Cron Job: trender-idea-miner

Job ID: 2a9306b6b96f
Run Time: 2026-09-18 07:04:20
Schedule: 0 7 * * *

Prompt

[IMPORTANT: The user has invoked the "idea-miner" skill, indicating they want you to follow its instructions. The full skill content is loaded below.]

name: idea-miner
description: Mine daily creative ideas & startup signals from HN/GitHub.
version: 1.0.0
author: Hermes Agent
license: MIT
metadata:
hermes:
tags: [ideas, trends, research, startup, daily-briefing]
related_skills: [youtube-content, blogwatcher]

🧠 Idea Miner — Daily Creative Intelligence

Overview

Mines today's creative ideas, inspiration hotspots, and startup signals from public sources. Produces a structured Markdown report with demand signals, trending projects, and actionable insights.

The report is saved to /opt/data/hermes/idea-miner/idea-miner_{YYYYMMDD}.md and delivered to the configured destination (Telegram, etc.).

When to Use

• Cron job for daily idea-mining runs (referenced by trender-idea-miner and 每日创意推送)
• User asks: "what are today's hot ideas", "find me startup opportunities", "trending projects analysis"
• Any session that needs to synthesize multi-source trend intelligence

Data Sources

✅ Available & Tested

❌ Currently Unavailable

Data Acquisition Workflow

1. Use curl -s -o /tmp/filename.json -w '%{http_code}' to save to temp file first (avoids pipe-to-interpreter security blocks in cron mode)
2. Parse with python3 -c "import json; data = json.load(open('/tmp/filename.json')); ..."
3. Saved temp files are disposable — clean up or leave in /tmp

Report Format

The report uses Chinese (用户偏好) with the following sections:

# 🧠 Idea Miner — 每日创意情报 (YYYY-MM-DD)

> 数据来源：[list of sources used]

## 📢 需求现场 — 高意向需求 & 讨论
Top demand signals from Ask HN, discussions, needs

## 📈 趋势项目 — GitHub 热门新仓库
Table: project | ⭐ | description | direction
Followed by trend interpretation block (code fence with arrows)

## 🔬 Show HN 精选 — 本周最新项目
Table: project | points | description

## 🌟 今日创业灵感精选
### 高潜力方向
### 已验证信号

## 📊 数据快照
Key metrics summary table

Report Generation Steps

1. Fetch HN front page — identifies the overall tech zeitgeist for the day
2. Fetch HN Ask HN — captures user needs, pain points, and demand signals
3. Fetch HN Show HN (recent, points>10) — captures new projects people are building
4. Fetch GitHub trending repos (last 7 days) — identifies what developers are excited about
5. Fetch additional sources if available (Reddit, Twitter, etc.)
6. Synthesize findings into the structured report
7. Save to file at /opt/data/hermes/idea-miner/idea-miner_{YYYYMMDD}.md
8. Output the report as final response — the cron delivery system automatically delivers it

File Save Convention

• Directory: /opt/data/hermes/idea-miner/
• Filename: idea-miner_{YYYYMMDD}.md (e.g., idea-miner_20260727.md)
• If the directory doesn't exist, create it

Common Pitfalls

1. HN Algolia URL encoding: The numericFilters parameter with > must use %3E not raw >. E.g. numericFilters=points%3E10
2. Reddit API blocked: Don't retry Reddit JSON API with this IP — it's consistently 403. Only retry if OAuth creds are configured.
3. Pipe-to-interpreter security blocks: In cron mode, curl | python3 triggers security warnings. Save output to file first with -o /tmp/file, then parse with python3 -c reading from file.
4. GitHub API rate limits: Without authentication, GitHub API is limited to 60 req/hr. For 10 repos + description parsing per run this is fine, but batch requests if expanding.
5. Show HN search prefers search_by_date: The /search endpoint returns all-time top, not recent. Use /search_by_date for recent Show HN posts.
6. No xurl installed: X/Twitter mining won't work unless xurl CLI is installed and OAuth'd.
7. Google Trends unavailable via simple curl: None of the documented public endpoints work (404). Skip silently.

