Tencent WorkBuddy MCP: RedNote, Douyin, JD and TikTok Data

To ask Tencent WorkBuddy for public data from Xiaohongshu (RedNote), Douyin, JD, Taobao, 1688 or TikTok, add the EveryInfra connector, enter your EveryInfra API key, and ask in plain language: "Show today's top 30 on the Douyin trending list" or "Find canvas tote bag suppliers on 1688 with price and minimum order." You do not log in to any of those platforms. You pay per call, and failed calls and empty results are free.

Listing status (at the time of writing): We prepared 7 EveryInfra connectors for the WorkBuddy connector marketplace in China. They wait for the developer identity check and review, so they are not in the marketplace yet. Until then, you can use the same remote MCP server from Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients, or call the HTTP API shown below with the same key.

In the early hours of October 22, 2026 (Singapore time) we sent the connectors' example prompts to the live service as direct calls. Douyin trending (30 topics) took 11.67 seconds and cost $0.000556. A JD search (5 products) took 29.25 seconds and cost $0.001389. A 1688 supplier search (5 offers) took 8.80 seconds and cost $0.001389. These times are data-service times; WorkBuddy's model adds its own thinking time.

Why WorkBuddy users ask for China platform data

WorkBuddy is Tencent's desktop agent for office work. Tencent describes it as an agent that "brings AI into the files and apps you already use", and it reaches outside services through connectors or MCP (Tencent). Many of its users sell on or buy from Chinese platforms: they compare JD prices, look for 1688 suppliers, and watch what trends on Douyin and RedNote. The built-in connectors cover tools like Notion, GitHub, Canva and Feishu (WorkBuddy connector list), not these platforms. An MCP server fills that gap.

In one sentence: EveryInfra in WorkBuddy is a remote MCP server; WorkBuddy calls it with your API key, the AI asks for a platform and a capability, gets structured public data, and each call is charged to your EveryInfra balance.

The 7 connectors (China app, after review)

These are the 7 connectors we prepared. After review, create an API key at everyinfra.com (quickstart), add a connector from Experts · Skills · Connectors → Connectors, click "+", and paste your key in the "Connect EveryInfra" form. Then ask a free question first: "What RedNote data can EveryInfra get?" If the AI lists capabilities, the connection works.

Each connector includes skill files that tell the AI which capabilities exist, how to fill parameters and how to report the charge. The main connector has 16 skills; each single-platform connector has 1. All files are in our GitHub repository. WorkBuddy's open platform documents this "MCP + Skill" design and the user-entered key form; per that doc, the key stays on your computer and goes into the request header at connect time (WorkBuddy open platform, in Chinese). The connectors need WorkBuddy 4.24.0 or later.

Test 1: the free capability list

At 02:44 on 2026-10-22 (UTC+8) we called everyinfra_list_capabilities for xiaohongshu. It answered in 0.25 seconds with all platform names and RedNote's 11 capabilities, parameters and prices. It costs nothing and needs no key.

Test 2: the connectors' example prompts as real calls

Same session, with a test key:

We measured the Taobao row later, at 18:31 on October 24, 2026 (Singapore time), over MCP. api-cn.everyinfra.com and api.everyinfra.com returned the same 5 products and charged $0.001389 each (the price at the time of writing; since 2026-10-28 taobao/search costs $0.0135 per call, $13.50 per 1,000, and the Taobao row above is the same). A second keyword, "portable coffee maker" (also sent in Chinese), returned coffee gear only: grinders, hand-crank coffee mills and milk frothers. The other rows are from October 22. A RedNote trending recheck on October 24 took 49.67 s, returned 10 notes and cost $0.005556.

Three tips from these runs:

1. RedNote trending returns popular notes from the discovery feed, not only notes posted today. For notes posted this week, use keyword search with date_range.
2. Ask for a fixed number of products. "List the top 5" comes back faster and is easier to check than "list every mechanical keyboard."
3. Prices differ by platform. RedNote costs $0.005556 per call; Douyin and TikTok $0.000556; JD and 1688 $0.001389; Taobao search $0.0135 since 2026-10-28 (it was $0.001389). Ten RedNote calls cost as much as one hundred Douyin calls.

Test 3: mistakes are free

We misspelled JD search's parameter as keywrd. In 0.25 seconds the service returned missing_param: keyword is required, keywrd is not a parameter here, followed by a working example request and "Nothing was charged." A call without a key returns unauthorized, also free. The AI reads these messages and retries with the fix.

Errors and charges

Full error codes: API error handling. Live status per capability: status page.

Cost example: a daily product scan for a month

A cross-border seller asks WorkBuddy once a day for:

• Douyin trending, 1 call: $0.000556
• RedNote trending, 1 call: $0.005556
• 1688 search, 10 keywords: 10 × $0.001389 = $0.01389
• JD search, 10 keywords: 10 × $0.001389 = $0.01389
• TikTok search, 10 keywords: 10 × $0.000556 = $0.00556

That is about $0.039 a day, or $1.18 for 30 days, for EveryInfra data. WorkBuddy's own model credits are separate. Failed calls and empty results are free. Prices from the live capability catalog, read on 2026-10-22 at 02:18 (UTC+8); the pricing page is the reference.

Other ways to get the same data

Same capability from code

Every call WorkBuddy makes maps to one HTTP request:

curl -X POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"platform":"tiktok","action":"search","params":{"keyword":"portable blender","limit":5}}'

TikTok search fields you will use most:

Platform pages: 1688 scraper API, JD scraper API. Capability pages: RedNote trending, Douyin trending, JD search, 1688 search, TikTok search. For Claude, Cursor and other clients: remote MCP setup and MCP server.

Recent changes (September–October 2026)

• Sep 2: WorkBuddy opened its developer platform. More than 100 partners joined at launch; developers can publish skills, experts and connectors, and connectors support MCP and CLI (Tencent News, in Chinese). Third-party data services now have a formal listing path.
• Sep 24: Tencent announced it will shut down QClaw on December 24 and move users to WorkBuddy (third-party summary). Tencent is concentrating its agent users in WorkBuddy.
• Oct 14: WeCom and WorkBuddy released a joint update. WorkBuddy joins the WeCom contact list and both share WeCom accounts (Caixin, in Chinese). Teams can hand data lookups to WorkBuddy from inside WeCom.
• Oct 20: QuestMobile's Q3 report. WorkBuddy had 32.35 million monthly active users in September, first among office agents and about 4.1 times Qianwen Office (36Kr summary).
• WorkBuddy 5.8.4 (international changelog) improved connector catalog loading and the authorization flow (WorkBuddy changelog).

FAQ

Do I need RedNote, Douyin or JD accounts? No. You need only an EveryInfra API key. EveryInfra reads public data.

Does the data come back in Chinese? Yes. Titles, captions and comments arrive as they appear on the platform. Ask WorkBuddy to translate or summarize them; numbers and field names stay the same.

Why does the marketplace connector show only 2 or 3 tools? The connector gives the AI only the tools it needs to look up data. You manage your balance and keys in the everyinfra.com console.

Related reading

• Remote MCP setup
• Unified data API guide
• Refund reconciliation