Leverage Last 30 Days skill in Claude Code to surface real-time Reddit, X, and web insights for instant expert-level prompting
by @gregeisenberg
ABOUT THIS SKILL
Matt Van Horn built a Claude Code skill that pulls only the last 30 days of trending data from X, Reddit, and the web so users can bootstrap expert knowledge and generate optimized prompts without manual research.
TECHNIQUES
KEY PRINCIPLES (10)
Fresh, crowd-sourced data beats static knowledge bases.
The skill queries only the last 30 days of Reddit threads, X posts, and web pages, ensuring prompts are based on what is currently resonating.
Why: AI tooling and cultural trends move so fast that anything older risks being obsolete.
"everything is moving so quickly in AI. And it's nearly impossible to keep up with the conversation on X, on Reddit, on GitHub"
Let the crowd write your prompt pre-amble.
Instead of hand-crafting context, the skill auto-generates a distilled expert briefing from live sources and feeds it straight into the next step.
Why: Reduces cognitive load and surfaces niche tactics you would never think to ask for.
"I often don't even read what it says. Sure, it's interesting to see what it learned, but mostly I just want it to write a good email"
Terminal intimidation disappears when you treat ChatGPT as a co-pilot.
Keep a ChatGPT window open, screenshot errors, and paste its commands back into the terminal without understanding them.
Why: Lowers the barrier for non-engineers to ship working software by turning natural language into shell commands.
"I'm not a software engineer... screenshot trial and error back and forth between ChatGPT and my terminal"
Reply-first engagement outperforms original posts.
Research showed that 30–80 thoughtful replies daily to larger accounts is the fastest path to follower growth.
Why: Replies piggy-back on existing high-reach posts, giving exposure without needing your own audience.
"Reply is the number one growth strategy. Multiple X power users, all credit. Becoming a reply guy is the fastest path to growth"
Auto-extract proven copywriting frameworks from live discussions.
The skill surfaced frameworks like ADA (attention, interest, desire, action) and the 3 P’s (praise, picture, push) directly from recent Reddit and X threads.
Why: Eliminates hours of manual research while ensuring the tactics are currently validated by the community.
"it had become expert in different cold emailing concepts... Intention-based data trigger framework. And then it just did it for me"
Harvest aesthetic trends from viral posts before they peak.
Querying for "most loved web designs" returned specific elements like asymmetrical balance, warm cream backgrounds, and hand-drawn accents that are currently resonating.
Why: Lets designers skip mood-boarding by starting with proven, fresh aesthetics.
"what web page designs are getting the most love right now... 3,000 likes, 320 retweets, the YC landing page"
Bundle multiple paid APIs into one friction-free command.
Last 30 Days stitches together Claude Code, OpenAI (Reddit deal), and XAI keys so the user only types one slash command.
Why: Removes the pain of individual API setup and credential management.
"Last 30 Days pulls in all these API keys and pulls it all together"
Turn trend research into a build plan in minutes.
After researching ClaudeBot, the skill fed findings into Compound Engineering to auto-generate a multi-tenant enterprise SaaS architecture.
Why: Shortens the gap from idea to scoped build by grounding the plan in current market signals.
"take this research on from Last 30 Days from Claude bought and use that as the starting point to kick off a enterprise version"
WHAT'S INSIDE
This is a structured knowledge base — not a prompt file. Your AI retrieves principles semantically, understands the reasoning behind each technique, and connects to related skills via a knowledge graph.
Compatible with OpenClaw · Claude · ChatGPT
principles · semantic retrieval · knowledge graph
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