MCP server for accessing RedNote (XiaoHongShu) content, providing search and retrieval of notes/posts from the Chinese social media platform.

Installation

Global Installation via NPM

npm install -g rednote-mcp

From Source Code

git clone https://github.com/ifuryst/rednote-mcp.git
cd rednote-mcp
npm install
npm install -g .

Direct Run from Source Code

npm run dev -- init

Configuration

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "RedNote MCP": {
      "command": "rednote-mcp",
      "args": [
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor with NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "RedNote MCP": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "rednote-mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Features

• Authentication management with cookie persistence
• Search notes by keywords
• Command-line initialization tool
• Access note content via URL
• Future: Access comment content via URL

Notes

Requires playwright installation (npx playwright install) and initial login setup via 'rednote-mcp init'. Cookies are saved in ~/.mcp/rednote/cookies.json. On first use, manual login is required through a browser window that opens automatically.