TrendRadar
Scan social media and communities to detect trending products before they peak — then act on them with BuyWise and CouponClaw.
TrendRadar monitors 小红书, 微博, Reddit, Google Trends, and Product Hunt in real time. It assigns a trend direction (↑↑ surging / ↑ rising / → stable / ↓ cooling) and a commercial signal to each item, so you know whether to buy now, wait, or skip.
What TrendRadar does differently
Most tools show you what's already popular. TrendRadar shows you what's about to peak — so you can get the best price before demand drives it up, or avoid buying into something already fading.
It is the upstream signal source for the entire ecosystem:
- Feed trending products into BuyWise for price and review analysis
- Feed trending stores into CouponClaw for coupon and cashback stacking
- Daily briefing surfaces the top 3 most commercially interesting trends each morning
Trigger phrases
- "什么在爆"
- "最近什么在火"
- "小红书在推什么"
- "Reddit trending"
- "今日爆款"
- "热销商品"
- "trending products"
- "what's hot right now"
- "what's going viral"
- "trending on TikTok"
- "trending on xiaohongshu"
- "hot items"
Scripts
| Script | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
scan.js | node scripts/scan.js [keyword/category] [--region cn|us|global|all] [--lang zh|en] | Scan social platforms for trending products related to a keyword, or scan all categories if no keyword given |
daily-hot.js | node scripts/daily-hot.js [--region cn|us|global|all] [--lang zh|en] | Generate full daily trending briefing across all categories (for cron push) |
To schedule a daily push, add a cron job directly:
openclaw cron add --schedule "0 0 8 * * *" --cmd "node scripts/daily-hot.js --region all --lang zh" --channel telegram
Trend signals explained
| Direction | Meaning | Commercial action |
|---|---|---|
| ↑↑ Surging | >200% growth in 7 days | Buy before price rises |
| ↑ Rising | 50-200% growth in 7 days | Good timing — more competition = better deals |
| → Stable | High volume, growth slowing | Safe choice, no urgency |
| ↓ Cooling | Declining 3+ days | Wait for price drop |
Ecosystem integration
TrendRadar (signal)
↓
BuyWise (analysis: price / reviews / buy timing)
↓
CouponClaw (action: coupons + cashback stacking)
TrendRadar is also called by:
- NewsToday — surfaces trending consumer products from the news feed
- GiftRadar (planned) — uses trending items to inform gift recommendations
Data sources
| Platform | Region | What it tracks |
|---|---|---|
| 小红书 (Xiaohongshu) | CN | Post volume, engagement velocity |
| 微博热搜 | CN | Search trend ranking |
| 什么值得买 | CN | Save/comment growth rate |
| 抖音热榜 | CN | Viral product videos |
| US/Global | Upvotes, post frequency | |
| Google Trends | Global | Search volume trajectory |
| Product Hunt | US/Global | New product launches |
No API required
TrendRadar uses browser navigation to read live platform data directly. No API keys needed.