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/install trending-now
Description
Monitor internet and social media trends with heartbeat topic watchlists, freshness scoring, and concise alerts on what changed and why it matters.
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to do what it says: it will create and use ~/trending-now/ for configuration and state, and it will query public endpoints (X, Reddit, Google News/Trends) using the topic keywords you provide. Before installing: (1) review the full, untruncated SKILL.md to confirm there are no hidden behaviors; (2) avoid adding private or sensitive keywords to topics (those would be sent externally during searches); (3) confirm whether any paid APIs or authenticated endpoints will be needed later (the skill warns about paid API usage under user approval); (4) inspect the created files and permissions after first run; and (5) if you want guarantees about no outbound network activity, do not enable the skill or ask for an offline-only mode.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: trending-now
Version: 1.0.0
The 'trending-now' skill is a legitimate tool designed to monitor social media and internet trends across platforms like X, Reddit, and Google News. It implements a structured research protocol (research-protocol.md) with multi-source verification and local data storage in '~/trending-now/' using restrictive file permissions (setup.md). The skill explicitly defines its external communication boundaries and lacks any indicators of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized execution.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (monitor internet/social trends) align with what the skill requests and does: it needs a local workspace (~/trending-now/) to store topics, runs, and alerts, and it describes querying public endpoints (X, Reddit, Google News/Trends) for evidence. No unrelated credentials, binaries, or installs are requested.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions are narrowly scoped to trend discovery, scoring, and alerting. The SKILL.md explicitly lists external endpoints and the kinds of data to send (topic keywords and public post metadata) — this is expected for trend monitoring but can leak sensitive keywords if the user includes them. Also the provided SKILL.md in the prompt is truncated mid-sentence; the missing tail could contain additional behavior (network calls, posting rules, or other exceptions) so review the full SKILL.md before use.
Install Mechanism
Instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files. Low install risk — nothing is downloaded or written beyond the explicit local workspace the skill creates during setup.
Credentials
No environment variables or external credentials are required. The only filesystem access declared is a single config path (~/trending-now/) which the setup flow creates and restricts (mkdir/touch/chmod). That is proportional to the stated purpose. Be cautious about what topics/keywords you store there.
Persistence & Privilege
Does not request always:true or system-wide changes. It persists only to its own directory and instructs setting restrictive permissions (700/600). It does not declare modifying other skills or global agent settings.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install trending-now - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/trending-now - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release with heartbeat templates, topic monitoring rules, cross-network validation flow, and alert message formats for actionable updates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Trending Now?
Monitor internet and social media trends with heartbeat topic watchlists, freshness scoring, and concise alerts on what changed and why it matters. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 839 downloads so far.
How do I install Trending Now?
Run "/install trending-now" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Trending Now free?
Yes, Trending Now is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Trending Now support?
Trending Now is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (darwin, linux, win32).
Who created Trending Now?
It is built and maintained by Iván (@ivangdavila); the current version is v1.0.0.
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