| name | taiwan-forum-search |
| description | Search Taiwan forums (PTT, Dcard, Mobile01, 巴哈姆特) for local discussions. Uses Brave site search + direct scraping. |
Taiwan Forum Search Skill
Purpose
Search Taiwan's major online communities for discussions, opinions, and information that may not appear well in general web search. Great for:
- Local opinions and sentiment
- Product reviews (3C, cars)
- Career/interview experiences
- Gaming discussions
- Political discourse
- Real-time reactions to events
Supported Forums
| Forum | Domain | Best For | Method |
|---|
| PTT | ptt.cc | News, politics, tech jobs, stock | site:ptt.cc search or direct fetch |
| Dcard | dcard.tw | Career, relationships, campus life | site:dcard.tw search |
| Mobile01 | mobile01.com | 3C reviews, cars, home improvement | Direct fetch or site:mobile01.com |
| 巴哈姆特 | forum.gamer.com.tw | Games, anime, ACG culture | site:forum.gamer.com.tw or direct fetch |
How to Use
Quick Search (Brave site: operator)
For most searches, use web_search with site: operator:
Query: "site:ptt.cc 面試 [公司名]"
Query: "site:dcard.tw 薪水 [職位]"
Query: "site:mobile01.com [產品] 開箱"
Query: "site:forum.gamer.com.tw [遊戲名]"
Direct Fetch (for browsing latest posts)
For PTT boards (non-18+ content):
URL: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/{BoardName}/index.html
Popular boards:
- Stock (股票)
- Tech_Job (科技業)
- Gossiping (八卦) - requires 18+ cookie
- job (工作)
- Salary (薪資)
- Soft_Job (軟體工作)
- studyabroad (留學)
For Mobile01:
URL: https://www.mobile01.com/topiclist.php?f={forum_id}
Popular forums:
- f=568 (Samsung)
- f=566 (HTC)
- f=634 (小米)
- f=423 (Android軟體)
For 巴哈姆特:
URL: https://forum.gamer.com.tw/B.php?bsn={game_id}
Search Patterns
Job/Career Research
# Company interview experiences
site:ptt.cc OR site:dcard.tw "[公司名]" 面試
# Salary benchmarks
site:ptt.cc Tech_Job OR Salary "[職位]" 年薪
# Work culture
site:dcard.tw "[公司名]" 工作環境 OR 加班
Product Research
# Product reviews
site:mobile01.com "[產品名]" 開箱 OR 心得
# Comparison
site:mobile01.com "[產品A]" vs "[產品B]"
# Problems/issues
site:mobile01.com "[產品名]" 災情 OR 問題
Gaming/ACG
# Game discussions
site:forum.gamer.com.tw "[遊戲名]" 攻略
# Reviews
site:forum.gamer.com.tw "[遊戲名]" 心得 OR 評價
Sentiment/Opinion
# Political discussions (PTT Gossiping equivalent topics appear in other boards)
site:ptt.cc "[話題]" 看法 OR 怎麼看
# Hot topics
site:ptt.cc "[事件]" 爆卦 OR 新聞
Limitations
- PTT Gossiping Board: Requires 18+ cookie verification - use
site:ptt.cc Gossiping search instead of direct fetch
- Dcard Direct Fetch: Blocked by Cloudflare - use
site:dcard.tw search only
- Rate Limits: Space out requests to avoid being blocked
- Content Age: Search results may include older content; check dates
Board Name Reference
PTT Popular Boards
| Board | Topic |
|---|
| Stock | 股票投資 |
| Tech_Job | 科技業工作 |
| Soft_Job | 軟體工程師 |
| job | 一般工作 |
| Salary | 薪資討論 |
| studyabroad | 留學 |
| car | 汽車 |
| MobileComm | 手機通訊 |
| PC_Shopping | 電腦採購 |
| NBA | NBA |
| Baseball | 棒球 |
| C_Chat | ACG閒聊 |
Dcard Popular Forums
| Forum | Topic |
|---|
| job | 工作 |
| softwareengineer | 軟體工程師 |
| interview | 面試 |
| relationship | 感情 |
| graduate | 研究所 |
| salary | 薪資 |
Mobile01 Forum IDs
| ID | Topic |
|---|
| 568 | Samsung |
| 566 | HTC |
| 634 | 小米 |
| 588 | Asus |
| 423 | Android軟體 |
| 7 | 汽車 |
| 37 | 居家 |
Example Workflows
Research a company before interview
1. web_search: "site:ptt.cc [公司名] 面試"
2. web_search: "site:dcard.tw [公司名] 面試心得"
3. web_search: "site:ptt.cc [公司名] 薪水 年終"
4. Summarize findings
Product purchase decision
1. web_search: "site:mobile01.com [產品] 開箱 心得"
2. web_search: "site:mobile01.com [產品] 災情 問題"
3. web_search: "site:ptt.cc [產品] 推薦"
4. Compare pros/cons
Track breaking news sentiment
1. web_search: "site:ptt.cc [事件關鍵字]" (sort by freshness if available)
2. web_fetch PTT board directly for latest
3. Summarize discussion themes
Tips
- Use Traditional Chinese for search queries (繁體中文)
- Add board name for PTT to narrow results:
site:ptt.cc/bbs/Tech_Job
- Combine sources for comprehensive view
- Check post dates - forum content ages quickly
- PTT jargon: 推 = upvote/agree, 噓 = downvote/disagree, 爆 = popular thread
Made for Taiwan local context research 🇹🇼
