LABSCO SUMMARY
Three tempos in one connection is the right model for trend work — most tools offer only the first.
A one-off search tells you what is happening now; by the time you notice a trend that way, you are late. A niche monitor is the thing that catches it early, and a deep asynchronous run is what you do once it matters. Having all three behind one connection means the escalation is a sentence rather than a different product. Check the credit balance before launching a deep run — the async ones are where the spend goes, and they finish long after you have stopped watching.
What it is
Virlo tracks short-form video and social ads across TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Meta Ads. It separates three modes of work: search now, monitor continuously, and research deeply in the background.
What you get
- One-off — search_keywords then get_keyword_search_results
- Continuous — create_niche_monitor and get_niche_monitor_data for a standing watch
- Deep — creator and sound lookups, video analysis, and run retrieval for their deeper research product
- Trends — regional trends and a digest
- Operational — job status polling and a credit balance
Requirements
A key from their dashboard, sent as a bearer token, or the OAuth path that mints one. Deep research is asynchronous: poll for the finalised flag, or subscribe to their completion webhook.
Setup effort
Paste a URL, then authorize — add the endpoint to your client, then approve the OAuth consent screen
USE CASES
01
Checking a hunch now
Keyword search and its results, immediately.
02
Not missing the next one
A standing monitor on your niche instead of repeated searches.
03
Understanding a creator or a sound
Look them up, analyse the video that worked.
04
Running deep research
Kick it off, then poll or take the webhook — and watch the credits.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Requires
- an MCP client that can reach a remote endpoint
- A bearer Virlo API key, or an OAuth flow that mints one; tiering and credits are enforced server-side
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the endpoint to your client, then approve the OAuth consent screen.
Server setup
ENDPOINT URL
https://dev.virlo.ai/api/mcp/mcpRequirements
- A bearer Virlo API key, or an OAuth flow that mints one; tiering and credits are enforced server-side