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Viral-content intelligence for AI agents — 7 read-only MCP tools, evidence-layer scoring.

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Last scanned (6 hours ago)

Scores higher than 89% of remote servers

Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.

Category Marketing and SEO

Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Endpoint Security94
Transport & Reachability100
Schema Quality & AI Usability36
  • 0% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Fail
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 8362 tokens (~440/item across 19 items; 18 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
  • No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage99
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 96% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
  • Structured output schemas are declared (100% of tools); any adoption earns full credit.Pass
Tool Safety100
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • We read all 18 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
  • An AI judge read all 20 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities47
  • Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2024-11-05; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
  • Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 27 Oct 26 −3
    • The server now declares the “resources” capability functional
    • First check of Capabilities: pass functional
    • First check of Schema quality: 0 functional
    • New resource “HookLayer Creator Report” functional
  • 15 Oct 26 0
    • Tool “product_scout” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • Tool “search_videos” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
    • “search_videos” added an optional parameter “product_id” cosmetic
    • “product_scout” reworded the description of “opportunity_stage” cosmetic
    • “product_scout” reworded the description of “sort” cosmetic
  • 14 Oct 26 0
    • “product_scout” reworded the description of “sort” cosmetic

    1 cosmetic change on this day. Switch on “Show cosmetic changes” to see it.

  • 10 Oct 26 0
    • Schema quality: 509 → 442 ▲ functional
    • New tool “compare_saved_products” functional
    • New tool “get_saved_research” functional
    • New tool “list_saved_research” functional
    • New tool “save_research” functional
  • 5 Oct 26 0
    • Schema quality: 355 → 509 ▼ functional
  • 4 Oct 26 87
    • Schema quality: 293 → 355 ▼ functional
    • Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.0.2 functional
    • New tool “analyze_product” functional
    • New tool “product_scout” functional
    • “viral_remix” reworded the description of “verified_product_facts” cosmetic
  • 28 Sept 26 0
    • We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
  • 26 Sept 26 0
    • The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
Diagnostics

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Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://hooklayer.dev/api/mcp

TLS valid

Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .

Subject Issuer Valid from Valid until Key Signature Serial
CN=hooklayer.dev CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US 12 Sept 2026 11 Dec 2026 RSA 2048 SHA256-RSA 50f7396ae4c04e2b9859dd52e423380de2c
SANs: hooklayer.dev
CN=YR2,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US (CA) CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US 3 Sept 2025 2 Sept 2028 RSA 2048 SHA256-RSA 4ebd24947e24d394802d84a52fd5b319
CN=Root YR,O=ISRG,C=US (CA) CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=US 13 May 2026 2 Sept 2032 RSA 4096 SHA256-RSA f24b6d17f9d9ad7cb1c9fea78782699f

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DNSSEC insecure

Validation of hooklayer.dev. — Not signed

Zone DS Keys Algorithms Outcome
. trust_anchor 20326, 38696 8, 8 Verified
dev. present 60074 8 Verified
hooklayer.dev. absent Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation
Authentication Enforced and verified

The endpoint asked for a token and published valid RFC 9728 metadata describing how to get one.

Result Enforced and verified
Enforced On tool calls
HTTP status 200

WWW-Authenticate challenge Bearer resource_metadata="https://hooklayer.dev/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"

Bearer resource_metadata="https://hooklayer.dev/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource"
Header Value
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x-content-type-options nosniff
x-frame-options DENY
referrer-policy strict-origin-when-cross-origin
permissions-policy camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()

Protected resource metadata

Document https://hooklayer.dev/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource
Retrieved Yes
Resource https://hooklayer.dev
Authorisation server https://hooklayer.dev

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Transports 2 probes
Transport URL Outcome Status Location
streamable-http https://hooklayer.dev/api/mcp Verified 200
http (plaintext) http://hooklayer.dev/api/mcp HTTPS enforced 308 https://hooklayer.dev/api/mcp
MCP tools · 18 exposed · ~6,267 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
analyze_account ~484

Analyze a TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram creator by handle or channel ID. Returns viral DNA scores (viral_dna_score, replicability_score, originality_score, consistency_score, audience_fatigue), content patterns, format fingerprint, top recent videos with transcripts, content gaps, a headline_insight object (the single largest quantified performance gap across length, hook, format, and cadence, plus its so_what), and suggested next research steps. Use when the user asks to analyze a creator, account, channel, or competitor. Supports TikTok (full transcript extraction), YouTube (Shorts and longform analysis with captions when available), and Instagram (Reels with best-effort transcripts).

