# Cuekoo > Cuekoo is a social media growth tool for TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Koo, its growth agent, finds what's working in your niche, shows you why, and helps you plan, post and measure your own. Cuekoo works as a loop: spot the posts taking off in your niche (Outliers, Competitors), see why they worked (video analysis), turn them into your own ideas (Ideas and Inspo), then post and check the numbers (Publish, Analytics). Koo, the research assistant, runs every step in chat, and the same tools are available over REST and an MCP server. Free to start; plans and credit costs are on the pricing page. ## Features - [All features](https://cuekoo.com/features) - [Outliers](https://cuekoo.com/features/outliers): Find the videos going viral in your niche. - [Competitors](https://cuekoo.com/features/competitors): See what the accounts you're up against are posting. - [Video analysis](https://cuekoo.com/features/video-analysis): Break down the hook, script and structure of any video. - [Ideas and Inspo](https://cuekoo.com/features/ideas): Save what inspires you and turn it into your next post. - [Publish](https://cuekoo.com/features/publish): Schedule TikToks, Reels and Shorts from one calendar. - [Analytics](https://cuekoo.com/features/analytics): Your followers, views and engagement in one place. - [Koo](https://cuekoo.com/features/koo): Ask what's working and get an answer backed by data. - [MCP and API](https://cuekoo.com/docs/mcp): Use Cuekoo from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your own code. ## Made for - [Who Cuekoo is for](https://cuekoo.com/made-for) - [Creators](https://cuekoo.com/made-for/creators): Grow faster by learning from what already works. - [UGC creators](https://cuekoo.com/made-for/ugc-creators): Pitch and deliver content that's built on proven formats. - [Brands](https://cuekoo.com/made-for/brands): Keep up with your niche and your competitors. - [Agencies](https://cuekoo.com/made-for/agencies): Research and publishing for every client, without paying per seat. - [Developers](https://cuekoo.com/made-for/developers): Social data and publishing through one API and MCP server. ## Compare - [All comparisons](https://cuekoo.com/compare) - [Buffer Alternative for Short-Form Video](https://cuekoo.com/compare/buffer-alternative): For people who schedule posts and want help deciding what to post. - [vidIQ Alternative for TikTok, Reels and Shorts](https://cuekoo.com/compare/vidiq-alternative): For short-form creators whose work spans TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. - [Virlo Alternative for Research, Publishing and Analytics](https://cuekoo.com/compare/virlo-alternative): For teams who want research and publishing in one loop. ## Blog - [Blog](https://cuekoo.com/blog) - [Can you schedule TikTok posts? Yes, here's how](https://cuekoo.com/blog/can-you-schedule-tiktok-posts): Yes, you can schedule TikTok posts, from TikTok Studio on desktop or from a scheduler connected to your account. Steps for both, the limits to know and when to post. - [How to find viral videos in your niche (and what to do with them)](https://cuekoo.com/blog/how-to-find-viral-videos-in-your-niche): Raw view counts mislead. Here's how to find the TikToks, Reels and Shorts beating their creator's usual views, work out why they did, and make your own version. ## Pricing - [Pricing](https://cuekoo.com/pricing): plans, connected channels and what each action costs in credits. ## API Cuekoo exposes one Tool catalog over REST and MCP: connected social accounts, creators and posts, discovery, post analysis, competitor tracking, ideas and publishing. The docs are public; API keys are created in the workspace at app.cuekoo.com/settings/developer. ## Start here - [Introduction](https://cuekoo.com/docs): what the API is and the two entrances. - [Quickstart](https://cuekoo.com/docs/quickstart): create a key, read the catalog, make a call. - [Authentication](https://cuekoo.com/docs/authentication): bearer keys, scopes and workspace selection. - [Credits](https://cuekoo.com/docs/credits): free and paid Tools, holds and settlement. ## Guides - [Connect an MCP client](https://cuekoo.com/docs/mcp): Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and OpenClaw setup. - [Queued jobs](https://cuekoo.com/docs/jobs): async Tools and get_job polling. - [Errors](https://cuekoo.com/docs/errors): codes, statuses and retry rules. ## API endpoints - REST base: https://api.cuekoo.com/v1 - MCP server: https://api.cuekoo.