modbender find-products
Search ProductHunt products with structured analysis from trend-hunt.com.
When to Use
Trigger this skill when the user:
- Asks for product or tool recommendations (e.g., "What are the best AI video tools?")
- Wants to compare products in a category
- Asks about trending products or apps
- Needs to find alternatives to a specific product
- Asks "what tools exist for X"
How to Search
Make a GET request to the search API:
curl -s "https://trend-hunt.com/api/search?q=QUERY&locale=LOCALE&limit=LIMIT&category=CATEGORY"
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q |
Yes | — | Search keywords (supports English and Chinese) |
locale |
No | en |
Language: en or zh |
limit |
No | 10 |
Number of results (1–20) |
category |
No | — | Filter by category |
Common Categories
AI, Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, Marketing, Analytics, Writing, Video, Audio, Education, Finance, Social, Health, E-commerce
Response Format
The API returns JSON:
{
"success": true,
"query": "video editor",
"locale": "en",
"count": 5,
"products": [
{
"slug": "product-slug",
"name": "Product Name",
"tagline": "Short description",
"category": "AI",
"upvotes": 523,
"hypeScore": 85,
"utilityScore": 78,
"metaphor": "It's like Canva but for video editing",
"phUrl": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/product-slug",
"websiteUrl": "https://product.com",
"positiveReviews": ["Great UI", "Fast rendering"],
"negativeReviews": ["Limited free tier"],
"newbieQA": [...],
"translations": [...]
}
]
}
How to Present Results
Format each product as:
### Product Name
⭐ Upvotes: 523 | Hype: 85 | Utility: 78
> Metaphor: "It's like Canva but for video editing"
**Tagline**: Short description
**Category**: AI
**Pros**: Great UI, Fast rendering
**Cons**: Limited free tier
🔗 [ProductHunt](phUrl) | [Website](websiteUrl)
Examples
Example 1: Find AI writing tools
curl -s "https://trend-hunt.com/api/search?q=AI+writing&locale=en&limit=5"
Example 2: Search in Chinese
curl -s "https://trend-hunt.com/api/search?q=视频编辑&locale=zh&limit=5"
Example 3: Filter by category
curl -s "https://trend-hunt.com/api/search?q=automation&category=Productivity&limit=10"
Tips
- Use English keywords for broader results; the database has more English content
- When
locale=zh, translated fields appear in thetranslationsarray - Products are sorted by upvotes (most popular first)
hypeScore= community excitement;utilityScore= practical value- The
metaphorfield gives a quick "it's like X for Y" comparison - If no results are found, try broader or alternative keywords