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blog-discourse

Researches recent public discourse about a topic across Reddit, Hacker News, X, and other platforms.

Updated Jul 10, 2026
Search Tags:#web search#social listening#reddit#trend analysis#recency#blog writing#discourse research
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/captaindevv/SEO-ajaypipes --skill blog-discourse-captaindevv
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: blog-discourse
Source: https://github.com/captaindevv/SEO-ajaypipes/tree/main/skills/blog-discourse
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/captaindevv/SEO-ajaypipes --skill blog-discourse-captaindevv

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Writers and marketers often lack visibility into what practitioners and customers are actually saying about a topic right now, relying instead on stale authority sources. This Skill gathers the last 30 or 90 days of public conversation across major platforms and turns it into a structured, citation-backed brief. ## Core Features & Use Cases - API-Free Multi-Platform Search: Uses WebSearch with platform-targeted site operators (Reddit, Hacker News, X/Twitter, YouTube, dev.to, Medium, GitHub, StackOverflow, Substack) plus recency filters, requiring no API keys. - Structured DISCOURSE.md Brief: A Python helper clusters results by theme, scores by recency and engagement, and outputs a LAW-compliant brief highlighting what's new, cross-platform consensus, and practitioner specifics. - Prompt-Injection Defense: Scans snippets for instruction-shaped patterns, flags suspicious content, and validates data at the script level for defense in depth. - Use Case: Before writing a trend piece on a new developer tool, run the discourse research to capture what Reddit and Hacker News users debated in the last 30 days, then feed the brief directly into your blog writing workflow. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to run blog discourse research on your topic, for example: research what people are saying about vector databases in the last 30 days and produce a DISCOURSE.md brief.

Frequently Asked Questions about blog-discourse

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I research what people are saying about a topic online?▼

Run the blog-discourse command with your topic to search Reddit, Hacker News, X, YouTube, dev.to, and Medium using platform-targeted site operators. It produces a DISCOURSE.md brief summarizing new themes, consensus, and practitioner specifics from the last 30 days.

How to do social listening research without API keys?▼

This Skill performs discourse research entirely through WebSearch with site operators like site:reddit.com and recency filters such as after:YYYY-MM-DD. No Reddit, X, or YouTube API credentials are required.

Can I change the discourse research time window from 30 days?▼

Yes, pass the --days 90 flag to widen the freshness window from the default 30 days to 90 days. The recency filter dates are computed automatically from the current date.

Does web discourse research protect against prompt injection in snippets?▼

Yes, every captured snippet is scanned for instruction-shaped patterns like ignore previous or exfiltrate, and suspicious content is prefixed with a warning marker. The Python script adds schema validation as a second defense layer.

What happens when discourse search returns zero results?▼

The Skill emits a brief stating source coverage is insufficient and suggests reframing the topic or widening the window to 90 days. It never invents results to fill the gap.

When should I not use recency-focused discourse research?▼

Skip it for evergreen definitional or historical content where current conversation adds little value. It is designed for news analysis, trend pieces, product-update reactions, and state-of-X posts where recent practitioner opinion matters.

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