Skill Attribution
Source: self-written for TikHub channel expansion task on 2026-04-19.
name: tiktok description: Global short-video platform with creator content, product demos, viral trends, and topical reactions, via TikHub. version: 1 languages: [en, mixed] methods:
- id: via_tikhub
impl: methods/via_tikhub.py requires: [env:TIKHUB_API_KEY] rate_limit: {per_min: 60, per_hour: 1000} fallback_chain: [via_tikhub] when_to_use: query_languages: [en, mixed] query_types: [product-launch, viral-content, creator-content, short-video, trend] quality_hint: typical_yield: medium chinese_native: false layer: leaf domains: [video-audio] scenarios: [short-video, viral-demo] model_tier: Fast experience_digest: experience.md
Overview
TikTok is a global short-video platform centered on creator-led clips, topical reactions, product demos, and viral formats. It is useful when the query depends on short-form creator coverage or fast-moving audience attention rather than long-form articles.
When to Choose It
- Choose it for creator-driven short-video coverage in English or mixed-language searches.
- Choose it for product launch reactions, viral topics, and topical creator commentary.
- Choose it when the likely first useful signal is a short clip rather than a blog post or newsroom article.
- Avoid it when the task depends on deep factual explanation or long-form sourcing.
How To Search
via_tikhub- Use TikHub's TikTok general search endpoint with fixed first-page parameters tuned for broad keyword discovery.via_tikhub- Normalize caption text, prefer TikHub's canonicalshare_url, and fall back to a constructed@handle/video/idURL when needed.via_tikhub- Return lightweight evidence with creator-derived titles and clipped snippets suitable for routing and synthesis.
Known Quirks
- TikHub access is billed per request, so this route should stay deliberate.
- Search results are clip-oriented and do not include transcript extraction.
- Captions can be sparse or mostly emoji, which limits snippet quality.
Quality Bar
- Evidence items have non-empty title and url.
- No crash on empty or malformed API response.
- Source channel field matches the channel name.