Verification Checklist

• [ ] HN front page fetched and parsed correctly
• [ ] Ask HN fetched for demand signals
• [ ] Show HN (recent) fetched for new projects
• [ ] GitHub trending repos fetched
• [ ] Report is structured with all tables and sections
• [ ] File saved to correct path with date-stamped filename
• [ ] Report output as final message (cron delivery takes over)

Related Scripts

The legacy shell script at /root/.hermes/scripts/idea-miner_daily.sh references a Python script at ~/idea-miner/idea_miner.py that no longer exists. The cron jobs now run Hermes agent directly with the prompt, bypassing the shell script. If the shell script is ever re-enabled, it needs to be updated.

Today's method reference: see references/today-methods.md for the exact curl/jq commands and data‑extraction steps used in this run.

The user has provided the following instruction alongside the skill invocation: [IMPORTANT: You are running as a scheduled cron job. DELIVERY: Your final response will be automatically delivered to the user — do NOT use send_message or try to deliver the output yourself. Just produce your report/output as your final response and the system handles the rest. SILENT: If there is genuinely nothing new to report, respond with exactly "[SILENT]" (nothing else) to suppress delivery. Never combine [SILENT] with content — either report your findings normally, or say [SILENT] and nothing more.]

运行 Idea Miner 模块，挖掘今日的创意和灵感热点，然后将结果发送到 Telegram 用户 jinbin（Chat ID: 951402025）。如果没有发现热点，输出简明的"今日无新热点"。

文件保存

将完整的分析结果同时保存到本地文件：/opt/data/hermes/idea-miner/idea-miner_{YYYYMMDD}.md

Response

The Idea Miner report for 2026-09-18 has been generated and saved. Here is the output:

🧠 Idea Miner — 每日创意情报 (2026-09-18)

数据来源：HN Algolia (前页、Ask HN、Show HN)、GitHub API

📢 需求现场 — 高意向需求 & 讨论

Ask HN 信号

• 3387 pts - IoT security regulation: Ask HN: I'm an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of IoT security updates
• 3270 pts - Accessibility for vision-impaired engineers: Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I prepare?
• 2589 pts - Service status checking: Ask HN: Is S3 down?
• 2439 pts - Section 174 tax deduction: Tell HN: Help restore the tax deduction for software dev in the US (Section 174)
• 2246 pts - Startup acquisition: Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
• 2051 pts - Obscure data structures: Ask HN: What are some cool but obscure data structures you know about?

📈 趋势项目 — GitHub 热门新仓库

趋势方向解读

• AI agent infrastructure — 2 个仓库
• AI tools — 1 个仓库
• General development — 7 个仓库

🔬 Show HN 精选 — 本周最新项目

🌟 今日创业灵感精选

高潜力方向

1. AI agents + messaging integration — WhatsApp access for AI agents (Show HN: Give your AI agents access to WhatsApp) represents immediate usability bridge for consumer AI
2. Residential proxy transparency — Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network (71 pts) addresses growing privacy/security concern in enterprise/agent contexts
3. AI model freshness tooling — How Stale Is Your AI? provides comparative staleness metrics for 20 models — useful for enterprise model selection and compliance
4. Background agent infrastructure — Pizza Bot inbox system addresses the practical scheduling/execution problem for long-running AI agents
5. Climate-travel optimization — SeasonMap applies data viz to personal life planning — niche but growing interest in data-driven lifestyle tools

已验证信号

• Section 174 tax deduction revival — Ask HN with 2439 pts shows strong developer community interest in R&D tax policy
• IoT security regulation — FCC Commissioner engagement signals imminent policy changes affecting hardware product companies
• Accessibility preparation for vision loss — 3270 pts Ask HN indicates unmet need in engineering career sustainability

📊 数据快照

总结：今日技术 zeitgeist 围绕 AI agent 基础设施、隐私/安全透明度、以及开发者政策需求展开。最热的话题包括：AI agent 与消息平台的整合、模型新鲜度评估、以及具体政策倡导（Section 174、IoT 安全法规）。GitHub 新仓库继续集中在 AI infrastructure、开发者工具和嵌入式 AI 框架上。Show HN 项目展示了从游戏原型、数据可视化到实际 agent 基础设施的广泛创新活动。

---\n数据来源：HN Algolia API、GitHub Search API\n报告生成时间：2026-09-18

The report has been saved to /opt/data/hermes/idea-miner/idea-miner_20260918.md.