# Skill Surge Notifier

> Find trending skills

- Skill: `dvcrn/skill-surge-notifier-2` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 8 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/skill-surge-notifier-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/dvcrn/skill-surge-notifier-2/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: dvcrn (https://skillmd.com/u/dvcrn)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/dvcrn/skill-surge-notifier-2

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# Skill Surge Notifier

Monitors ClawHub for skills gaining traction. Tracks download and star counts over time and alerts when a skill is surging.

A surge is triggered when any of these are true:
- Download growth >30% since last check
- Total downloads >50,000
- Stars >200
- A new skill appeared in the top 10

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## Setup

Requires Node.js 18+. No install needed — runs directly from the skill bundle.

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## Commands

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `node {baseDir}/cli.js fetch` | Show top 20 skills by downloads |
| `node {baseDir}/cli.js check` | Run surge detection, top movers, and update state |
| `node {baseDir}/cli.js status` | Last check, thresholds, notification status |
| `node {baseDir}/cli.js profile` | Show current agent profile |
| `node {baseDir}/cli.js profile set "description" "kw1,kw2"` | Set profile for relevance scoring |
| `node {baseDir}/cli.js config movers=5` | Set number of top movers shown |
| `node {baseDir}/cli.js config movers-off` | Disable top movers |
| `node {baseDir}/cli.js config growth=30 downloads=50000 stars=200` | Update surge thresholds |

Every `check` run always shows top N movers (by download delta) regardless of thresholds, so there's always something to look at.

When a profile is set, surges are scored 0-10 for relevance and sorted accordingly — most relevant first.

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## Notes

- State is stored in `~/.skill-surge-notifier/state.json`. The first run seeds the baseline; growth % appears from the second run onward.
- All output is printed to stdout. When used inside an agent, the agent must capture the CLI output to surface alerts in chat.
- To run automatically, add to crontab (`crontab -e`):

```bash
0 */4 * * * node {baseDir}/cli.js check >> ~/.skill-surge-notifier/surge.log 2>&1
```

## Environment Variables

These optional env vars override default paths and behavior:

| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `SURGE_DIR` | `~/.skill-surge-notifier` | Base directory for all state and config files |
| `STATE_PATH` | `$SURGE_DIR/state.json` | Path to the skill state file |
| `CONFIG_PATH` | `$SURGE_DIR/config.json` | Path to the config file |
| `SCHEDULED` | `false` | Set to `true` when running from a scheduler; adds a random 1–5 min delay before fetching to spread API load |