| name | [REPLACE: SKILL_NAME] |
| description | Mention/keyword sweep on social platforms for [REPLACE: KEYWORDS] — trends, sentiment, top posts |
${var} — Optional. Pass alternative keywords (comma-separated) to override the default. If empty, monitors [REPLACE: KEYWORDS].
Today is ${today}. Monitor social mentions of [REPLACE: KEYWORDS] and produce a summary.
Steps
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Resolve keywords — KEYWORDS="${var:-[REPLACE: KEYWORDS]}". Split on commas, trim each, lower-case. Each token becomes its own search query.
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Search X — for each keyword, use the X / xAI search path (project's standard pattern):
Restrict to language [REPLACE: LANGUAGE] (e.g. en, fr, any). Drop posts with fewer than [REPLACE: MIN_LIKES] likes — that filter is what protects the channel from low-signal noise.
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Search Reddit — for each keyword:
curl -sf "https://www.reddit.com/search.json?q=$KEYWORD&t=day&restrict_sr=0" \
-H "User-Agent: aeon/1.0" > .reddit-cache.json || \
echo "use WebFetch on https://www.reddit.com/search.json?q=$KEYWORD&t=day"
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Score and pick top 5 per platform — score on engagement (likes, comments, score) × recency (last 24h gets full marks). Drop reposts and obvious bot accounts (handles like *_bot, account age < 7 days with > 100 posts).
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Tag sentiment — for the top 10 posts overall, label each positive / neutral / negative based on tone of the post text. Keep this lightweight — one-token classification, no nested reasoning.
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Write articles/[REPLACE: SKILL_NAME]-${today}.md:
# [REPLACE: KEYWORDS] — ${today}
## Volume
- X: N posts (vs 7d avg M)
- Reddit: N posts (vs 7d avg M)
## Sentiment
positive: X · neutral: Y · negative: Z
## Top posts
1. [Author · platform · timestamp]
"Excerpt or paraphrase."
→ URL
2. ...
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Notify via ./notify with a 2-3 line summary: *[REPLACE: KEYWORDS] — ${today}* · N posts · sentiment skews positive/negative · top: <one-line title>. Full digest: <url>. Silent on quiet days (volume < 25% of 7d average AND no negative-sentiment spike).
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Log to memory/logs/${today}.md:
## [REPLACE: SKILL_NAME]
- **Volume**: x_posts=N, reddit_posts=N, vs_7d_avg=Δ%
- **Sentiment**: pos=X, neu=Y, neg=Z
- **Status**: SOCIAL_OK | SOCIAL_QUIET | SOCIAL_SPIKE (vol > 2x avg) | SOCIAL_DEGRADED
Sandbox note
X / xAI requires XAI_API_KEY and won't work with raw curl from inside the sandbox — use the project's prefetch pattern (see scripts/prefetch-*.sh). Reddit's JSON endpoint is keyless but rate-limited per IP — WebFetch is the fallback when curl returns 429.
Constraints
- Bot filter is critical. New accounts with high posting velocity dominate any keyword and are almost always inauthentic. Strict drop.
- Volume is more honest than sentiment. A
SPIKE (volume > 2x 7d avg) is a real signal; sentiment shifts within normal volume often aren't.
- Engagement filters scale.
MIN_LIKES = [REPLACE: MIN_LIKES] is a starting threshold — raise it as the topic gains attention so noise stays out.