Pulse — Multi-Source Recency Research

Portability: Works in both Claude Code CLI and Claude.ai. The optional X/Twitter phase requires browser automation and is skipped automatically if unavailable.

A recency-oriented research skill that synthesizes what people are saying about a topic across Reddit, Hacker News, the open web, and (optionally) X/Twitter — within a configurable time window. Output is a single coherent briefing with citations, engagement signals, and cross-platform pattern analysis. The skill captures the current conversation, not the canonical reference.

Invocation

Explicit trigger phrases:

• "pulse on [topic]"
• "what's happening with [topic]"
• "what are people saying about [topic]"
• "current conversation about [topic]"
• "take the pulse of [topic]"
• "trending: [topic]"
• "find me info on [topic]"

Also covers: competitor research with recency flavor, trend discovery, tool comparisons, audience sentiment analysis.