com.dropwatchhq/social-pulse

Official4 tools

Real-time Reddit + Hacker News sensing: trending, mention velocity, sentiment, emerging terms.

Track trending topics and sentiment across Reddit and Hacker News in real-time.

Captured live from the server via tools/list.

trending_topics

What is SURGING on Reddit + Hacker News right now. Returns a ranked list of terms/topics by real-time momentum (recency-weighted engagement across newest posts), scoped to a subreddit or overall. Use to answer 'what's trending on r/<x>' / 'what is the internet talking about today'. Live data from Arctic Shift (Reddit) + HN Algolia — no stale snapshot.

Parameters (2)

subredditstring
Limit to one subreddit, e.g. 'wallstreetbets' or 'r/SaaS'. Omit for overall (Reddit + HN).
limitnumber
Max trending terms (default 15).

mention_pulse

Mention COUNT + VELOCITY + SENTIMENT for a term, ticker ($AAPL), brand, or product across Reddit + Hacker News over a time window. Returns total mentions, day-by-day buckets, a velocity (rising/falling) signal, lexical sentiment breakdown, and the top posts. Use for brand-watch, ticker-buzz, product-launch tracking, or trend-confirmation. Live data.

Parameters (3)

termstringrequired
The term/ticker/brand/product to track, e.g. 'Claude', '$NVDA', 'Notion'.
daysnumber
Look-back window in days (default 7, max ~30).
subredditstring
Optional: restrict the Reddit side to one subreddit.

whats_being_said

Top recent posts and the dominant discussion THEMES for a query across Reddit + Hacker News. Use to quickly understand 'what are people saying about X' — the actual posts plus the co-occurring themes/angles. Each post carries score, comments, sentiment and a link. Live data.

Parameters (4)

querystringrequired
What to look up, e.g. 'vision pro returns' or 'rust vs go'.
daysnumber
Look-back window in days (default 14).
subredditstring
Optional: restrict the Reddit side to one subreddit.
limitnumber
Max posts (default 12).

emerging_terms

Newly FIRST-APPEARING terms from our rolling novelty ledger (Reddit/HN newest posts + the 24/7 idea_intel loop). Surfaces words/phrases/tickers we just started seeing — early-signal detection for new products, memes, projects, or narratives. Each row carries a first_seen date + sample.

Parameters (2)

daysnumber
Only terms first seen within N days (default 14).
limitnumber
Max terms (default 25).

Install

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "social-pulse": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://social.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.