Agent skill · data analytics · sickn33
apify-trend-analysis
Discover and track emerging trends across Google Trends, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok to inform content strategy.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and workflows for extracting and analyzing trends from multiple platforms using Apify Actors, which the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires @apify/mcpc, node installed locally. Requires apify account access. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Trend Analysis Discover and track emerging trends using Apify Actors to extract data from multiple platforms. Prerequisites (No need to check it upfront) .env file with APIFYTOKEN Node.js 20.6+ (for native --env-file support) mcpc CLI tool: npm install -g @apify/mcpc Workflow Copy this checklist and track progress: Step 1: Identify Trend Type Select the appropriate Actor based on research needs: User Need Actor ID Best For ----------- ---------- ---------- Search trends apify/google-trends-scraper Google Trends data Hashtag tracking apify/instagram-hashtag-scraper Hashtag content Hashtag metrics apify/instagram-hashtag-stats Performance stats Visual trends apify/instagram-post-scraper Post analysis Trending discovery apify/instagram-search-scraper Search trends Comprehensive tracking apify/instagram-scraper Full data API-based trends apify/instagram-api-scraper API access Engagement trends apify/export-instagram-comments-posts Comment tracking Product trends apify/facebook-marketplace-scraper Marketplace data Visual analysis apify/facebook-photos-scraper Photo trends Community trends apify/facebook-groups-scraper Group monitoring YouTube Shorts streamers/youtube-shorts-scraper Short-form trends YouTube hashtags streamers/youtube-video-scraper-by-hashtag Hashtag videos TikTok hashtags clockworks/tiktok-hashtag-scraper Hashtag content Trending sounds clockworks/tiktok-sound-scraper Audio trends TikTok ads clockworks/tiktok-ads-scraper Ad trends Discover page clockworks/tiktok-discover-scraper Discover trends Explore trends clockworks/tiktok-explore-scraper Explore content Trending content clockworks/tiktok-trends-scraper Viral content Step 2: Fetch Actor Schema Fetch the Actor's input schema and details dynamically using mcpc: Replace ACTORID with the selected Actor (e.g., apify/google-trends-scraper). This returns: Actor description and README Required and optional input parameters Output fields (if available) Step 3: Ask User Preferences Before running, ask: 1. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sickn33/apify-trend-analysis