mcp-threads-keyword-search

Threads Keyword Search MCP Server

An MCP server for the Mamba Labs Threads Posts by Keyword, Exact Match actor on Apify. Search Threads for keywords and get one flat row per post that contains them.

What's Inside

• What it does
• Quick start
• Prerequisites
• Example prompts
• Tool
• Inputs
• Pricing
• Full actor documentation
• License

What it does

Each keyword is searched the way Threads search works for a visitor who is not logged in, which shows about 20 to 25 posts per search. By default a post is kept only when the keyword's words are in its text, next to each other and in order, so loosely related results are set aside and not charged. A post found by several keywords is returned once with every keyword it matched. Filters for age, likes, and replies, and an only new posts memory for schedules. Each keyword also returns one free summary row. No Threads or Instagram account, login, or key is used.

All of the work runs on Apify. This package is a thin client that starts the actor run, waits for it, and hands back the dataset rows.

Quick start

You need Node.js 18 or newer and an Apify account with an API token.

Add this to your Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json), Cursor, or any MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mamba-threads-keyword-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mambalabsdev/mcp-threads-keyword-search"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "your-apify-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart the client. The search_threads_posts tool appears.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or newer.
• An Apify API token from console.apify.com/account/integrations, set as APIFY_TOKEN. The server lists its tool without a token; a call needs one.

Example prompts

• "Find Threads posts about cold email from the last 30 days."
• "Which Threads posts mention our competitor by name this week?"
• "Collect Threads posts about hubspot alternatives with their like counts."

Tool

search_threads_posts. One tool. Example arguments:

{
  "keywords": [
    "cold email",
    "hubspot alternative"
  ],
  "match_mode": "phrase",
  "since_days": 30
}

Inputs

Every buyer facing input of the actor. Omitted inputs take the actor's own defaults.

Input	Type	Required	Description
keywords	array	no	Words or phrases to search Threads for, up to 50.
max_posts_per_keyword	integer	no	Posts per keyword, up to 50 (Threads shows about 20 to 25). Default 25.
match_mode	string	no	phrase, all_words, or off. Default phrase.
since_days	integer	no	Set aside posts older than this many days.
min_likes	integer	no	Set aside posts with fewer likes.
include_replies	boolean	no	Return matching replies too. Default true.
only_new	boolean	no	Skip posts an earlier run returned. Default false.
state_key	string	no	Name for the only new posts memory.
max_charge_usd	string	no	Optional cost cap for the run.
proxy_mode	string	no	auto or residential. Default auto.

Pricing

Pay per event on Apify, billed to your Apify account. Prices in USD.

Event	Free plan	Bronze	Silver	Gold
post-row, per Threads post that contains your keyword	$0.0025	$0.002375	$0.00225	$0.002125
apify-actor-start, per run start	$0.0015	$0.0015	$0.0015	$0.0015

Summary rows, refused input, posts set aside by your filters, and already delivered posts are free. Mamba Labs pays the platform costs of the run, Apify proxy traffic included.

Full actor documentation

apify.com/mambalabs/threads-keyword-search

License

MIT. See LICENSE.