last30days

Research any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, Perplexity, and more. AI agent scores by upvotes, likes, and real money. Also triggered by 'last30'.

last30days (open variant): Research + Watchlist + Briefings

Multi-mode research skill with persistent knowledge accumulation.

Command Routing

Parse the user's first argument to determine the mode:

First word	Mode	Reference
watch	Watchlist management	references/watchlist.md
briefing	Morning briefing	references/briefing.md
history	Query accumulated knowledge	references/history.md
(anything else)	One-shot research	references/research.md

Setup: Find Skill Root

bash

for dir in \
  "." \
  "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}" \
  "${GEMINI_EXTENSION_DIR:-}" \
  "$HOME/.gemini/extensions/last30days-skill" \
  "$HOME/.gemini/extensions/last30days" \
  "$HOME/.claude/skills/last30days" \
  "$HOME/.agents/skills/last30days" \
  "$HOME/.codex/skills/last30days"; do
  [ -n "$dir" ] && [ -f "$dir/scripts/last30days.py" ] && SKILL_ROOT="$dir" && break
done

if [ -z "${SKILL_ROOT:-}" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: Could not find scripts/last30days.py" >&2
  exit 1
fi

Use $SKILL_ROOT for all script and reference file paths.

Load Context

At session start, read ${SKILL_ROOT}/variants/open/context.md for user preferences and source quality notes. Update it after interactions.

Shared Configuration

• Database: ~/.local/share/last30days/research.db (SQLite, WAL mode)
• Briefings: ~/.local/share/last30days/briefs/
• API keys: ~/.config/last30days/.env or environment variables
• Key priority: env vars > config file

API Keys

Key	Required	Purpose
OPENAI_API_KEY	For Reddit	Reddit search via OpenAI responses API
XAI_API_KEY	For X (fallback)	X search via xAI Grok API
OPENROUTER_API_KEY	Optional	Perplexity Sonar Pro search + AI reasoning (planning/reranking). Add INCLUDE_SOURCES=perplexity to enable. Use --deep-research for exhaustive reports.
PARALLEL_API_KEY	Optional	Web search via Parallel AI
BRAVE_API_KEY	Optional	Web search via Brave Search

Bird CLI provides free X search if installed. YouTube search uses yt-dlp (free).

Run python3 "${SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/last30days.py" --diagnose to check source availability.

Routing Logic

After determining the mode, read the corresponding reference file using the Read tool:

text

Read: ${SKILL_ROOT}/variants/open/references/{mode}.md

Then follow the instructions in that reference file exactly.