reddit-trends-tracker

name: reddit-trends-tracker description: Track trending topics across multiple subreddits and generate daily reports with AI-powered insights metadata: clawdbot: emoji: 📊 requires: bins: - node skills: - reddit-readonly

Reddit Trends Tracker

Track trending topics, posts, and discussions across multiple subreddits. Generate daily reports with AI-powered insights and trend analysis.

What This Skill Does

• Monitor multiple subreddits for trending content
• Track keyword frequency and sentiment
• Identify emerging topics before they go viral
• Generate daily trend reports
• Export data for analysis

Features

1. Multi-Subreddit Monitoring

Track up to 20 subreddits simultaneously:

node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs track \
  --subreddits "artificial,MachineLearning,programming" \
  --timeframe 24h

2. Keyword Analysis

Find trending keywords and topics:

node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs keywords \
  --subreddits "artificial" \
  --min-frequency 5 \
  --output trends.json

3. Daily Report Generation

Create comprehensive daily reports:

node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs report \
  --date today \
  --format markdown \
  --output daily-report.md

4. Sentiment Tracking

Track sentiment changes over time:

node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs sentiment \
  --topic "AI safety" \
  --days 7

Configuration

Create config.json in the skill directory:

{
  "subreddits": [
    "artificial",
    "MachineLearning",
    "programming",
    "OpenAI",
    "LocalLLaMA"
  ],
  "tracking": {
    "timeframe": "24h",
    "minScore": 10,
    "minComments": 5,
    "keywords": [
      "GPT",
      "LLM",
      "AI",
      "model",
      "release"
    ]
  },
  "reporting": {
    "format": "markdown",
    "includeLinks": true,
    "maxPosts": 50
  }
}

Usage Examples

Basic Tracking

# Track default subreddits
node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs track

# Track specific subreddits
node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs track \
  --subreddits "artificial,MachineLearning"

Generate Reports

# Daily report
node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs report --date today

# Weekly report
node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs report --date week

# Custom date range
node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs report \
  --start 2024-01-01 \
  --end 2024-01-07

Export Data

# Export to JSON
node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs export \
  --format json \
  --output trends.json

# Export to CSV
node {baseDir}/scripts/tracker.mjs export \
  --format csv \
  --output trends.csv

Integration with OpenClaw

Daily Digest Integration

Add to HEARTBEAT.md:

Every day at 17:00 UTC:
- Run reddit-trends-tracker report
- Send summary to Telegram
- Save full report to memory/digests/

Automated Tracking

Schedule regular tracking with cron:

# Every 6 hours
0 */6 * * * cd /path/to/skill && node scripts/tracker.mjs track

Output Format

Markdown Report

# Reddit Trends Report - [DATE]

## 📊 Overview
- Total posts analyzed: 1234
- Subreddits tracked: 5
- Trending topics: 12
- Sentiment: Positive (65%)

## 🔥 Top Trends

### 1. GPT-5 Rumors
- Mentions: 45
- Growth: +230%
- Sentiment: Mixed
- Top subreddits: r/artificial, r/OpenAI

### 2. Local LLM Performance
- Mentions: 38
- Growth: +180%
- Sentiment: Positive
- Top subreddits: r/LocalLLaMA

## 📈 Rising Topics
...

## 📉 Declining Topics
...

## 💡 Insights
- AI safety discussions increasing
- Open source alternatives gaining traction
- New model releases driving engagement

Advanced Features

Custom Trend Detection

Define custom trend patterns:

{
  "customTrends": [
    {
      "name": "Model Releases",
      "keywords": ["release", "launch", "new model"],
      "minMentions": 10
    }
  ]
}

Webhook Integration

Send reports to webhooks:

{
  "webhooks": [
    {
      "url": "https://your-webhook.com/reddit-trends",
      "events": ["daily_report", "viral_alert"]
    }
  ]
}

Troubleshooting

Rate Limiting

If you hit Reddit's rate limits:

# Reduce request frequency
export REDDIT_DELAY_MS=2000
node scripts/tracker.mjs track

Data Storage

Trend data is stored in:

data/
├── trends/
│   ├── 2024-01-01.json
│   ├── 2024-01-02.json
│   └── ...
└── reports/
    ├── daily/
    └── weekly/

License

MIT License - Free for personal and commercial use.

Support

For issues or feature requests:

• GitHub: [your-repo-url]
• OpenClaw Discord: [discord-link]