Trends MCP
Live trend data for your AI. 25+ platforms. One connection.
Google Search · YouTube · TikTok · Reddit · Amazon · Wikipedia · X · News sentiment · App Store · npm · Steam · GitHub · Spotify · and more
Why this exists
Your AI has a training cutoff. The world doesn't.
You: "Using TrendsMCP, compare 6-month growth for 'GLP-1' across Google, TikTok and Amazon."
Claude: GLP-1 momentum, last 6 months:
Google Search +84% (accelerating)
TikTok +212% (breakout)
Amazon +61% (steady)
One MCP endpoint replaces per-platform API keys, brittle scrapers (looking at you, pytrends), and $500/mo dashboard tools. Everything comes back as normalized 0–100 JSON your AI can reason over directly — ~5 years of weekly history per keyword.
| Problem | Trends MCP solution |
|---|---|
| AI has a training cutoff — it doesn't know what's trending today | Live data from 25+ sources, queried at request time |
| Separate keys and APIs for TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, Amazon… | One MCP endpoint, one key, consistent schema |
| pytrends scrapes Google and breaks constantly | Managed pipeline with retries, no scraping |
| Trend data comes back as charts you read manually | Structured JSON your AI reasons over directly |
| Expensive enterprise dashboards just for trend signals | Free tier, no dashboard, no per-seat pricing |
Quickstart (30 seconds)
1. Grab a free API key at trendsmcp.ai — 100 requests/mo, no credit card.
2. One-click install:
Add to Claude · Add to Cursor · Smithery
Or paste the config:
Cursor / Windsurf / Cline —~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"trends-mcp": {
"url": "https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
"transport": "http",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"trends-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"trends-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y", "mcp-remote",
"https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
"--header", "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": { "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
https://www.trendsmcp.ai/mcp
3. Ask your AI:
Using TrendsMCP, what's trending on Google right now?
The three tools
| Tool | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
get_trends |
~5 years of weekly history for a keyword, normalized 0–100 | get_trends(keyword='electric vehicles', source='google search', data_mode='weekly') |
get_growth |
% change over 7D–5Y, multi-source in one call | get_growth(keyword='vibe coding', source='google search, tiktok, youtube', percent_growth=['3M','1Y']) |
get_top_trends |
Live leaderboards — no keyword needed | get_top_trends(type='TikTok Trending Hashtags', limit=20) |
Keyword sources (get_trends / get_growth): google search, google images, google news, google shopping, youtube, tiktok, reddit, amazon, wikipedia, news volume, news sentiment, app downloads, app rankings, npm, steam
Live feeds (get_top_trends): Google Trends, Google News, TikTok Hashtags, YouTube, X (Twitter), Reddit Hot / World News, Wikipedia, Amazon Best Sellers, App Store Free/Paid, Google Play, Top Websites, Spotify Podcasts, Steam Most Played, GitHub Trending Repos, IMDb, Open Library → full reference
Prompts that work
Is consumer interest in 'creatine gummies' growing or dying? Check Google, TikTok and Amazon.
Which npm packages in the MCP ecosystem are growing fastest right now?
Show news sentiment for 'Meta' over the past 6 months — is coverage turning positive?
Pull 5-year Google trend data for 'protein soda' and tell me if this is a fad or a durable shift.
What's on GitHub Trending today, and which repos relate to AI agents?
More recipes in examples/ — market research, SEO, e-commerce demand validation, investor signal scans, content calendars.
REST API (same key)
import requests
r = requests.post(
"https://api.trendsmcp.ai/api",
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
json={"mode": "get_growth", "source": "google search",
"keyword": "bitcoin", "percent_growth": ["3M", "12M"]},
)
print(r.json())
Full API reference: trendsmcp.ai/docs · Errors are JSON with error + message; hitting your monthly cap returns 429 rate_limited — no surprise overages.
vs. the alternatives
| Trends MCP | pytrends | Platform APIs | Exploding Topics / Glimpse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live data in your AI via MCP | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Sources per key | 25+ | 1 (scraped) | 1 each | dashboard only |
| Breaks when Google changes HTML | No | Constantly | — | — |
| Cross-platform normalized index | ✅ 0–100 | ❌ | ❌ | partial |
| Historical depth | ~5y weekly | varies | varies | paid tiers |
| Free tier | 100 req/mo | free until blocked | varies | trial |
| Setup time | 30 sec | pip + pray | days of OAuth | n/a |
FAQ
Is the data normalized? Yes — 0–100 index where the pipeline supports it, so search, social and commerce signals are directly comparable in one query. Proprietary estimates, not official platform figures. Which clients work? Claude (Desktop, claude.ai, Code), Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Cline, ChatGPT, Raycast, LangChain — anything MCP-compatible. Per-client guides. What does it cost? Free forever: 100 req/mo. Starter $19/mo (1,000), Pro $49/mo (5,000), Business $199/mo (25,000). Annual −20%. Pricing. Do I need per-platform API keys? No. One Trends MCP key covers all sources — upstream access is handled for you. No scraping on your side. Setup guides per clientClaude · Cursor · VS Code · Windsurf · Copilot · Cline · ChatGPT · Raycast · OpenAI
Data source deep-divesGoogle Trends · YouTube · TikTok · Reddit · Amazon · Wikipedia · News sentiment · Web traffic · App downloads · Steam · npm · X/Twitter · GitHub · Spotify · Google Shopping · Google News · Google Images
Use cases & alternativesMarket research · Investment research · Competitor tracking · Brand monitoring · SEO keyword research · Content strategy · Social listening · E-commerce product research · Viral trend detection · pytrends alternative · Exploding Topics alternative · Glimpse alternative · Semrush alternative · SimilarWeb alternative
Ecosystem
- TrendWatch — free trend-monitoring bot that runs in your own GitHub repo. Slack/Discord/Telegram/email alerts when a keyword spikes. No server needed.
- Single-source MCP servers: google-search-trends-mcp · tiktok-trends-mcp · reddit-trends-mcp · news-sentiment-mcp · steam-trends-mcp · more →
If Trends MCP saves you from writing another scraper, give it a ⭐ — it genuinely helps.
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