Media Crawler

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tsingyuai

media-crawler

Install, authenticate, configure, operate, and troubleshoot the external MediaCrawler client shared by Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili, Weibo, Tieba, and Zhihu collectors. Xiaohongshu uses the separate browser-first xiaohongshu-mcp Collector. Use when auditing this client, onboarding a supported platform account, selecting search/detail/creator modes, enabling comments or media, locating outputs, or diagnosing crawler failures.

Overview

Publisher	tsingyuai
Repository	`growth-lab`
Skill name	`media-crawler`
Stars	2K
Forks	170
Bundled files	2
License	Apache-2.0
Links	Skill source Repository Homepage

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
2 bundled files
Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.
Open source
Published by tsingyuai on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Media Crawler AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tsingyuai/growth-lab.git /tmp/growth-lab
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/growth-lab/collectors/media-crawler .claude/skills/media-crawler

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Media Crawler in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Media Crawler on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Media Crawler is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

MediaCrawler

This is the shared tool layer. Read operations.md before changing the external checkout. Then invoke exactly one platform Skill:

Douyin
Kuaishou
Bilibili
Weibo
Tieba
Zhihu

MediaCrawler does not support Twitter/X or Reddit. Do not imply otherwise.

Contract

If install or authentication is missing, invoke onboard-growth-lab. Do not duplicate the global audit here. Onboarding must obtain the user's explicit ban-risk acknowledgement before login or crawling, require existing-Chrome CDP with no browser or Cookie fallback, and verify each enabled platform with a non-empty minimal real read. Installation, a persisted profile, or a visible login alone is not readiness.
Treat ${MEDIACRAWLER_DIR:-${GROWTHLAB_CLIENT_ROOT:-$HOME/.growth-lab/clients}/MediaCrawler} as an external checkout. Never vendor it or commit its browser profile, cookies, databases, or downloaded data.
Before a run, record upstream commit, platform, crawl type, keywords/IDs, config changes, login type, comment/media flags, and destination.
Modify only the documented platform config and config/base_config.py; show the diff before running. Restore unrelated example values.
Run serially and conservatively. Never silently retry risk-control or authentication errors.
Copy the required output into the invoking Model's memory/<model>/...; leave source provenance beside it. A Collector does not invent a new Memory owner.
Apply the upstream non-commercial learning license and each target platform's terms.

Standard invocation

bash
cd "${MEDIACRAWLER_DIR:-${GROWTHLAB_CLIENT_ROOT:-$HOME/.growth-lab/clients}/MediaCrawler}"
uv run main.py --platform <dy|ks|bili|wb|tieba|zhihu> --lt qrcode --type <search|detail|creator>

Use --lt qrcode with CDP and an existing Chrome session. Do not fall back to standard Playwright, a newly launched clean browser, or Cookie injection.

Completion report

Return: exact source query/URLs, run time, upstream commit, raw and copied paths, record/media/comment counts, filters, partial failures, and any risk-control signal. Never report a search-card excerpt as full detail.

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

agents/openai.yaml1 KB
references/operations.md6 KB

Frequently asked questions

What does the Media Crawler AI skill do?

Why use Media Crawler on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Media Crawler is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Media Crawler in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/tsingyuai/growth-lab/tree/main/collectors/media-crawler. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Media Crawler?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Media Crawler?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Media Crawler with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Media Crawler AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by tsingyuai under the Apache-2.0 license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

MediaCrawler

Contract

Standard invocation

Completion report

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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