NameTypeReqDescription
handlestringyesCreator handle (with or without @ prefix) or YouTube channel ID. Examples: "@mrbeast", "mrbeast", "UCX6OQ3DkcsbYNE6H8uQQuVA".
platformstring–Platform to analyze. "tiktok" (default) returns full pipeline with transcripts. "youtube" analyzes recent Shorts via YouTube Data API + Innertube caption extraction — videos with captions disabled or…
recent_onlyboolean–When true, hard-cap the candidate pool to videos posted in the last 90 days. Stricter than `window=90d` because it never falls through to archival data on a thin recent corpus.
sincestring–Optional ISO date (e.g. "2026-04-01"). Filter the candidate video pool to those posted on/after this date. Useful when the user asks "show me what they've done THIS month" — the route returns honest…
windowstring–Recency sugar — same effect as `since` but takes a friendlier bucket. Maps to a since-cutoff at request time. Use either `since` or `window`, not both.
NameTypeReqDescription
content_gapsarray–Untapped content opportunities the creator is missing
credits_remainingnumber–Credits remaining after this call
format_fingerprintobject–Dominant content format patterns (durations, styles, edit types)
from_paygboolean–Whether credits came from pay-as-you-go balance
from_subscriptionboolean–Whether credits came from subscription
headline_insightobject–The largest quantified performance gap for this creator, plus its implication. Presentation-neutral data — the caller decides whether and how to surface it.
pattern_analysisobject–Content pattern breakdown (posting cadence, topic clusters)
profileobject–Creator profile (handle, bio, followers, following, total_likes, total_videos)
recent_videosarray–Top recent videos with view counts, transcripts, and engagement
recommended_chainarray–Suggested next tool calls with pre-filled parameters — advisory only, agent decides whether to execute
steal_maparray–Actionable elements to replicate from this creator
viral_dnaobject–Five viral DNA scores (0-100 each)

No examples provided.

analyze_product ~412

Deeply validate ONE TikTok Shop product before committing money or content to it. Give it a product_id from product_scout (or any TikTok Shop product URL) and it reads the listing, samples reviews across the full depth rather than only the most recent page, pulls comparable competitors, and returns what buyers actually say. You get: provider-reported sold / review / rating / price evidence; buyer voice split into what buyers praise and what they complain about; unmet needs and purchase objections in buyers' own words; return and fulfilment signal; a Why Now read; competitor intelligence and where rivals are weak; risks separated into product risks, market risks and data-confidence risks; and a 'how to beat this' synthesis of concrete differentiation angles traced back to specific review evidence. Every section states whether it resolved - provider facts, HookLayer analysis and genuinely unavailable evidence are distinguishable, and thin evidence is reported as thin rather than filled in. There is no revenue or GMV output and sold counts are never multiplied by price. Use product_scout first to find candidates, then this to decide between them. Cost: 10 credits. Requires the shop_intelligence entitlement.

NameTypeReqDescription
include_competitorsboolean–Default true. Competitor discovery and the cross-product buyer-pain map are the differentiated part of this report; set false only when the caller explicitly wants the single-product read and fewer p…
marketstring–2-letter ISO region code or 'GLOBAL'. Defaults to US. Should match the market the product was found in.
product_idstring–TikTok Shop numeric product id, as returned by product_scout in opportunities[].product_id. Supply this or product_url.
product_urlstring–Any TikTok Shop product URL (tiktok.com/shop/pdp/..., shop.tiktok.com/.../pdp/..., /view/product/...). Used when the user pastes a link instead of an id.
NameTypeReqDescription
analyst_readobject–Model-written operator summary grounded in the sections above. Falls back to a deterministic version if the model call fails.
analyst_verdictobject–Deterministic verdict and confidence.
buyer_pain_mapobject–Themes shared across this product and its competitors, with differentiation candidates. Rates are per-product, so a deeply sampled product does not outweigh a shallowly sampled rival.
buyer_voiceobject–Review sample summary including rating histogram and sampled count.
buyer_voice_intelligenceobject|null–Opportunity-grade review read: sampleComposition, love, painPoints, unmetNeeds, purchaseObjections, returnSignal, fulfilmentComplaints (kept separate from product faults), contradictions, and howToBe…
competitionobject–Percentile placement against the peer set, when one was resolvable.
competitor_landscapeobject–Comparable products and where they are weak. available:false when competitor discovery did not resolve.
content_patternsobject––
creator_contentobject––
credits_remaininginteger|null––
current_evidenceobject–Composite score from currently observable evidence, with what was unavailable.
economicsobject–Price and margin context. Contains no revenue or GMV figure.
evidence_classesobject–Explicit map so the host never has to guess provenance: fact[] came from the provider, analysis[] was derived by HookLayer, unavailable[] had insufficient evidence.
evidence_interpretationobject–Why Now plus risks split into product / market / data_confidence, each citing the observation that triggered it. Only claims what is observable now; never asserts a trend it has no history for.
fetched_atstring––
market_proofobject–Demand evidence section. Carries available / headline / data / evidence / risks / unknowns / confidence.
product_idstring––
product_identityobject–title, shopName, category, productUrl, imageUrl.
provenanceobject–Endpoints called, provider call count, staleness, and which fields the model wrote.
recommended_chainarray–Suggested next calls, chosen from the evidence this analysis actually found. SUGGESTIONS ONLY - present them and let the user pick. Do not call them automatically; each one costs the user credits.
regionstring––
source_coverageobject–Which sections resolved and which did not.
successbooleanyes–
validation_readobject|null–Extended validation narrative. Null when include_competitors was false.

