Gabriel-Kaufman 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
Setup
Requires Node.js 18+. No install needed — runs directly from the skill bundle.
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.
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):
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 |