Skills trend-spotter

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trend-spotter

Name: trend-spotter
Author: aaron-he-zhu

v17.0.0 Content revision r1 Safe 📁 Filesystem access🌐 Network access⚙️ External commands

Spot Trends for Timely Brand Campaigns

Brands can miss fast-moving trends or join moments that do not fit. This skill ranks relevant opportunities and recommends when and how to act.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)

🥉 77 Bronze

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Review the Skillstore skill "trend-spotter" from https://skillstore.io/skills/aaron-he-zhu-trend-spotter.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/aaron-he-zhu-trend-spotter/manifest. Verify the artifact. You may proceed after verification, subject to the environment's own policy.

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Test it

Using "trend-spotter". Find TikTok trends for a fitness apparel brand targeting young adults in the United States this month.

Expected outcome:

Act now: Short workout preparation videos. Brand fit: 22 of 25. Use creator-led routines and disclose product placement.
Watch: Walking challenge variations. Confirm regional momentum before briefing creators.
Avoid: High-risk endurance challenges without qualified safety guidance.

Using "trend-spotter". Should a sustainable skincare brand join a popular product-haul trend?

Expected outcome:

Recommendation: Caution. Audience alignment is strong, but the consumption-focused format conflicts with sustainability values. Adapt it as a mindful refill comparison.

Using "trend-spotter". Create a cultural calendar for a travel brand for the next quarter.

Expected outcome:

Month one: Confirm regional events and secure local creator permissions.
Month two: Publish destination planning formats before booking interest peaks.
Month three: Review sentiment and pause content around sensitive local events.

Security Audit

Safe

v4 • 7/12/2026 Open versioned report

All 44 static alerts are false positives caused by Markdown links, code formatting, public feed URLs, and ordinary marketing terms. No prompt injection, malicious command behavior, secret access, or data exfiltration intent was found.

Files scanned

480

Lines analyzed

Review items

False positives ignored

Risk Factors

No confirmed security findings were detected by the latest completed static and semantic audit. This does not prove the skill has no side effects.

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APA citation

aaron-he-zhu. (2026). trend-spotter security audit report (audit version 4) [Author version 17.0.0]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/aaron-he-zhu-trend-spotter/audits/4

BibTeX citation

@techreport{aaron-he-zhu-aaron-he-zhu-trend-spotter-2026,
  author = {aaron-he-zhu},
  title = {trend-spotter security audit report (audit version 4)},
  institution = {Skillstore},
  year = {2026},
  number = {4},
  url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/aaron-he-zhu-trend-spotter/audits/4},
  note = {Author version 17.0.0}
}

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Skillstore Score

Why this score Evidence Confidence: Medium

Architecture

100

Maintainability

Content

Community

Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Plan a timely brand campaign

Find current topics and formats that match the brand, then receive timing and participation recommendations.

Brief creators around rising formats

Turn emerging platform formats into clear creator briefs with timing, hashtags, and brand-safety notes.

Map cultural moments

Build a quarterly calendar of relevant events, preparation windows, and conversations to join or avoid.

Try These Prompts

Find relevant trends

Find current trends for [brand or industry] on [platform] in [region] for the next [time horizon].

Evaluate one trend

Score [trend] for [brand] across audience fit, values, adaptability, risk, and timing. Recommend participate, caution, or skip.

Build a cultural calendar

Create a [quarter] cultural calendar for [brand], including lead times, content formats, risks, and conversations to avoid.

Run a competitive trend analysis

Compare trend adoption by [competitors], identify gaps and saturation, then rank three opportunities for [brand] with evidence and confidence.

Best Practices

Provide the brand, audience, platforms, region, and decision deadline before requesting recommendations.
Use at least two independent sources before labeling a trend as rising or ready to act on.
Review brand safety, cultural context, rights, and platform rules before launching content.

Avoid

Do not treat a single viral post as proof of sustained trend momentum.
Do not copy competitor content without adapting it to the brand and audience.
Do not present estimated volume, growth, or sentiment as measured evidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this skill require live social platform access?

No. It can reason from supplied context, but live connectors or user-provided data improve recency and confidence.

Which trend types can it evaluate?

It covers topics, hashtags, audio, challenges, content formats, cultural moments, and competitor adoption.

How does brand-fit scoring work?

It scores audience alignment, brand values, content adaptability, risk, and timing for a total of 25 points.

Can it choose influencers for a campaign?

No. It recommends creator types, then hands creator discovery to a separate influencer selection workflow.

How often should reports be refreshed?

Refresh fast-moving platform trends weekly and revisit seasonal or quarterly moments when new evidence appears.

Does a participate recommendation guarantee results?

No. The recommendation supports planning, but campaign performance depends on execution, distribution, audience response, and market conditions.

Developer Details

Author

aaron-he-zhu

License

Apache-2.0

Author version

v17.0.0

Skillstore revision

Repository

https://github.com/aaron-he-zhu/aaron-marketing-skills/tree/main/influencer/discover/trend-spotter

Ref

d71c7417a35d5c2624161bd2fe8de8a41a362128

Maintenance freshness

7/18/2026

Usage

1 downloads · 0 views

File structure

📁 references/

📄 templates.md

📄 trend-scout-recipe.md

📄 SKILL.md