No examples provided.

brief_to_blueprint ~604

Turn a brand brief that just landed into a one-page creative blueprint the manager can forward to the creator and to the brand contact — hook + template + hashtag combo + trend-velocity check + shoot instructions, in one call. Use when a brand sends a product and needs content on a tight turnaround (e.g. "product arrived, need content in 48 hours") and the manager needs a defensible direction with no research time. Chains find_viral_template + trend_pulse + score_hook + predict_virality upstream but exposes them as one MCP tool so agents don't stitch them manually. Cost 7 credits (bundle discount vs firing the chain manually). Returns a blueprint object with verdict (GO | NEEDS_MORE_DATA | NO_GO) and verdict_reason, a hook (text + trend_still_alive: up-slope | plateau | fading | unknown), script, hashtags, shoot notes, risk flags, and manager talking points, plus a quality object (level + reason) describing completeness; when quality.level is not "full", or verdict is NEEDS_MORE_DATA or NO_GO, the blueprint is a starting point rather than a shippable direction.

NameTypeReqDescription
creator_handlestring–Optional creator handle (with or without @). If provided, the blueprint hook and script match THEIR voice patterns from recent videos. Highly recommended — a blueprint without creator context is gene…
deadline_hoursinteger–How many hours until the video must be posted. Default 48. Affects trend-still-alive scoring — a 24-hour deadline needs a trend on the up-slope, not one that just plateaued.
nichestringyesOne of the 18 supported niches (Beauty & Skincare, Fitness & Health, Food & Cooking, Fashion & Style, Tech & Gadgets, Finance & Business, Education & Learning, Travel & Adventure, Comedy & Entertainm…
platformstring–Target platform. Both TikTok and Instagram Reels supported (shipped 2026-07-06). When set to "instagram", the product-corpus lookup runs against Instagram Reels via ScrapeCreators, and the creator co…
productstringyesWhat the brand sent (name + one line, e.g. "Athletic Greens AG1 travel packs — 30-count individual sachets for travel")
product_categorystringyesUmbrella category (e.g. "greens powder", "sunscreen", "protein bar")
regionstring–Optional 2-letter ISO country code (US, GB, CA, etc.). Threads to niche + trend upstreams.
NameTypeReqDescription
appliedobject–Echo of parameters resolved after canonicalization
as_ofstring––
blueprintobject––
credits_remainingobject––
provenanceobject––
qualityobject––
statsobject––
successboolean––

No examples provided.

compare_saved_products ~129

Compare 2 to 4 saved analyze_product results side by side using only the stored evidence (identity, market proof, economics, competition, creator content, verdict). Read-only, 0 credits, no new analysis. Fields the source never reported are returned as not present, never estimated, and a freshness warning is included when the evidence ages differ by more than two days. Ids the user does not own come back in missing[]. Use after list_saved_research when the user asks which of their saved products to pursue.

NameTypeReqDescription
saved_idsarrayyessaved_id values of product_analysis results
NameTypeReqDescription
credits_chargednumber–Always 0
dashboard_urlstring––
freshness_warningstring|null–null when all evidence is within two days of each other
missingarray–Requested ids that are not saved product analyses owned by this user
notesarray––
participantsarray––
sectionsarray––

No examples provided.

find_viral_template ~510

Find proven viral templates in a niche with example videos. Returns templates ranked by performance, including hook patterns, format structures, average views, and example URLs. Use when the user asks what's working in a niche or wants concrete copyable structures. Supports the 18 canonical niches with optional angle narrowing via query parameter for more specific results (e.g., "postpartum strength" within Fitness).

