notslop-pulse

name	notslop-pulse
description	Track mentions of a topic across Reddit, Hacker News, blogs, and X over a multi-day window. Use when the user wants to know whether something is getting picked up, how mentions are trending, or to monitor a launch/release over time.

Providers required

Capability	Required	Providers (BYOK)	Setup	Cost
Pull social signal (Reddit/HN/blogs)	yes	built-in, no key needed	—	free
Rerank by relevance	yes	ZeroEntropy zerank-2	PROVIDERS.md#zeroentropy-rerank--embed	free tier OK
Embed for theme clustering	yes	ZeroEntropy zembed-1	PROVIDERS.md#zeroentropy-rerank--embed	free tier OK
Scrape X posts	only if topic needs X data	Orthogonal (ScrapeCreators)	PROVIDERS.md#x-twitter--via-orthogonal	~$0.02/handle, $10 free at signup

When to use this skill

Activate when the user prompt sounds like any of:

• "Track mentions of over the last week."
• "Is <product / release> getting picked up?"
• "How is trending over time?"
• "Pulse check on <launch / paper / company>."
• "Sentiment on over the last ."

For a snapshot of the current conversation, use notslop-digest. For "who" is talking, use notslop-voices.

Setup (one-time)

The user must have run npx notslop init and configured:

• A ZeroEntropy API key (free at https://dashboard.zeroentropy.dev).
• Optionally: X handles, blog URLs, Orthogonal key.

If config is missing, the CLI prints an actionable error. Surface it to the user verbatim and stop.

Steps

1. Extract the topic from the user's prompt.
2. Pick a --window value. Default to 7d. Use 30d for "is this getting picked up at all" style asks, 24h for a focused launch check.
3. Run via Bash:

   npx notslop@latest pulse "<TOPIC>" --window <WINDOW> --format md
   

4. Parse the markdown output. Note the per-source counts the CLI prints in the header — they're the trend signal.
5. Summarize for the user: total mentions, breakdown by source (reddit, hn, blogs, x), notable peaks, and the 3–5 most-relevant items with URLs.

Example

User: "Track mentions of zerank-2 over the last week." → Run: npx notslop@latest pulse "zerank-2" --window 7d --format md → Return: total count, source breakdown, top 3–5 cited items with URLs.