Content Ideas Generator

Turn trends into content. Aggregate from multiple sources, filter by niche, output actionable ideas.

How It Works

1. 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. 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:

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Output Format

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Source Integration

RSS Feeds (via rss-reader skill)

Reddit (public RSS)

• - https://www.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/.rss — new posts
• INLINECODE2 — top this week

Hacker News

• - Front page: INLINECODE3
• Show HN: INLINECODE4
• Ask HN: INLINECODE5
• By keyword: INLINECODE6

X/Twitter (via bird or x-twitter skills)

Web Search (via web_search tool)

Workflow

Daily Ideas (Cron)

Set up a daily cron to generate ideas:

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Weekly Content Calendar

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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. 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:

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Tips

1. 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?