NameTypeReqDescription
min_viewsinteger–Optional filter — only return examples above this view count
nichestringyesOne of the 18 supported niches (Beauty & Skincare, Fitness & Health, Food & Cooking, Fashion & Style, Tech & Gadgets, Finance & Business, Education & Learning, Travel & Adventure, Comedy & Entertainm…
platformstring–Platform to source templates from. "tiktok" (default) uses the full niche-aggregator (YouTube + Reddit + TikTok hashtags). "instagram" (2026-07-06) is keyword-search-only — the Instagram niche-aggreg…
querystring–Optional angle narrowing within the niche. E.g. niche="Fitness & Health" + query="postpartum strength" returns only postpartum-strength templates, not generic gym. Templates are scored by query-token…
regionstring–Optional 2-letter ISO country code (US, GB, BR, JP, IN, PH, etc.). Threads to YouTube Search regionCode + TikTok niche query. Reddit niche signals are global and ignore this param. Pass when the user…
windowstring–Recency filter. Drops example videos older than the window. Note: TikTok hashtag-corpus rows often lack timestamps and are excluded when window is set — surfaces as a quality warning so callers can d…
NameTypeReqDescription
credits_remainingnumber–Credits remaining after this call
from_paygboolean–Whether credits came from pay-as-you-go balance
from_subscriptionboolean–Whether credits came from subscription
nichestring–The niche searched
templatesarray–Ranked viral templates with hook patterns and example URLs

No examples provided.

get_changes ~260

Detect what changed since the last saved baseline for a tracked creator. Runs a fresh analyze_account under the hood, compares against the most recent CreatorSnapshot, persists the new snapshot, and returns ONLY the meaningful shifts (format, viral DNA, engagement, hook pattern, topic pillars, outlier videos). Use when the user asks 'what changed with @creator', 'anything new', 'check this competitor again', 'what's different since last time', 'check my tracked creator', or 'has anything changed'. Requires a previously tracked creator (call analyze_account + watch_account first if there is no baseline yet). Costs 5 credits per call because the fresh analysis is genuine (not cached). Returns a top_action pointing at the single next tool worth calling given the detected change. Returns status='no_meaningful_change' honestly when nothing shifted — no fabricated deltas.

NameTypeReqDescription
handlestring–Creator handle (with or without @). Required if watch_id is not provided.
platformstring–Platform the tracked creator publishes on. Required if watch_id is not provided.
watch_idstring–Watch identifier returned by watch_account or list_watches. Preferred over (platform, handle) when you have it — the ownership check is exact.
NameTypeReqDescription
changesarray––
creatorstring––
credits_chargednumber––
current_snapshot_atstring––
high_importancenumber––
meaningful_changesnumber–Count of high + medium importance changes.
medium_importancenumber––
platformstring––
previous_snapshot_atstring––
snapshot_countnumber–Total snapshots saved for this watch after this call.
statusstring–changes_found = meaningful shifts detected; no_meaningful_change = fresh analysis ran, nothing shifted enough to matter; baseline_refreshed = prior snapshot used an incompatible schema, new baseline…
top_actionobject–Single most useful next tool call given the detected changes. null when nothing meaningful shifted.

No examples provided.

get_saved_research ~89

Retrieve one saved result in full (the stored research payload, what was asked, timestamps) by its saved_id. Read-only, 0 credits. Only the authenticated user's own results resolve; any other id is not found. Use when the user wants to reuse, re-read or build on something they saved earlier instead of paying to run the tool again.

NameTypeReqDescription
saved_idstringyes–
NameTypeReqDescription
credits_chargednumber–Always 0
dashboard_urlstring––
input_summaryobject|null––
is_archivedboolean––
kindstring––
product_idstring|null––
product_urlstring|null––
resultobject–The stored research payload, exactly as saved (allowlisted fields only)
saved_atstring––
saved_idstring––
schema_versionnumber––
source_refstring|null––
source_timestampstring|null––
titlestring––
tool_namestring––

No examples provided.

list_saved_research ~167

List the authenticated user's saved HookLayer research (newest first by default). Read-only, 0 credits. Filter by kind, search titles, choose sort newest|oldest|title, include archived, and page with the returned cursor. Returns summaries (id, kind, title, timestamps, dashboard link), not the full result; call get_saved_research for one. Use when the user asks 'what have I saved', 'show my saved products', 'find the analysis I saved for @handle'.

NameTypeReqDescription
archivedstring–Default active
cursorstring–next_cursor from the previous page
kindstring––
limitnumber––
querystring–Case-insensitive title search
sortstring––
NameTypeReqDescription
credits_chargednumber–Always 0
dashboard_urlstring–The Saved Research page in HookMafia
limitnumber––
next_cursorstring|null–null on the last page
resultsarray––

No examples provided.

list_watches ~96

List every creator the authenticated user is tracking. Read-only, 0 credits. Returns each watch's id, platform, handle, when it was created + last updated, when the last snapshot was taken, and whether it's active. Does NOT return the snapshot payload itself — call watch_account (idempotent) to refresh a baseline. Use when the user asks 'what am I tracking', 'show my watches', 'list creators'.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

NameTypeReqDescription
totalnumber––
watchesarray––

No examples provided.

match_voice ~115

Extract a creator's voice DNA from reference samples and rewrite a draft in their style. Requires at least 3 reference samples (video URLs or text). Returns voice profile (energy, humor, vocabulary, signature phrases), reusable prompt instructions, and the rewritten draft. Use when the user wants to write in another creator's style or match a specific voice.

