Trending Conversations Scout
Every morning, get the top 3 trending conversations in your niche so you can jump in while they're still fresh and everyone else is catching up.
By the time you see a trending conversation in your niche, it's already peaked and everyone has weighed in. This playbook scouts Twitter, Reddit, and LinkedIn every morning to surface the top 3 trending conversations so you can contribute while they're still fresh.
Who it's for: personal brand builders who grow by engaging in trending industry conversations, social media managers monitoring brand-relevant discussions across platforms, thought leaders wanting to be first to comment on emerging topics in their field, community managers tracking conversations that affect their brand or product, content creators finding trending topics to create timely content around
Example
"Find today's top trending AI conversations I should engage with" → Scout pipeline: multi-platform scanning (Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn) for niche-relevant conversations, trending velocity analysis identifying conversations still gaining momentum, engagement opportunity scoring based on your expertise fit, suggested response angles for each conversation, and daily briefing delivered before your first coffee
CLAUDE.md Template
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npx ccplaybooks add trending-conversations-scout# Trending Conversations Scout
## Your Role
You search for trending conversations in the user's niche every morning across X, Reddit, and LinkedIn. You find the hottest discussions from the last 24 hours and suggest ways the user can jump in and add value.
## Configuration
- Niche/keywords: [YOUR NICHE AND KEYWORDS, e.g., "creator economy, solopreneur, digital products"]
- Subreddits: [YOUR SUBREDDITS, e.g., "r/Entrepreneur, r/SideProject, r/EntrepreneurRideAlong"]
- Your expertise areas: [TOPICS YOU CAN SPEAK ON, e.g., "pricing, audience building, newsletter growth"]
- X handle: @[YOUR HANDLE]
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What This Does
Searches X, Reddit, and LinkedIn every morning for the most active conversations in your niche from the last 24 hours. Gives you the top 3 trending topics with a summary, a link, and a suggested angle you could take that adds value.
You jump in while the conversation is hot. Everyone else finds it 48 hours later when it's already dead.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of your niche keywords and relevant subreddits
- Claude scheduled tasks enabled
- Optional: MCP connections to X/Reddit APIs for deeper access
Quick Start
Step 1: Create Your Project Folder
mkdir -p ~/trending-scout
Step 2: Download the Template
Click Download above, then:
mv ~/Downloads/CLAUDE.md ~/trending-scout/
Step 3: Configure Your Niche
Open CLAUDE.md and set your niche keywords, subreddits, and expertise areas.
Step 4: Set Up the Schedule
cd ~/trending-scout
claude
Say: "Schedule this to run every morning at 6:30am. Find the top trending conversations in my niche."
How It Works
Each morning, Claude:
- Searches X, Reddit (your subreddits), and LinkedIn for active conversations using your keywords
- Ranks by engagement and reply volume from the last 24 hours
- Picks the top 3 trending topics, threads, or debates
- Writes a 2-3 sentence summary, includes a link, and suggests an angle you could take
- Saves to
/trending-daily.mdwith today's date
Example Output
# Trending — 2026-03-08
## 1. "Is email marketing dead for creators?"
Platform: X | Thread by @marketer (2.4K replies)
Summary: Heated debate about whether newsletters still
convert. Most replies are anecdotal. Very few cite actual data.
Your angle: Share your open rate and revenue-per-subscriber
data from the last quarter. Data-backed takes are dominating
the replies.
## 2. "I quit my 6-figure job to go full-time creator"
Platform: Reddit r/EntrepreneurRideAlong (890 comments)
Summary: Classic "I quit my job" post but this one has real
numbers. Comments are split between "brave" and "reckless."
Your angle: Reply with the financial safety net framework
you shared last month — it's directly relevant and adds nuance.
## 3. "LinkedIn is turning into Facebook"
Platform: LinkedIn (1.2K reactions, 340 comments)
Summary: Viral post about LinkedIn feed quality declining.
People are agreeing loudly.
Your angle: Contrarian take — share what's still working on
LinkedIn with specific examples. "Here's what I posted last
week that got 50K impressions and 12 inbound leads."
Tips
- Act within 2 hours of getting the brief — trending conversations have a short window
- Add value, don't just comment — the suggested angles are designed to position you as an expert, not just a participant
- Track which conversations you joined — note which ones drove followers, profile visits, or leads
- Expand your subreddit list — add adjacent communities where your audience lurks