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url: "https://taplio.com/claude-skills/trending-topics-scanner"
title: "LinkedIn Trending Topics Scanner: Free Claude Skill"
description: "Surface the topics heating up in your niche this week, with sharp angles to post on. A free Claude skill from Taplio."
type: claude-skill
h1: "Trending Topics Scanner"
lastmod: 2026-07-10
fetched_at: 2026-10-06T09:08:15.960Z
---

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Research

# Trending Topics Scanner

Surface the topics heating up in your niche this week, with sharp angles.

[Download SKILL.md](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6939243f5769a4de787769c3/6a33f324695dbef22b6da30a_trending-topics-scanner.md)[See on GitHub](https://github.com/TaplioOfficial/taplio-linkedin-claude-skills/blob/main/skills/linkedin-trending-topics-scanner/SKILL.md)[Not sure how to use it ?](https://taplio.com/blog/install-taplio-claude-skills)

### Skill details

Category

Research

Format

SKILL.md

Compatible with

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor

License

Free

Built by

Taplio

Posting on a rising topic beats posting into silence. This skill shows you what is heating up now.

## Why use it

Timing is half of reach, and an AI with a training cutoff simply cannot know what is trending this week. This skill reads live niche data, so the topics it hands you are current and gaining momentum, not stale.

## What it does

You give it your niche. It scans what is trending right now and hands you the topics worth posting on, each with a sharp angle.

## What you get

-   This week's rising topics in your niche
-   A sharp angle for each
-   Ideas you can post while they are hot

## Why the Taplio MCP makes it better

A skill on its own is a clever prompt working from memory. Connected to the Taplio MCP, the same skill runs on your real account and real data, which is what turns a generic draft into one built for you and proven to work. Here is what each function adds:

-   **`get_me`** scopes the scan to your niche so the topics are relevant to your audience.
-   **`search_inspiration`** surfaces what is actually gaining traction in your niche right now from live data. This is something the model fundamentally cannot do alone: its training has a cutoff and cannot know this week's trends. The MCP can, which is the entire value here.

Power up with Taplio

Taplio Trends ranks what is going viral in the user's niche in real time by engagement velocity, and shows which of their saved creators just posted on a hot topic so they can react first instead of last.

[Start free Taplio trial](https://taplio.com)

### How to use

1.  Download SKILL.md.
2.  Drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code or paste it as a system prompt.
3.  Invoke it by name when you need it.

## Other Skills

[Research

### Niche Creator Finder

Identify the top creators in a niche, with angle, format mix, and what to model.

Taplio MCP superpowers

get\_me**get\_me**Loads your Taplio profile, audience and preferences to tailor the output to you.search\_inspiration**search\_inspiration**Searches Taplio's index of high-performing LinkedIn posts for relevant inspiration.

See skill](https://taplio.com/claude-skills/niche-creator-finder)

[Networking

### Connection Request Hook

The 300-character invite note that gets accepted, referencing the exact comment the person left you.

Taplio MCP superpowers

get\_me**get\_me**Loads your Taplio profile, audience and preferences to tailor the output to you.search\_inspiration**search\_inspiration**Searches Taplio's index of high-performing LinkedIn posts for relevant inspiration.find\_posts\_to\_comment**find\_posts\_to\_comment**Finds posts worth commenting on: your own, a curated feed, or a personalized pick.find\_comments\_to\_reply**find\_comments\_to\_reply**Pulls the comments still waiting for your answer under a post, with who wrote them.list\_comment\_drafts**list\_comment\_drafts**Lists your comment queue and history by status.

See skill](https://taplio.com/claude-skills/connection-request-hook)

[Writing

### Perfect Post Writer

Turn a raw idea into a publish-ready LinkedIn post in 3 variants. Pick a format and ship.

Taplio MCP superpowers

get\_me**get\_me**Loads your Taplio profile, audience and preferences to tailor the output to you.search\_inspiration**search\_inspiration**Searches Taplio's index of high-performing LinkedIn posts for relevant inspiration.create\_draft**create\_draft**Saves the generated content as a new Taplio draft.schedule\_draft**schedule\_draft**Schedules a draft to be published at a chosen time.publish\_draft**publish\_draft**Publishes a draft straight to LinkedIn.

See skill](https://taplio.com/claude-skills/post-writer)

## Ready to grow your LinkedIn brand?

Each skill solves one problem. Taplio solves the whole LinkedIn workflow : write, schedule, engage, track. Try it free.

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