NameTypeReqDescription
draftstringyesThe text to rewrite
reference_samplesarrayyesAt least 3 reference samples — TikTok/YouTube/Instagram URLs or raw text
NameTypeReqDescription
credits_remainingnumber–Credits remaining after this call
from_paygboolean–Whether credits came from pay-as-you-go balance
from_subscriptionboolean–Whether credits came from subscription
prompt_instructionsstring–Reusable prompt to replicate this voice
rewritten_draftstring–The input draft rewritten in the matched voice
voice_profileobject–Extracted voice DNA profile

No examples provided.

predict_virality ~109

Score a draft script for viral potential with adversarial verification. Returns a virality score, recommendation (ship/rework/no-go), viral DNA breakdown with evidence, attack vectors analysis, and calibration metrics. Use when the user has a finished draft and wants pre-publish verification. Pass either a script string or a video URL.

NameTypeReqDescription
nichestring–Niche context
scriptstringyesThe draft script to predict on (or a video URL — auto-extracts transcript)
NameTypeReqDescription
blueprintobject–Retention diagnosis with weak seconds identified
credits_remainingnumber–Credits remaining after this call
from_paygboolean–Whether credits came from pay-as-you-go balance
from_subscriptionboolean–Whether credits came from subscription
share_reasonstring–Why viewers would share this content
target_emotionstring–Primary emotion the content targets
viral_dnaobject–Hook type, structure, emotional triggers breakdown
virality_scorenumber–Overall virality prediction (0-100)

No examples provided.

product_scout ~1,310

Find and rank current TikTok Shop / social-commerce product opportunities using evidence rather than opinion. Use it to answer questions like 'what skincare products are breaking out in the US under $40', 'show me products with strong reviews but low competition', or 'what is worth testing in this niche right now'. Returns products ranked by a deterministic 9-component engine (demand, momentum, creator_adoption, competition, saturation, review_strength, price_attractiveness, creator_concentration, freshness), each carrying an opportunity status (emerging | promising | crowded | mature | cooling | insufficient_data), a qualification record (what passed, failed and is unknown), a confidence band, evidence-cited why_now[], risks[], insufficient_signals[] and history_coverage. Status comes from a qualification gate, never from the score: emerging needs measured sold-count growth across 3+ dated observations spanning 7+ days plus an independent signal (review growth or creator adoption over time); mature means established demand without verified growth; insufficient_data means trajectory cannot be verified yet, however high the score. verification_summary.outcome is NO_VERIFIED_OPPORTUNITIES whenever no returned product passed the gate - say so plainly instead of presenting the list as opportunities, and use verification_summary.by_status to explain whether the category or the filters were the limit. Amazon competition is never measured (AMAZON_COMPETITION_UNVERIFIED); never describe a product as unsaturated on Amazon. The ranking is deterministic and contains no model output - read qualification, why_now, risks and components to explain to the user WHY something ranked where it did, and never present the score on its own. Provider-reported fields live under provider_reported.* and are null when TikTok did not expose them; null means unknown, never zero, and sold counts are never multiplied by price to imply revenue. There is no revenue or GMV field. To validate a singl…

