Search TikTok videos by keyword or hashtag (#), ranked by viral ratio (views / followers). High ratio = content broke out beyond the creator\
AI agents call tiktok-search-videos to retrieve information from Ad Library MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves publicly available TikTok video data and metrics based on search criteria. It performs no writes, deletions, code execution, or financial transactions. The capability to search and rank content is a straightforward read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Search[es] TikTok videos' and 'ranked by viral ratio' — a retrieval and analysis operation with no modification or execution capability. The action is passive data querying.
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Search TikTok videos by keyword or hashtag (#), ranked by viral ratio (views / followers). High ratio = content broke out beyond the creator\. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ad Library MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ad Library MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for tiktok-search-videos: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Ad Library MCP. Nothing to install.
tiktok-search-videos is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the tiktok-search-videos rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for tiktok-search-videos. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
tiktok-search-videos is provided by the Ad Library MCP server (thedavidquan01/ad-library-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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