ClawRadar — Real-Time Trend Monitor
Skill for OpenClaw | Version 1.0.0
What ClawRadar Is
ClawRadar is J's real-time trend intelligence layer. It watches X (Twitter) and Reddit continuously, scoring every post for engagement velocity, freshness, and niche relevance. When something is going viral in the AI/indie hacking/entrepreneurship space, J gets an instant Telegram alert — with context and a ready-made opportunity note.
The strategic insight: The window to ride a trend is 30–90 minutes. After that, the wave has passed and you're just noise. ClawRadar gives you that window, reliably, without manual monitoring.
What It Monitors
X (Twitter)
Searches run on every scan:
"AI agent"— catching new tool releases, viral takes"indie hacker"— maker community momentum"AI automation"— workflow/productivity trends"MCP server"— protocol-level AI infrastructure"openclaw"— brand monitoring"SaaS launch"— product launches gaining traction"AI tool launch"— new tools going viral
Reddit Communities
- r/artificial — general AI discourse, breaking news
- r/MachineLearning — technical AI trends with research implications
- r/SideProject — indie projects gaining traction (launch opportunities)
- r/entrepreneur — business/founder mindset content
- r/ChatGPT — mainstream AI discourse and viral use cases
- r/singularity — forward-looking AI discussion
Why These Sources
X is where trends start. Reddit is where they get validated and discussed in depth. Together they cover the full lifecycle: early signal (X) → community validation (Reddit) → mainstream (everywhere else). ClawRadar catches it at stage 1 or 2.
How Scores Work
Composite Score (0–100+)
Score = (engagement_velocity × 0.40) + (freshness × 0.30) + (keyword_relevance × 0.30)Engagement Velocity (40%):
(likes + 2×retweets + comments) / hours_since_posted A post with 500 likes in 30 minutes scores higher than one with 500 likes over 3 days. RTs count double because they indicate content spread, not just approval.
Freshness (30%):
Linear decay from 100 (just posted) to 0 (2 hours old). Content older than 2 hours gets a freshness score of 0 and is excluded entirely.
Keyword Relevance (30%):
Each niche keyword hit = 10 points, capped at 100. Keywords include: AI, agent, automation, indie, saas, launch, GPT, LLM, Claude, OpenAI, Anthropic, MCP, tool, startup, revenue, and ~20 more.
Score Interpretation
| Score | Meaning | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 80–100 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Critical trend | Act immediately — post a reply/thread NOW |
| 65–79 | 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Hot signal | Strong opportunity — draft a response within 30 min |
| 55–64 | 🔥🔥🔥 Worth watching | Good signal — engage if you have something genuine to add |
| <55 | Below threshold | Not alerted |
Interpreting Alerts
Alert Anatomy
🚨 TREND RADAR — 2:30 PM MDT ← when ClawRadar caught it
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📈 VIRAL: "[Post title/tweet]" ← the content (first 200 chars)
Platform: X | By: @username ← source and author
Engagement: 4.2K likes, 1.1K RTs ← raw engagement numbers
in 45min ← how long since posted
Relevance: AI tools, indie hacking ← which niches it hits
Score: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (82/100) ← composite score + fire rating
URL: [link] ← direct link to engage
💡 Opportunity: [action suggestion] ← what to do right now
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Reading the Opportunity Note
The opportunity note is auto-generated based on niche tags:
- AI tools/automation → Thread on @HutchCOO comparing to your builds
- Indie hacking/SaaS → Build-in-public update or reply with your angle
- Reddit → Jump into comments for targeted exposure
- Faith+tech → Engage now and cross-post Prayful context
- Entrepreneurship → Your story (restaurants → agency → AI) is uniquely relevant
These are starting points — use your judgment. The best engagement is always authentic and specific.