NameTypeReqDescription
categorystring–Strict category-breadcrumb filter applied to returned rows (case-insensitive substring). Rows whose category is unknown are dropped when this is set. Distinct from niche, which is a search hint rathe…
limitinteger–Max products to return. Default 20, hard cap 20. This is a ceiling, not a target — fewer rows means the provider had fewer matching products, never that results were withheld.
marketstring–2-letter ISO region code (US, GB, BR, ...) or 'GLOBAL'. Defaults to US. Only regions ScrapeCreators covers for TikTok Shop return usable data.
max_competitionnumber–Maximum competition tolerated, 0-100, expressed intuitively (lower = less competition accepted).
max_discountnumber–Maximum discount percentage 0-100. Strict: unknown is dropped.
max_ratingnumber–Maximum average rating 0-5. Pair with min_rating to isolate a mid-tier band rather than only top-rated listings. Strict: unknown rating is dropped.
max_reviewsinteger–Maximum provider-reported review count - the usual way to find products before they are saturated with social proof. Strict: rows whose review count could not be retrieved are dropped rather than ass…
max_saturationnumber–Maximum saturation component 0-100. Saturation needs video-to-product linkage that the current pipeline does not extract, so this is accepted for forward compatibility and reported as unsupported rat…
max_soldinteger–Maximum provider-reported cumulative sold count. Strict: unknown is dropped.
min_creator_adoptionnumber–Minimum creator-adoption component 0-100 (distinct creators per day with confirmed showcase links). Needs stored history; cold-start products report insufficient_data for this component.
min_discountnumber–Minimum discount percentage 0-100 off the listed original price. Strict: unknown is dropped.
min_momentumnumber–Minimum momentum component 0-100. Momentum needs stored history; when the history layer has not seen these products yet the request is refused up front with executed:false rather than charged and ret…
min_ratingnumber–Minimum average rating 0-5. Strict: rows with unknown rating are dropped.
min_reviewsinteger–Minimum provider-reported review count. Review counts are fetched per candidate, so this filter reflects real provider data. Strict: rows whose review count could not be retrieved are dropped rather…
min_soldinteger–Minimum provider-reported cumulative sold count. This is a lifetime total, not a sales rate. Strict: unknown is dropped.
nichestring–Niche or category to search (e.g. 'Beauty & Skincare', 'Fitness & Wellness'). At least one of niche or query is required.
opportunity_stagestring–Comma-separated stages to keep: emerging, promising, crowded, mature, cooling, insufficient_data. Use 'emerging,promising' for the usual 'find breakout products' request. An empty result reports veri…
price_maxnumber–Maximum price in the market currency.
price_minnumber–Minimum price in the market currency.
querystring–Free-text product keywords (e.g. 'wireless earbuds'). Widens the search corpus. May be combined with niche.
sortstring–Order the results: verified_first is the default when omitted, listing verified emerging products first and measured-growth products next, then unverified candidates and established comparisons inter…
NameTypeReqDescription
credits_remaininginteger|null––
degradation_reasonsarray–Why coverage was partial, when it was. Surface these rather than presenting a degraded result as complete.
executedboolean–Present and false when the request needed stored history that is unavailable. Nothing was charged; drop the history-backed filter or sort and retry.
generated_atstring–ISO timestamp
nichestring|null––
opportunitiesarray––
provenanceobject––
querystring|null––
query_contextobject–The filters actually applied, echoed back.
recommended_chainarray–Suggested next calls, chosen from what this result actually contained. SUGGESTIONS ONLY - present them and let the user pick. Do not call them automatically; each one costs the user credits.
regionstring––
skipped_intelligence_filtersarray–Filters that could not be enforced for this request.
source_coverageobject–What the engine managed to read: shop search, product hydration, history depth, counts.
successbooleanyes–
verification_summaryobject–Scan-level verdict. outcome is VERIFIED_OPPORTUNITIES or NO_VERIFIED_OPPORTUNITIES; by_status counts every classified product before stage filters and the limit; explanation says whether the category…

No examples provided.

save_research ~446

Save a HookLayer result the user already received in this conversation so it appears under Saved Research in their HookMafia dashboard. 0 credits: this stores the result you already hold, it never re-runs the research tool. After a research result, offer once in one line to save it to HookMafia; call this only when the user says yes or asks to save, keep or bookmark a result. Pass the tool's structured result as `result` (billing and chain fields are dropped server-side), the kind that matches the tool, a short title, and a stable `request_id` so a retried save is deduplicated instead of duplicated. Returns the saved id and a dashboard link. Use list_saved_research / get_saved_research to read it back and compare_saved_products for 2-4 saved analyze_product results.

NameTypeReqDescription
input_summaryobject–What was asked: handle, platform, topic, product URL. Up to 4 KB. Never include credentials.
kindstringyescreator_analysis (analyze_account), hook_score (score_hook), virality_prediction (predict_virality), product_scout (product_scout), product_analysis (analyze_product), script (viral_remix, match_voic…
product_idstring–Canonical product id for product_analysis / product_scout results
product_urlstring–http(s) product page URL
request_idstring–Idempotency key. Reuse the same value when retrying the same save; a different result under the same key is refused.
resultobjectyesThe structured result of the earlier tool call, exactly as received. Up to 64 KB after server-side allowlisting.
source_timestampstring–ISO 8601 time the research ran (the result's as_of / fetched_at when present)
titlestringyesShort plain-text title, e.g. "@handle TikTok analysis" or the product name
tool_namestringyesThe HookLayer tool that produced the result, e.g. analyze_product
NameTypeReqDescription
credits_chargednumber–Always 0
dashboard_urlstring––
deduplicatedboolean–true when the same request_id and identical content had already been saved; nothing new was written
dropped_fieldsarray–Top-level result fields that are not persisted (billing, chain hints, unknown keys)
savedobject––

No examples provided.

score_hook ~124

Score a TikTok, Reels, or Shorts hook against proven viral patterns. Returns a 0-100 score, percentile rank, matched pattern, strengths, weaknesses, and three improved hook variations. Use when the user has a draft hook to validate, wants to compare alternatives, or needs feedback before publishing.

