Research the last 30 days of chatter

What does this setup do?

Before you build a feature, pick a price, or write a post, find out what people actually said about the topic in the last 30 days, with sources you can check.

Who is it for?

For founders, writers, and builders who need fresh, grounded signal on a topic and want to tell the difference between a real complaint and a repeated talking point.

How do you set it up?

Tools

• The last30days template by Matt Van Horn, added from the public bot marketplace
• The public last30days skill repo, installed once for first-run setup
• Your topic written as one sentence, plus the places you want checked first

Steps

1. Add the last30days template and run its first-run setup once, including the free credits and sign-ins it asks for. Skip any source you do not want checked.
2. Ask for one topic in one sentence, and name the window: the last 30 days only.
3. Read the brief it returns and check at least two of its source links before you act on any claim.
4. Separate the findings into three lists: repeated complaints, concrete workarounds people shared, and questions the brief could not answer.
5. Use the brief to pick the next step, such as people to interview or a claim to test, not as proof that a market exists. Volume of discussion alone does not establish demand.

Research what people actually said about this topic in the last 30 days: [one-sentence topic]. Check Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and the web. Return a grounded brief with three sections: repeated complaints with a source link each, concrete workarounds people shared with a source link each, and questions the sources did not answer. Do not summarize articles older than 30 days, do not invent quotes, and do not claim demand from discussion volume alone. If a source cannot be checked, say so instead of citing it.

Try it on sample data first: Check which sources were actually searched, a free 5-minute exercise that checks your AI's answer instantly.

Which chat tools work with this prompt?

Paste the prompt into any of these assistants (free or paid tiers).

• Grok Bot

What tips make it smoother?

• One narrow topic per brief. Broad topics return broad briefs.
• Check the skill version about once a month, since the template checks its public repo for updates on that schedule.
• Keep secrets out of the setup: sign in through the paths the template offers, and never paste keys into chat.

Where do the claims come from?

Summaries use public sources linked below, not independent verification. How setups are picked.

• Read Matt Van Horn, last30days marketplace listing’s write-up (x.ai)

  Matt Van Horn, last30days marketplace listing: Marketplace listing checked 2026-10-29: researches what people actually say about any topic in the last 30 days, installs the latest last30days skill from GitHub, walks first-run setup, then writes a grounded brief from Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and the web, and checks GitHub for a new skill version every 30 days. Template by Matt Van Horn, found on GrokBot.Rocks.

• Read Matt Van Horn, last30days-skill repo’s write-up (github.com)

  Matt Van Horn, last30days-skill repo: Public repo checked 2026-10-29: an agent skill that researches any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, Hacker News, Polymarket, and the web, then synthesizes a grounded summary.

• Read Brian Roemmele, GrokBot.Rocks directory’s write-up (grokbot.rocks)

  Brian Roemmele, GrokBot.Rocks directory: Directory checked 2026-10-29: updated October 28, 2026, tracking 7,539 public bot templates in 26 categories, refreshed every week, and listing last30days by Matt Van Horn.