# trend-spotter

Ranks emerging social trends, evaluates brand alignment, and delivers go or skip verdicts backed by dated metrics.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 3013
- Author: aaron-he-zhu
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/influencer/scout/trend-spotter/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/trend-spotter

## What it does

The skill generates a ranked trend report covering emerging topics and content formats. It identifies momentum stages like rising or declining, then scores each topic against brand positioning. Creator sourcing is delegated to `influencer-discovery`, while post scheduling belongs in `social-calendar-builder`. This protects the media budget.

Without dated evidence tied to the exact platform and region, the skill halts scoring and returns `NEEDS_INPUT` alongside a concrete data collection plan. It avoids speculative metrics. Simple RSS or headline overlaps remain marked as `NOT_SCORED`. The package contains a standard library `rss_monitor.py` script alongside connectors for Wikipedia pageviews and the keyless Hacker News Algolia API.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill trend-spotter -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/trend-spotter/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/trend-spotter/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill trend-spotter -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/trend-spotter/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill trend-spotter -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/trend-spotter/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills trend-spotter
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/trend-spotter/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill trend-spotter -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --path influencer/scout/trend-spotter
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/trend-spotter/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills --skill trend-spotter -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/HEAD/influencer/scout/trend-spotter/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- evaluate whether a brand should join an active hashtag or format
- classify trend momentum stages before committing campaign resources
- generate an exact data collection plan for unverified topics
- track which cultural moments rival brands have already adopted

## Example prompts
- What trends are relevant for consumer electronics right now?
- Should our brand join this viral challenge? Score brand fit and give a go or skip verdict.
- Map upcoming cultural moments for next quarter on TikTok.

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---
name: trend-spotter
slug: trend-spotter
displayName: "Trend Spotter · 趋势侦察"
summary: "排名化趋势报告:品牌契合评分、rising/peak/declining 判断与 go/skip 建议"
description: 'Use when the user asks to "find trending topics", "what trends should my brand jump on", or "time a campaign around a cultural moment"; produces a ranked trend report with brand-fit scores, format calls (rising/peak/declining), a cultural calendar, and go/skip recommendations. Not for finding the creators to run those trends — use influencer-discovery; not for building the brand posting calendar from a go verdict — use social-calendar-builder. 热点趋势洞察/借势营销'
version: "20.1.0"
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Claude Code and compatible agent-skill hosts"
homepage: "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"
when_to_use: "Use when planning campaign timing and themes, deciding whether to join a hashtag, sound, or challenge, scouting trending content formats on a platform, mapping upcoming cultural moments to lead times, or checking which trends competitors have adopted or missed. Auto-activate when the request is about what is trending, what to post around, or when to act."
argument-hint: "<brand or industry> [platform] [time horizon]"
metadata: {"author": "aaron-he-zhu", "version": "20.1.0", "discipline": "influencer", "phase": "scout", "geo-relevance": "low", "hermes": {"tags": ["marketing", "influencer", "scout"], "category": "influencer"}, "openclaw": {"emoji": "📣", "homepage": "https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills"}}
---

# Trend Spotter

This skill helps you identify and capitalize on trends that matter to your audience. It monitors social conversations, emerging topics, viral content formats, and cultural moments to inform influencer campaign timing and content strategy.

## Quick Start

Shortest invocation:

```
What trends are relevant for [brand/industry] right now?
```

Common scenario — analyze one specific trend before committing:

```
Should [brand] participate in [trend/challenge]? Score the brand fit and give a go/skip call.
```

## Skill Contract

- **Reads**: brand/industry, target platforms, audience, geographic focus, time horizon, content categories; prior audience and niche findings from `memory/influencer/` if present.
- **Writes**: return the trend report inline by default; save it to `memory/influencer/trend-spotter/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>.md` only with exact authorization for that WARM path.
- **Promotes**: only with separate exact authorization, promote durable facts (top trends to act on now, trends to avoid, next review date) to `memory/hot-cache.md`.
- **Done when**:
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