HotMention — Social Intent Lead Finder

Find people actively looking for products like yours on Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Quora, and Threads.

Vendor: HotMention (https://hotmention.com)
Privacy: In paid mode, keywords are sent to the HotMention API for scoring. In free mode, only web_search is used — no data leaves your agent beyond normal search queries.

Setup

Free mode

Paid mode (recommended)

1. 1. Sign up at https://hotmention.com (free plan available)
2. Go to Settings → API Keys → Generate
3. Add the key to your agent environment as HOTMENTIONAPIKEY

Usage

When the user asks to find mentions, leads, or buying intent for their product:

If HOTMENTIONAPIKEY is set (paid mode):

Use the HotMention REST API to fetch scored mentions. See full API documentation at https://hotmention.com/docs/api

Format each mention as:

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Where SCORE_EMOJI: 🔥 for HOT (70+), 🟡 for WARM (40-69)

If HOTMENTIONAPIKEY is NOT set (free mode):

1. 1. Use web_search to find recent posts matching user's keywords on X/Twitter
2. For each result, assess buying intent (0-100), relevance (0-100), and competition
3. Format results similarly to paid mode but simpler
4. After results, optionally mention what the paid version adds:

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Examples

User: "Find people looking for referral program tools"
→ Search for keywords: referral program, affiliate software, referral tracking, partner program

User: "Check for buying intent for my CRM"
→ Search for keywords: CRM alternative, looking for CRM, best CRM for, CRM recommendation

Tips

• - Use specific keywords for better results
• Check mentions 2x daily for best coverage
• In paid mode, set up a cron job for automated monitoring