NameTypeReqDescription
nichestring–Optional niche context (e.g. "Beauty & Skincare", "Finance & Business")
platformstringyesTarget platform — affects pattern matching
textstringyesThe hook to score (3-200 chars typical)
NameTypeReqDescription
breakdownobject–Sub-scores (0-100) for five quality dimensions
credits_remainingnumber–Credits remaining after this call
from_paygboolean–Whether credits came from pay-as-you-go balance
from_subscriptionboolean–Whether credits came from subscription
pattern_matchstring–Matched viral pattern name
percentilenumber–Percentile rank vs all scored hooks
rewritesarray–Three rewritten versions at higher quality
scorenumber–Hook quality score (0-100)
strengthsarray–What the hook does well
weaknessesarray–What could be improved
whystring–One-sentence verdict explaining the score

No examples provided.

search_videos ~453

Search for short-form videos by keyword across TikTok or Instagram. Returns up to 20 videos ranked by engagement, with view counts, likes, shares, comments, hashtags, author info, and URLs. Use when the user asks to find videos about a topic or keyword. Supports optional filters for niche, minimum views, recency window, and region. Pass product_id to check which videos link a specific TikTok Shop product: linkage is exact_product_link only when the video carries that product link; keyword_match videos are NOT verified for that product, and evidence_summary.product_linkage.status is VIDEO_LINKAGE_UNVERIFIED when none link it. Region counts as verified only from the provider-reported video region; otherwise it is unknown. View counts are cumulative and do not show current acceleration.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitinteger–Max videos to return after filtering. Default 12, max 20.
min_viewsinteger–Optional view-count floor. Default 0.
nichestring–Optional — only return videos whose description contains niche-related tokens. Loose niche strings work ("fitness", "Beauty & Skincare").
platformstring–Which platform to search. "tiktok" (default) hits ScrapeCreators TikTok keyword search. "instagram" (2026-07-06) hits Instagram Reels search — note IG upstream ignores region/date_posted params, so r…
product_idstring–Optional TikTok Shop product id. Videos that link this exact product are labelled exact_product_link and listed first; all others stay keyword_match (not verified for this product).
querystringyesFree-text search term. Examples: "morning routine", "iphone case", "passive income".
regionstring–ISO country code (US, GB, BR, PH, JP, etc.). Note: corpus coverage varies by region — small regions may return zero results and a degraded quality flag.
windowstring–Recency filter. Maps to the closest ScrapeCreators date bucket AND applies a client-side cutoff for defense-in-depth.
NameTypeReqDescription
appliedobject–Echo of the filters actually applied — useful for debugging when results look surprising
credits_remainingnumber–Credits remaining after this call
evidence_summaryobject|null–Unique creators, creator concentration, posted-date range, duplicates removed, region evidence counts and product_linkage {status: VERIFIED | VIDEO_LINKAGE_UNVERIFIED | NOT_REQUESTED}.
filtered_countnumber–Videos returned after filtering + cap
from_paygboolean––
from_subscriptionboolean––
qualityobject––
upstream_countnumber–Videos returned by upstream before any filtering
videosarray––

No examples provided.

trend_pulse ~376

Research what is currently gaining traction in short-form content for a specific niche. Returns rising opportunities (formats, hooks, styles, topics) with growth signals, data sources, and saturated patterns to avoid. Use when the user asks what to post about, what's trending in a niche, or needs to validate a content idea against current trends. Supports the 18 canonical niches and optional region filtering.

NameTypeReqDescription
deadline_hoursinteger–Optional (2026-07-06 magic-genie ritual): how many hours until the video posts. When set, each rising trend gets a trend_status (up-slope | plateau | fading | unknown) AND a deadline_verdict (safe |…
nichestring–One of the 18 supported niches (Beauty & Skincare, Fitness & Health, Food & Cooking, Fashion & Style, Tech & Gadgets, Finance & Business, Education & Learning, Travel & Adventure, Comedy & Entertainm…
regionstring–Optional 2-letter ISO country code (US, GB, BR, JP, IN, PH, etc.). Threads to Google Trends geo + YouTube regionCode. Defaults to US when omitted. Reddit signals are global and ignore this param.
NameTypeReqDescription
credits_remainingnumber–Credits remaining after this call
from_paygboolean–Whether credits came from pay-as-you-go balance
from_subscriptionboolean–Whether credits came from subscription
nichestring–The niche these trends apply to
risingarray–Rising opportunities (format/hook/style) with qualitative growth labels + signal_strength numeric anchor (0-1) + suggestions
saturatedarray–Saturated patterns to avoid

No examples provided.

viral_remix ~364

Take a viral video and produce a fresh script that mirrors its structure and energy pattern for a new topic. Returns the extracted formula, scene-by-scene script with voiceover and visuals, camera directions, and text overlays. Use when the user finds a video they want to replicate the structure of. Pass either a video URL (TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram) or a transcript directly. When promoting a specific product, ALWAYS pass target_product + verified_product_facts so the generator does not fabricate product details.

