What can Social Pulse do?

It exposes 4 tools: trending_topics, mention_pulse, whats_being_said, emerging_terms.

Is Social Pulse safe and reliable?

Trust score 73/100 (grade B), based on live reachability, verified publisher, maintenance, adoption, transparency and tool quality. See our methodology.

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Social Pulse

com.dropwatchhq/social-pulse

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

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Yes, your AI can use this right now.Answered a live MCP handshake in 61 ms with no sign-in needed and exposes 4 tools.

Connect it

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://social.dropwatchhq.com/mcp

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://social.dropwatchhq.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "social-pulse": {
      "url": "https://social.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http social-pulse https://social.dropwatchhq.com/mcp

{
  "servers": {
    "social-pulse": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://social.dropwatchhq.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

4 tools, verified live

Pulled straight from the server with tools/list on 2026-10-17.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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