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trend-scout

Scan market trends, competitor activity, and emerging patterns. Monitors Product Hunt, GitHub Trending, HackerNews, and social platforms.

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trend-scout

Purpose

Market intelligence and technology trend analysis utility. Receives a topic or market segment, executes targeted searches across trend sources, analyzes competitor activity and community sentiment, and returns structured market intelligence. Stateless — no memory between calls.

Calls (outbound)

None — pure L3 utility using WebSearch tools directly.

Called By (inbound)

  • brainstorm (L2): market context for product ideation
  • marketing (L2): trend data for positioning and content
  • autopsy (L2): identify if tech stack is outdated
  • autopsy (L2): check if legacy tech is still maintained

Execution

Input

topic: string           — market segment or technology to analyze (e.g., "AI coding assistants", "SvelteKit")
timeframe: string       — (optional) period of interest, defaults to "2026"
focus: string           — (optional) narrow the lens: "competitors" | "technology" | "community" | "all"

Step 1 — Define Scope

Parse the input topic and determine the analysis angle:

  • Product/market: focus on competitors, pricing, user adoption
  • Technology: focus on GitHub activity, npm/pypi downloads, framework adoption
  • Community: focus on Reddit, HN, X/Twitter sentiment

Step 2 — Search Trends

Execute WebSearch with these query patterns:

  • "[topic] 2026 trends"
  • "[topic] vs alternatives 2026"
  • "[topic] market share growth"
  • "[topic] GitHub trending" or "[topic] npm downloads stats"

Collect results. Identify the most evidence-rich URLs per query.

Step 3 — Competitor Analysis

Execute WebSearch with:

  • "[topic] competitors comparison"
  • "best [topic] tools 2026"
  • "[topic] alternative"

From results, extract:

  • Top 3-5 competitors or alternative solutions
  • Key differentiating features
  • Pricing model if visible
  • User sentiment signals (e.g., "users are switching from X to Y because...")

Step 4 — Community Sentiment

Execute WebSearch with:

  • "site:reddit.com [topic]" or "[topic] reddit discussion"
  • "[topic] site:news.ycombinator.com"
  • "[topic] GitHub stars" or "[topic] downloads per week"

Extract:

  • Community perception (positive/negative/mixed)
  • Frequently cited pain points
  • Frequently praised features
  • Adoption velocity indicators (star growth, download counts)

Step 5 — Report

Synthesize all gathered data into the output format below. Note where data is sparse or conflicting.

Constraints

  • Use WebSearch only — do not call WebFetch unless a specific page has critical data not in snippets
  • Label all data points with their source
  • Do not infer trends from a single data point — note confidence level
  • If the topic is too broad, report what was analyzed and suggest narrowing

Output Format

## Trend Report: [Topic]
- **Period**: [timeframe]
- **Confidence**: high | medium | low

### Trending Now
- [trend] — evidence: [source/stat]
- [trend] — evidence: [source/stat]

### Competitors
| Name | Key Differentiator | Sentiment |
|------|--------------------|-----------|
| [A]  | [feature]          | positive / mixed / negative |
| [B]  | [feature]          | positive / mixed / negative |

### Community Sentiment
- **Reddit/HN**: [summary]
- **GitHub activity**: [stars/downloads/issues signal]
- **Pain points**: [what users complain about]

### Emerging Patterns
- [pattern] — implication: [what this means for callers]

### Recommendations
- [actionable insight for the calling skill]

Sharp Edges

Known failure modes for this skill. Check these before declaring done.

Failure ModeSeverityMitigation
Inferring trend from a single data pointHIGHConstraint: note confidence level — single source = low confidence, not a trend
Topic too broad → generic results with no actionable signalMEDIUMReport what was analyzed and suggest narrowing; don't fabricate specificity
Skipping competitor analysis (Steps 3 mandatory)MEDIUMCompetitor analysis is required — callers need positioning context
Calling WebFetch on every search result (excessive cost)MEDIUMConstraint: WebSearch only unless a specific page has critical data not in snippets

Done When

  • Topic scope defined (product/technology/community angle)
  • Trend searches executed with 2026 timeframe
  • Competitor analysis completed (top 3-5 players with differentiators)
  • Community sentiment captured (Reddit/HN/GitHub signals)
  • Confidence level assigned based on evidence quality
  • Trend Report emitted with source citations for every data point

Cost Profile

~300-600 tokens input, ~200-400 tokens output. Haiku.

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