NameTypeReqDescription
my_topicstring–DEPRECATED alias for target_topic. Legacy clients only. Normalized internally.
nichestring–Optional niche hint
platformstring–Target platform for the remix. Adjusts pacing and CTA style if provided.
source_urlstring–TikTok/YouTube/Instagram URL — transcript will be auto-extracted
target_productstring–The product the remix should promote. When provided, the generator will NOT invent product names, prices, timelines, features, or customer stories. Combined with verified_product_facts, this forces o…
target_topicstring–What the remix should be about. Default: same niche as original.
transcriptstring–Pre-extracted transcript (alternative to source_url, faster)
verified_product_factsarray–Facts the generator is allowed to cite about target_product (e.g. "runs inside ChatGPT and Claude", "14 tools for viral research"). Every specific product claim in the generated script is checked aga…
NameTypeReqDescription
camera_shotsarray–Phone-native camera direction per scene
credits_remainingnumber–Credits remaining after this call
cta_archetypestring–Which CTA archetype the generator picked. Comment_gate is the failure-mode default for AI script generators; rotation tells you whether the prompt is working.
extracted_formulastring–The viral DNA formula extracted from the source
fresh_scriptobject–Complete scene-by-scene script mirroring the source structure
from_paygboolean–Whether credits came from pay-as-you-go balance
from_subscriptionboolean–Whether credits came from subscription
overlaysarray–Text overlay suggestions per scene
structural_skeletonstring–Which structural skeleton the generator used (confession_to_result, mistake_to_correction, etc). Surfaces rotation across the fleet.
ugc_authenticityobject–Tripwire for ad-shaped drift. Detected via regex on the produced script, not the model self-grade. If level=ad_leaning, surface to the user before shipping.
verify_hookobject–The hook plus a suggested follow-up: the caller may pass it to score_hook for a structurally-independent score (the script generator deliberately does NOT self-rate). Informational only, not an instr…

No examples provided.

watch_account ~219

Start tracking a creator so future calls can detect what changed. Creates a durable CreatorWatch + a baseline CreatorSnapshot capturing the creator's current viral DNA scores, format fingerprint, and top recent videos. Use when the user says 'track', 'watch', 'follow', 'keep an eye on' a creator/channel/handle. Idempotent — calling 'watch @same' twice with a fresh baseline in place returns the existing watch with credits_charged=0. Cost: 0 credits when a fresh existing watch snapshot or a compatible recent analyze_account cache can be reused. Otherwise a fresh baseline invokes analyze_account and costs 5 credits — this can happen even for an already-existing watch once freshness expires. Reuses the same 'analyze' permission as analyze_account — no new OAuth scope, no re-consent required.

NameTypeReqDescription
handlestringyesCreator handle (with or without @ prefix). Examples: "@mrbeast", "mrbeast".
platformstringyesPlatform the creator publishes on. Same platforms as analyze_account.
NameTypeReqDescription
baseline_created_atstring–ISO timestamp of the baseline snapshot
baseline_sourcestring–watch_snapshot = existing CreatorWatch already had a fresh snapshot (0 credits); analysis_cache = recent analyze_account response reused to build a new baseline (0 credits); fresh = analyze_account i…
creatorstring–Normalized "@handle" the watch is stored under
credits_chargednumber––
data_age_daysnumber–Age in days of the newest video in the baseline
messagestring––
platformstring––
snapshot_countnumber–Total snapshots stored for this watch so far
statusstring––
watch_idstring––

No examples provided.

Install

How do I install the io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer MCP server?

io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer is a hosted endpoint at https://hooklayer.dev/api/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

remote · hooklayer.dev

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http khan-ashifur-hooklayer 'https://hooklayer.dev/api/mcp'
Common questions

What is the io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer MCP server?

io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer. Viral-content intelligence for AI agents, 7 read-only MCP tools, evidence-layer scoring. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://hooklayer.dev/api/mcp).

Is the io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer MCP server safe to use?

io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer scores 84 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer MCP server expose?

io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer exposes 18 tools: analyze_account, watch_account, get_changes, list_watches, score_hook, and 13 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 6,267 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Does the io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer MCP server require authentication?

Yes. io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.

Is the io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer MCP server still maintained?

io.github.khan-ashifur/hooklayer is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.