connect/codex.md): Run a command, then sign in
- [Trae](https://socialtoai.com/connect/trae.md): A few lines of settings and a key
- [Cherry Studio](https://socialtoai.com/connect/cherry-studio.md): The address and a key in a form
- [Dify](https://socialtoai.com/connect/dify.md): The address and a key in a form
- [n8n](https://socialtoai.com/connect/n8n.md): The address and a key in a form

The MCP page: https://socialtoai.com/mcp.md

## What your AI can call on Zhihu

| Tool | What it returns | Price key | Credits | Parameters and fields |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `search` | Find answers by keyword: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time. | `zhihu.search` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-search-api.md |
| `trending` | What is trending now: title, rank and heat. | `zhihu.trending` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-trending-api.md |
| `detail` | One answer by ID or link: text, author and publish time. | `zhihu.detail` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-detail-api.md |
| `comments` | The comments under one answer: text, likes, reply count and time. | `zhihu.comments` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-comments-api.md |
| `user_profile` | One account: name, bio and followers. | `zhihu.user_profile` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-user-profile-api.md |
| `user_posts` | The recent answers of one account. | `zhihu.user_posts` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-user-posts-api.md |

### Only on Zhihu (through the call tool)

| Interface | What it does | Price key | Credits | Parameters and fields |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `question_answers` | Get the first 20 answers to a Zhihu question by ID or link, in Zhihu's own order. | `zhihu.question_answers` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-question-answers-api.md |
| `column_articles` | Get a page of the articles in a Zhihu column by the column's ID. | `zhihu.column_articles` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-column-articles-api.md |
| `followers` | Get a page of the accounts following a Zhihu user, 20 a page. | `zhihu.followers` | 2 | https://socialtoai.com/zhihu-followers-api.md |

## A recorded conversation

> What do people on Zhihu say about DeepSeek this month?

| Platform | Tool | Sent | Requests | Returned | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zhihu | [`brand_buzz`](https://socialtoai.com/tools/brand-buzz.md) | `brand: "DeepSeek" · about: "深度求索公司的大模型和 AI 助手" · platforms: ["zhihu"] · window: "30d" · scale: "small"` | 1 | 23 posts | 18 |
| **Total** |  |  | 1 | 23 items | **18** |

Recorded 2026-11-05

22 of the 23 posts found are about it: 32% positive, 50% neutral, 18% negative. What they mention most:

1. **Features** (36%, 8 posts): [“Deepseek 真正的生产力工具。”](https://www.zhihu.com/question/2098096577525172086/answer/2098734027830202969)
2. **Comparison with others** (36%, 8 posts): [“deepseek总是在质疑声最大的时候站出来，让大家安心。”](https://www.zhihu.com/question/2094773240036061683/answer/2094853180970607602)
3. **Price** (18%, 4 posts): [“程序员更支持开源的DeepSeek还是平价的GPT？”](https://www.zhihu.com/question/2072812210280313101/answer/2097334786159285321)

Used 18 credits · $0.06. Every claim links to its source.

## Questions to ask

- Which is bigger on Zhihu this week: home coffee or matcha? → search, search: 4 credits ($0.013)
- Read the comments on this Zhihu answer and tell me what people complain about. → detail, comments × 3: 8 credits ($0.027)
- Find five Zhihu accounts that post about camping coffee and show me what they posted lately. → search, user_posts × 5: 12 credits ($0.04)

## What it cannot do

- **Fields Zhihu does not give**: They come back as null and are listed in the answer's unavailable, so your AI reads them as “not given”, not as zero. `author.verified`, `metrics.shares`, `metrics.views`, `metrics.reposts`, `images`, `hashtags`, `is_pinned`, `url`, `author.followers`, `metrics.likes`, `metrics.comments`, `metrics.collects`, `content_id`, `verified`, `following`, `posts_count`
- **It reads. It does not post.**: Your AI cannot post, comment, like, follow or send messages on Zhihu through SocialToAI.
- **Only what is publicly visible**: Content and account information anyone can see on Zhihu. Nothing behind a login: no private accounts, no direct messages, no feed of your own.

## FAQ

**Does Zhihu have an official API? Is this server official?**

Yes: Zhihu's data open platform offers search, the hot list and answers, with a daily free quota and paid calls beyond it. This MCP server is run by SocialToAI; it is not the platform's own and is not affiliated with it. Source: developer.zhihu.com, checked 2026-10-17.

**Can Claude and ChatGPT use it?**

Yes. In Claude or ChatGPT, on the web or the desktop app, paste the address above as a custom connector, sign in with a code sent to your email and press Allow. Claude Code and Codex take one command and Cursor a short config, then the same sign-in; a tool that only takes headers uses a key.

**Do I need a Zhihu account?**

No. No account of yours needed, your accounts stay out of it: no Zhihu login, no cookie, nothing to install. It reads what is publicly visible on Zhihu, and it cannot post.

**How much does it cost?**

From 2 credits a call, about $0.0067 at the first pack. A failed call costs nothing, and each call states what it charged. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card.

## Related pages

- [Zhihu API](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/zhihu.md)
- [TikTok MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/tiktok.md)
- [Instagram MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/instagram.md)
- [X (Twitter) MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/x.md)
- [Reddit MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/reddit.md)
- [YouTube MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/youtube.md)
- [Facebook MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/facebook.md)
- [LinkedIn MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/linkedin.md)
- [Threads MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/threads.md)
- [Telegram MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/telegram.md)
- [Pinterest MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/pinterest.md)
- [Xiaohongshu (RedNote) MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/xiaohongshu.md)
- [Douyin MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/douyin.md)
- [Weibo MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/weibo.md)
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- [Bilibili MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/bilibili.md)
- [Kuaishou MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/kuaishou.md)
- [WeChat Channels MCP Server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/wechat-channels.md)