content-ideas

# Content Ideas Generator Turn trends into content. Aggregate from multiple sources, filter by niche, output actionable ideas. ## How It Works 1. **Gather** — Pull from RSS, Reddit, HN, X, web search 2. **Filter** — Match to your niche and audience 3. **Analyze** — What's trending? What angle is missing? 4. **Output** — Actionable ideas with hooks and formats ## Quick Start Ask your agent: > "Generate 10 content ideas for this week. My niche is AI automation for small businesses." The agent should: 1. Check configured sources (RSS feeds, subreddits, etc.) 2. Search for trending topics in your niche 3. Cross-reference what's getting engagement 4. Generate ideas with specific hooks and angles ## Configuration Store in `content-ideas/config.json`: ```json { "niche": "AI automation for small businesses", "audience": "non-technical founders, solopreneurs", "platforms": ["twitter", "linkedin", "blog"], "sources": { "rss": [ "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss", "https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/.rss", "https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/.rss" ], "subreddits": ["smallbusiness", "Entrepreneur", "SaaS", "artificial"], "twitter": { "accounts": ["@levelsio", "@marckohlbrugge", "@andrewchen"], "keywords": ["AI automation", "no-code", "solopreneur"] }, "keywords": ["AI", "automation", "productivity", "small business", "startup"] }, "filters": { "minEngagement": 100, "maxAgeDays": 7, "excludeKeywords": ["crypto", "NFT", "web3"] }, "output": { "ideasPerRun": 10, "includeHooks": true, "includeFormats": true, "includeAngles": true } } ``` ## Output Format ```markdown ## Content Ideas - 2026-02-22 ### Idea 1: [Title] **Source:** r/smallbusiness trending post **Why it's hot:** 500+ upvotes, addresses common pain point **Your angle:** [How to spin for your audience] **Hook options:** - "Most small business owners waste 10 hours/week on this..." - "I automated X and saved $2000/month. Here's how." - "Stop doing [thing] manually. This is 2026." **Formats:** Twitter thread, LinkedIn post, blog tutorial **Engagement prediction:** High (solves clear pain point) ### Idea 2: [Title] ... ``` ## Source Integration ### RSS Feeds (via rss-reader skill) ```bash # Pre-configure feeds node /root/clawd/skills/rss-reader/scripts/rss.js add "https://news.ycombinator.com/rss" --category tech node /root/clawd/skills/rss-reader/scripts/rss.js add "https://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/.rss" --category business ``` ### Reddit (public RSS) Reddit exposes RSS for any subreddit: - `https://www.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/.rss` — new posts - `https://www.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/top/.rss?t=week` — top this week ### Hacker News - Front page: `https://news.ycombinator.com/rss` - Show HN: `https://hnrss.org/show` - Ask HN: `https://hnrss.org/ask` - By keyword: `https://hnrss.org/newest?q=AI+automation` ### X/Twitter (via bird or x-twitter skills) Search trending topics and high-engagement posts in your niche. ### Web Search (via web_search tool) Search for trending articles, news, and discussions. ## Workflow ### Daily Ideas (Cron) Set up a daily cron to generate ideas: ``` Schedule: 07:00 daily Task: Generate 5 content ideas based on overnight trends. Save to content-ideas/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md ``` ### Weekly Content Calendar ``` Schedule: Sunday 20:00 Task: Generate 15-20 content ideas for the week. Organize by platform and day. Save to content-ideas/weekly/YYYY-WW.md ``` ### On-Demand Research > "What's trending in [niche] right now? Give me 5 content ideas I can post today." ## Idea Categories ### Reactive (Trending Now) - Breaking news response - Hot take on viral post - "Here's what everyone's missing about X" ### Evergreen (Always Relevant) - How-to tutorials - Tool comparisons - Beginner guides - Common mistakes ### Personal (Your Experience) - Behind-the-scenes - Lessons learned - Case studies - Failures and wins ### Contrarian (Stand Out) - Unpopular opinions - Myth-busting - "Why I don't do X" ## Hook Formulas When generating ideas, include hooks: 1. **Problem-Agitate**: "Most [audience] waste [time/money] on [thing]..." 2. **Curiosity Gap**: "The one thing [successful people] do that nobody talks about..." 3. **Social Proof**: "How [person] went from [A] to [B] in [time]..." 4. **Contrarian**: "Unpopular opinion: [common belief] is wrong. Here's why..." 5. **How-To**: "How to [achieve result] in [timeframe] (step-by-step)" 6. **List**: "[Number] [things] every [audience] needs to know about [topic]" 7. **Story**: "I [did thing] and [result]. Here's what happened..." ## Integration with Brand Voice When generating ideas, reference the brand voice profile: ``` 1. Load brand-voice/profile.json 2. Match hooks to tone (casual vs professional) 3. Filter ideas by audience match 4. Adapt language to vocabulary preferences ``` ## Tips 1. **Quality over quantity** — 5 good ideas beat 20 mediocre ones 2. **Cross-platform** — One idea can be a thread, post, AND article 3. **Timeliness matters** — Trending topics have a 24-48 hour window 4. **Your angle** — Don't just report trends, add unique perspective 5. **Save rejects** — Ideas that don't fit now might work later 6. **Track performance** — What ideas convert to engagement?