CLI

Local MCP server

Run the commentscraper CLI as a local stdio MCP server for Claude Desktop and other clients that only support local servers.

For Claude Desktop's local MCP, install the CLI, run commentscraper login, then add the server to your claude_desktop_config.json. This is separate from the hosted connector.

Configure Claude Desktop#

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "commentscraper": {
      "command": "commentscraper",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

The file is here:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Tools exposed#

Tool	What it does
`research_topic`	Ranked angles, pains and hooks for a topic.
`search_reddit`	Search Reddit threads for a query.
`search_youtube`	Search YouTube videos for a query, or list a channel's latest uploads (All Access).
`search_blind`	Search Blind posts for a keyword (1 credit).
`search_hackernews`	Search Hacker News stories or comments for a keyword (All Access).
`scrape_url`	Pull comments from a single supported URL.
`scrape_facebook_group`	Queue a private Facebook group search through your logged-in Chrome extension.
`find_products`	Search Google Shopping for product listings, prices and ratings (All Access).
`find_scroll_stoppers`	Top-performing TikTok and Instagram hooks in a niche (All Access).
`find_creators`	TikTok and Instagram creators and affiliates for a niche (All Access).
`find_competitor_ads`	Live paid ads for a brand or keyword from the Meta Ad Library.
`add_tracked_source`	Watch a phrase, subreddit, page or profile on a schedule. Keyword sources search Reddit and YouTube.
`whoami`	Return the connected Adlicio account.

The hosted connector has more tools; see all tools.