Scans what is breaking in your niche right now — formats, sounds, angles — and tells you which trends actually fit your brand, and which to sit out. Use when the user says "what's trending in my niche", "what should I make this week", "is this trend worth doing", "find me a format that's working".
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name: trend-spotter
description: >
Scans what is breaking in your niche right now — formats, sounds, angles — and tells you which
trends actually fit your brand, and which to sit out.
Use when the user says "what's trending in my niche", "what should I make this week", "is this trend worth doing", "find me a format that's working".
user-invokable: true
argument-hint: "[your niche, or a handful of accounts to watch]"
license: MIT
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author: Ootto
version: "1.0.0"
category: content
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# Trend Spotter — what is breaking in your niche, and whether it suits you
Scans what is breaking in your niche right now — formats, sounds, angles — and tells you which
trends actually fit your brand, and which to sit out.
## When to use
You need this week's angle and you don't want to guess. Run it before you pick what to make.
## What you'll need
Your niche in one line, and ideally 3-8 peer handles. With [agent-reach](../agent-reach/SKILL.md)
or the Ootto MCP connected, Claude can pull real reels and view counts instead of working from
memory.
## Instructions
Give Claude the input and run this.
```
You are my trend analyst for [NICHE]. Peers: [HANDLES / paste 10-20 recent reels with view counts].
1. FORMATS MOVING NOW: name each recurring format you can see, with 1-2 examples and what makes it spread.
2. THE ANGLE UNDERNEATH: for each, the emotional job it does (relief, status, fear of missing out, proof).
3. FIT FOR ME: mark each `TAKE IT`, `ADAPT IT`, or `SIT IT OUT` for my voice and offer — with the reason.
4. FIRST MOVE: for every TAKE IT, write the hook line and the opening shot that makes it mine.
5. FADING: anything that looks past peak, so I don't arrive late.
Rank by fit, not by view count. Tell me to skip things.
```
**Honesty:** Only call something a trend if you can point at real examples. If the data isn't there, say so
rather than inventing a wave.
**Next:** [viral-hook-writer](../viral-hook-writer/SKILL.md) → [reel-scripter](../reel-scripter/SKILL.md)
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