Responding to a Trend
Decision Framework
Act now (score 70+, age <45 min):
- Open the URL immediately
- Read the content + top replies
- Choose your angle (see templates below)
- Post within 15 minutes of receiving the alert
Act soon (score 55–70, age <90 min):
- Read the content when you can
- Post a reply or thread within 60 minutes
- Still valuable, just less urgent
Skip if:
- You don't have a genuine perspective on it
- You'd just be saying "great point!" with no substance
- The thread is already 200+ replies deep with no top spots left
- It conflicts with your brand voice
Content Templates
X Reply Template
[Specific observation about their point]
[Your contrasting or complementary experience]
[One specific thing you're building/doing that's relevant]
[Optional: Question that adds to the conversation]Example:
The hardest part about AI agents isn't the intelligence — it's the persistence. Getting them to remember context, resume tasks, and not forget everything between sessions. Building this exact problem away with @openclaw. Still hard, but getting there. What's your biggest agent reliability issue?
X Thread Template (for major trends)
Tweet 1: [Hook — the trend or contrarian take]
Tweet 2: [Why this matters / what most people miss]
Tweet 3: [What you're actually doing about it]
Tweet 4: [The result / what you learned]
Tweet 5: [Call to action or question]Reddit Comment Template
[Acknowledge what OP said specifically]
[Your real experience or data point]
[Relevant project/context without being salesy]
[Question or invitation to discuss]Adjusting ClawRadar
All config lives in clawradar/radar.py under CONFIG.
Adjust Sensitivity
# More alerts (lower bar):
"score_threshold": 40,
# Fewer, higher-quality alerts:
"score_threshold": 70,
# Catch older but still relevant content:
"max_age_hours": 4,Add Keywords
"keywords": [
# Existing...
"prayful", # Your app name
"MFJ", # MyFirstJob
"GND", # Good Neighbor Design
],Add Niche Keywords (triggers niche filter)
"niche_keywords": [
# Existing...
"local business", # GND niche
"web design", # GND niche
"bible app", # Prayful niche
],Add X Searches
"x_searches": [
# Existing...
("local business website", 15),
("web design agency", 10),
("bible app launch", 10),
],Add Subreddits
"subreddits": [
# Existing...
("webdev", "hot", 20),
("smallbusiness", "hot", 20),
("Christianity", "hot", 15),
],Cron Status
ClawRadar runs every 30 minutes, 7am–11pm Mountain.
# Check cron status:
openclaw cron list
# Run now:
openclaw cron run --name "ClawRadar — Trend Monitor"
# View run history:
openclaw cron runs --name "ClawRadar — Trend Monitor"Troubleshooting
No Alerts (expected behavior check)
ClawRadar is designed to stay silent when there's nothing notable. Silence = no viral trends in your niche right now. That's correct behavior.
To verify it's running and scoring:
python3 clawradar/radar.py --dry-run --debug --threshold 20This will show everything it found, scored, and filtered — even content that didn't make the threshold.
Getting Too Many Alerts
# Raise threshold:
"score_threshold": 70,
# Or add more restrictive niche keywordsGetting Too Few Alerts
# Lower threshold:
"score_threshold": 40,
# Add more search queries
# Add more subreddits
# Expand keywords listX Searches Failing
Verify bird CLI is working:
bird --chrome-profile "Profile 1" search "AI" --count 5 --jsonIf it fails, the Chrome session may need refreshing. Open Chrome with "Profile 1" and visit X.com to re-authenticate.
Reddit Rate Limiting
Reddit's public JSON API allows ~60 requests/minute. ClawRadar includes 500ms delays between subreddit calls. If you see HTTP 429 errors, increase the delay in fetch_reddit_posts().
Architecture Notes
No external dependencies beyond Python 3.9+ stdlib + bird CLI + openclaw. No API keys, no PRAW, no OAuth flows. Reddit uses the public JSON API (reddit.com/r/subreddit.json). X uses bird CLI (which handles Chrome cookie extraction).
Idempotent — runs safely every 30 minutes. The seen.json tracker ensures you never alert on the same content twice within 48 hours.
Graceful degradation — if X is down, Reddit still runs. If a subreddit errors, the rest continue. No single point of failure.
Logs
# Live tail:
tail -f clawradar/logs/radar.log
# Last 50 lines:
tail -50 clawradar/logs/radar.log
# Count alerts sent today:
grep "Alert sent" clawradar/logs/radar.log | grep $(date +%Y-%m-%d) | wc -l*ClawRadar v1.0.0 | Part of the Ten Life Creatives operating system | openclaw.ai*