How to Track Trending Content with OpenClaw
Automate niche trend monitoring with OpenClaw and ToolRouter. Scheduled trend intelligence at scale.
Tool
OpenClaw monitors content trends across multiple niches and platforms on a recurring schedule, delivering structured trend intelligence to your team automatically. Track a dozen topic areas simultaneously and receive daily or weekly briefings without manual research.
Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw
1Install the CLI
npm install -g toolrouter-mcp2Call tools directly from OpenClaw
toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp toolsSteps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Social Reader tool:
- Define the niches and platforms to monitor
- Set a monitoring schedule: "Check trending content in [niches] every weekday morning"
- OpenClaw returns structured trend data for each niche
- Route trend briefings to your content team's Slack or email
Example Prompt
Try this with OpenClaw using the Social Reader tool
Monitor trending content across three niches every weekday: 1) B2B SaaS, 2) remote work and productivity, 3) startup and entrepreneurship. Each morning, send our content team a trend briefing with the top 5 topics per niche and three content angle suggestions per topic.
Tips
- Monitor competitor accounts alongside niche trends to see which trends they are reacting to
- Track how quickly your content team responds to trend alerts — faster response means more engagement
- Use OpenClaw to build a niche trend calendar showing which topics trend predictably at certain times