# Research the last 30 days of chatter

> Tested by AI Setups That Work. Work · Intermediate · Research. Updated 2026-10-29.
> Receipt: Ran on Grok Bot, Oct 30, 2026, without the template: real X and web sources from the last 30 days gave a 3-part brief with links. 6 of 8 named sources were not checked.

Canonical page: https://www.aisetupsthatwork.com/setups/research-last-30-days-chatter-with-last30days/

## What it does
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 it's 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.

## 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.

## Copy-paste prompt
Adapt bracketed fields to your situation.
```text
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.
```

## Guardrails
- What it touches: Connected mail, calendar, sheets, or chat. Scoped to this job (The last30days template by Matt Van Horn, added from the public bot marketplace; The public last30days skill repo, installed once for first-run setup).
- Needs your OK: Send, pay, publish, and account changes stay with you. Treat agent output as drafts first.
- Safety level: Drafts for you
- A brief that mixes in older material; ask again with the 30-day window stated explicitly.
- A source link that does not open; treat that claim as unverified until you find it another way.
- Discussion volume read as demand; volume shows attention, not buyers.

## Tips
- 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.

## Estimates (labeled, not measured)
- Time saved: Not measured yet.
- Money saved: Not stated in sources.
- Tool cost: Template is free to add. Check your bot plan for usage limits before running large research jobs.

## Sources
Summaries use the public sources below, not independent verification.
- Matt Van Horn, last30days marketplace listing: https://x.ai/bot/marketplace/bots/last30days (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.)
- Matt Van Horn, last30days-skill repo: https://github.com/mvanhorn/last30days-skill (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.)
- Brian Roemmele, GrokBot.Rocks directory: https://grokbot.rocks (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.)

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