How to Track Trending Content with Copilot
Automate trend monitoring with Copilot and ToolRouter. Niche trend tracking inside your analytics workflow.
Tool
Copilot integrates niche trend monitoring into your content analytics stack. Build systems that pull trending content on a schedule, store it for historical comparison, and alert your team when significant new trends emerge in your niche.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Social Reader tool:
- Ask: "Get trending content for [topic] using social-reader and return structured data"
- Review the data structure and fields available
- Ask Copilot to build a trend monitoring function that runs daily and stores results
- Add an alert when a new topic appears that was not trending yesterday
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Social Reader tool
Pull trending content in the SaaS and productivity niche and return it as JSON. Then write a Node.js cron job that runs this daily, stores the results in a database, and sends a Slack alert when a new trend topic appears that was not in yesterday's results.
Tips
- Build a trend velocity metric — how fast a topic is growing — to prioritize posting windows
- Store trend data for 90 days to identify cyclical trends that repeat monthly or quarterly
- Combine trend data with your content calendar to identify gaps and opportunities automatically