Hashtag Research

Hashtag Research Skill

Find relevant and trending hashtags for social media platforms. Research hashtags by keywords, discover niche tags with low competition, and get suggestions based on your content.

Features

• Keyword-based suggestions: Find hashtags matching your keywords
• Trending analysis: Get popular hashtags by category
• Relevance scoring: Hashtags ranked by relevance to your content
• Niche discovery: Find low-competition hashtags for better visibility
• Multi-platform support: Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook
• Category filtering: 16 content categories
• Search history: Track your research
• Custom hashtags: Add your own hashtags to the database

Installation

npm install
npm run build

Usage

Research Hashtags by Keywords

# Basic research
npm run cli -- research fitness workout

# With platform and limit
npm run cli -- research fitness workout -p instagram -l 30

# Specific category
npm run cli -- research startup -c business -p twitter

Suggest Hashtags for Content

# Analyze content and suggest hashtags
npm run cli -- suggest "Check out my new workout routine!" -p instagram

# Limit results
npm run cli -- suggest "Vegan pasta recipe" -l 15

Get Trending Hashtags

# All trending
npm run cli -- trending

# By platform and category
npm run cli -- trending -p instagram -c fitness -l 20

Discover Niche Hashtags

# Find low-competition hashtags
npm run cli -- niche "vegan recipes" --max-competition low

# Deep search
npm run cli -- niche "digital art" -d 30 -p instagram

Add Custom Hashtags

npm run cli -- add --tag mycustomtag -c lifestyle --competition low

View Statistics

npm run cli -- stats
npm run cli -- history
npm run cli -- categories
npm run cli -- platforms

API Usage

import { HashtagResearchSkill } from './index';

const skill = new HashtagResearchSkill();
await skill.initialize();

// Research hashtags
const result = await skill.research({
  keywords: ['fitness', 'workout'],
  platform: 'instagram',
  category: 'fitness',
  limit: 30,
});

console.log(result.hashtags);
console.log(result.trending);
console.log(result.niche);

// Suggest based on content
const suggestions = await skill.suggestHashtags(
  'Check out my new workout routine!',
  'instagram',
  15
);

// Get trending
const trending = await skill.getTrending('instagram', 'fitness', 20);

// Discover niches
const niche = await skill.discoverNiches({
  topic: 'vegan recipes',
  platform: 'instagram',
  maxCompetition: 'low',
});

// Add custom hashtag
await skill.addCustomHashtag({
  tag: 'mycustomtag',
  platform: 'instagram',
  category: 'lifestyle',
  competitionLevel: 'low',
  trendingScore: 60,
  relatedTags: ['custom', 'tag', 'example'],
});

await skill.close();

Data Structure

Hashtag

interface Hashtag {
  id: number;
  tag: string;                    // The hashtag (without #)
  platform: SocialPlatform;       // instagram, twitter, tiktok, linkedin, facebook, generic
  category: HashtagCategory;      // 16 categories
  postCount?: number;             // Estimated post count
  trendingScore: number;          // 0-100 trending score
  relevanceScore?: number;        // Calculated relevance to query
  competitionLevel: 'low' | 'medium' | 'high';
  relatedTags: string[];          // Related hashtags
  description?: string;
  lastUpdated: string;
}

Categories

• general, lifestyle, business, tech, fashion
• food, travel, fitness, art, photography
• music, sports, health, education, marketing
• entrepreneur

Competition Levels

• Low: Less competition, easier to rank
• Medium: Balanced reach and competition
• High: High traffic but very competitive

Database

SQLite database stored at ~/.openclaw/skills/hashtag-research/hashtags.db

Tables:

• hashtags - Hashtag data with scores and metadata
• search_history - Search query history
• trending_cache - Cached trending data

CLI Commands

Options

No External API Required

This skill uses a local database of curated hashtags with scoring algorithms. No API keys or external services required.