diff --git a/src/music/qq.ts b/src/music/qq.ts
index 0851a28..191dc8a 100644
--- a/src/music/qq.ts
+++ b/src/music/qq.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ import type {
 } from "./provider.js";
 import { parseLyrics } from "./netease.js";
 
+// Direct QQ Music API client — bypasses the local API server for search
+// because @sansenjian/qq-music-api still uses the broken c.y.qq.com endpoint.
+const qqDirectApi = axios.create({
+  baseURL: "https://u.y.qq.com",
+  timeout: 10000,
+  headers: { referer: "https://y.qq.com" },
+});
+
 export class QQMusicProvider implements MusicProvider {
   readonly platform = "qq" as const;
   private api: AxiosInstance;
@@ -36,23 +44,34 @@ export class QQMusicProvider implements MusicProvider {
   }
 
   async search(query: string, limit = 20): Promise<SearchResult> {
-    const res = await this.api.get("/getSearchByKey", {
-      params: { key: query, pageSize: limit, ...this.cookieParams },
+    const reqData = JSON.stringify({
+      req_0: {
+        module: "music.search.SearchCgiService",
+        method: "DoSearchForQQMusicDesktop",
+        param: {
+          searchid: "1",
+          query,
+          num_per_page: Math.min(limit, 50),
+        },
+      },
     });
+    const res = await qqDirectApi.get("/cgi-bin/musicu.fcg", {
+      params: { format: "json", data: reqData },
+    });
+    const list: any[] =
+      res.data?.req_0?.data?.body?.song?.list ?? [];
 
-    const songs: Song[] = (res.data?.response?.data?.song?.list ?? []).map(
-      (s: any) => ({
-        id: String(s.mid ?? s.songmid ?? s.songid),
-        name: s.songname ?? "",
-        artist: (s.singer ?? []).map((a: any) => a.name).join(" / "),
-        album: s.albumname ?? "",
-        duration: s.interval ?? 0,
-        coverUrl: s.albummid
-          ? `https://y.gtimg.cn/music/photo_new/T002R300x300M000${s.albummid}.jpg`
-          : "",
-        platform: "qq",
-      })
-    );
+    const songs: Song[] = list.map((s: any) => ({
+      id: String(s.mid ?? s.id),
+      name: s.title ?? s.name ?? "",
+      artist: (s.singer ?? []).map((a: any) => a.name).join(" / "),
+      album: s.album?.name ?? s.album?.title ?? "",
+      duration: s.interval ?? 0,
+      coverUrl: s.album?.mid
+        ? `https://y.gtimg.cn/music/photo_new/T002R300x300M000${s.album.mid}.jpg`
+        : "",
+      platform: "qq",
+    }));
 
     return { songs, playlists: [], albums: [] };
   }