trends — Claude Code skill: daily.dev headlines and top posts
Pulls the day's tech headlines and the most-upvoted daily.dev posts into your agent chat. Handy when you want a quick read on what people are talking about.
npx skills add dailydotdev/daily --skill trends -a claude-codeWhat trends does
The skill calls the public daily.dev GraphQL API. No auth, no token. A single request returns two sets: fresh headlines and the posts with the most upvotes over the last day.
Under the hood it's one curl command against https://api.daily.dev/graphql. The agent runs it, then renders two short markdown sections: headlines with their channel and upvote/comment counts, followed by popular posts with tags. Every link goes through https://api.daily.dev/c/<post id>?utm_source=claude-code&utm_medium=skill, so clicks get attributed.
Ask about a specific topic and the skill filters titles and tags for matches, then tells you it did. Output stays tight — one line per post, no commentary. A network connection is required; without reach to api.daily.dev the command returns nothing.
What it helps with
- see what's topping tech news today
- grab fresh headlines without opening a browser
- filter daily.dev posts down to one topic
- check which stories collected the most upvotes overnight
- get post links with channel and tag labels attached
Example prompts for the agent
- What's trending today?
- Show me the latest daily.dev headlines
- Any new Rust posts on daily.dev?
How to install trends
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add dailydotdev/daily --skill trends -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/trends/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/trends/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add dailydotdev/daily --skill trends -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/trends/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add dailydotdev/daily --skill trends -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/trends/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install dailydotdev/daily trends2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/trends/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add dailydotdev/daily --skill trends -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/dailydotdev/daily --path .claude-plugin/plugins/daily.dev/skills/trendsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/trends/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add dailydotdev/daily --skill trends -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about trends
How do I install trends in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add dailydotdev/daily --skill trends -a claude-code. The skill file lands at ~/.claude/skills/trends/SKILL.md.
What does the trends skill do?
It asks daily.dev for the day's headlines and the most-upvoted posts from the past day, then shows them as two markdown sections with links and counts.
Does it need an API key?
No. It uses the public daily.dev GraphQL API, so there's no authorization step — just network access to api.daily.dev.