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP) - OpenAPI 3.1: https://cuekoo.com/openapi.json - Auth: Authorization: Bearer ck_... - Every Tool: POST /openapi/v1/tools/{name}; the MCP name is cuekoo_{name}. ## Tools ### Account & credits - [get_balance](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/get_balance): Shows the current plan, connected account and creator limits, available credits, held credits and credits used this period. (Free) - [get_job](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/get_job): Shows the status and result of a queued tool call. (Free) ### Connected channels - [connect_my_account](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/connect_my_account): Use when someone wants to connect their own TikTok, Instagram or YouTube account. (Free) - [get_my_account_insights](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/get_my_account_insights): Use to compare a connected account's performance with the previous period and review daily trends. (Free) - [list_my_accounts](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_my_accounts): Lists your social accounts connected to Cuekoo in this workspace, including platform, handle, followers, connection status and sync status. (Free) - [list_my_posts](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_my_posts): Use to review a connected account's published posts, engagement and performance against its own baseline. (Free) ### Creators & posts - [get_post](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/get_post): Use to inspect one post's metrics, its outlier score (views / its creator's usual views; 2 or more is an outlier), virality score and engagement rate. (2 credits) - [list_posts](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_posts): Use to see one creator's recent posts with each post's outlier score (views / the creator's usual views; 2 or more is an outlier), virality score and engagement rate. (5 credits) - [search_creators](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/search_creators): Use to find creators on one platform by name, keyword or @handle, through the platform's own account search, in the platform's order (up to 20). (2 credits) - [search_similar_creators](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/search_similar_creators): Use to discover creators similar to a public TikTok or Instagram account, as recommended by the platform, in recommendation order. (2 credits) ### Discovery - [list_outliers](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_outliers): Use to find posts that beat their own creator's usual views at least twice. (1 credit per non-empty API/MCP results page) - [list_patterns](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_patterns): Use to find recurring hooks and formats among standout posts by creators tracked in this workspace. (20 credits) ### Analysis - [analyze_post](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/analyze_post): Use to examine a TikTok, Instagram or YouTube video post's hook, timeline, transcript and reusable structure. (10 + 4 credits per started 30 seconds (14–34)) ### Competitors - [list_competitors](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_competitors): Use to see the workspace's competitor list: each competitor's platform, handle, display name, bio, avatar, check cadence, state and last check, plus what the list costs in credits per month and how many credits are left. (Free) - [update_competitors](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/update_competitors): Use to add creators to or remove them from the workspace's competitor list in one call. (Free) ### Ideas - [archive_idea](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/archive_idea): Archive an idea the user no longer wants on the board, or restore an archived one with restore true. (Free) - [get_idea](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/get_idea): Read an idea's full content by its id: the Markdown body, properties, the posts embedded in the body, uploaded attachments and the posts made from it. (Free) - [list_ideas](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_ideas): List the workspace's ideas, most recently updated first, optionally by group, tag, platform, assignee or due date, or the archived ones. (Free) - [save_idea](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/save_idea): Create an idea on the workspace's Create board when the user asks to remember an idea or you developed a promising topic. (Free) - [update_idea](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/update_idea): Change an idea's title, body, group, platforms, due date, assignee or tags. (Free) ### Inspo - [list_inspo](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_inspo): List the posts the workspace saved to Inspo, newest first, optionally one collection or the posts in none. (Free) - [remove_inspo](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/remove_inspo): Remove a post from the workspace's Inspo, which frees its slot. (Free) - [save_inspo](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/save_inspo): Save another creator's TikTok, Instagram or YouTube post to the workspace's Inspo with its numbers frozen as of today. (0 from storage; 2 credits for a successful fetch) - [update_inspo](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/update_inspo): Move a post saved in Inspo to another collection, or out of any collection with an empty collection_id. (Free) ### Publishing - [list_media](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/list_media): List uploaded media ready to publish. (Free) - [publish_post](https://cuekoo.com/docs/tools/publish_post): Create one post for one connected account. (Free)