ClawLinkTL;DR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does it do? | Your agent reads the trends X shows right now and picks the three that fit your business, with a line on why. |
| Who is it for? | Marketers and founders who want to post about what people are talking about today. |
| What do I connect? | Nothing. It reads public data with ClawLink's own provider. |
| What does it cost? | About $0.0015 of ClawLink credit per run. New accounts get $0.50 free. |
| Does it work? | Yes. We ran it on 2026-10-03; the results are below. |
| Which agents? | OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude, Codex, ChatGPT and any MCP client connected to ClawLink. |
How do you try it?
- Set up ClawLink once. Add it to your agent from the install page. This job needs no connected app.
- Send this prompt to your agent. Click the card to copy it.
It works the same in OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude and Codex.
How does the agent do it?
The agent makes one call through ClawLink. You do not pick the tools: the agent finds them by searching ClawLink, reads their input schema and runs them.
| Step | Tool | What it does | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | xdata_trending | Returns the current trending topics on X. | $0.0015 |
What happened when we ran it?
We sent this job through ClawLink on 2026-10-03. These are the real calls and what came back, not an example.
| Call | Input and result | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
xdata_trending | United States, 50 trends | 4.4 s | $0.0015 |
What the data showed:
- The top 10 were Good Saturday, Penn State, #PPGCantSilenceUs, Zach Bryan, Browns, WNBA, Jane Doe, Virginia Tech, Halloween and Paige.
- Most of the top 10 were sports: college football, the NFL and the WNBA.
- The list returned 50 trends; "Nike" was at number 28, under Fashion.
How do you write the prompt?
- Describe your business. "We sell AI tools to small agencies" lets the agent judge relevance.
- Ask for a post idea. "Suggest one post per trend" turns the list into a plan.
- Check the trend before you post. Ask the agent to search the trend's posts first, so you know why it is trending.
What can go wrong?
- Trends move fast. A trend can be gone in hours. Run the prompt close to when you plan to post.
- Names without context. Many trends are just a name or hashtag. Ask the agent to explain each one before you use it.
- Location matters. Trends differ by country; say which one you care about. The tool spells countries as one word, such as UnitedStates.
- No volumes. The trends come back with a name and a context label, not a post count. Do not ask the agent to rank by volume.
How does this compare with other ways to do it?
| Option | How it works | Cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClawLink + your agent | One prompt, filtered trends | $0.0015 per run | A daily topic pick |
| X's Explore tab | Open X and read | Free with an account | Casual browsing |
| X API | Developer account and paid tier | Paid API plans | Large-scale analysis |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a X account?
No. This job reads public X data through ClawLink's own data provider, so there is nothing to connect. It runs on your ClawLink credit; every new account gets $0.50 of free credit on its first data call.
Can it post to X?
Yes, through the X app with your account connected; posting is billed per post.
Can it search posts about a trend?
Yes, with the X search tool, billed per call.
How often can I run it?
As often as you like; each run is $0.0015.
Does it work for hashtags too?
Yes, ask the agent to search the hashtag.