pulse

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• Pulse — Multi-Source Recency Research
• Invocation
• Agent Integrity Rules (Research-Pack Convention)
• Phase 0: Grill-Me Intake (2–4 forcing questions, one at a time)
• Q1 (root) — Topic Specificity
• Q2 (depends on Q1) — Angle
• Q3 (always) — Time Window
• Q4 (depends on Q1) — Platform Scope

Portability: Works in Claude Code CLI and Claude.ai. Phase 4 accepts a local X/Twitter search export before trying a live interface. A recency-oriented research skill that synthesizes what people are saying about a topic across Reddit, Hacker News, the open web, and (optionally) X/Twitter — within a configurable time window. Output is a single coherent briefing with citations, engagement signals, and cross-platform pattern analysis. The skill captures the current conversation, not the canonical reference. Explicit trigger phrases: "pulse on [topic]" "what's happening with [topic]" "what are people saying about [topic]" "current conversation about [topic]" "take the pulse of [topic]" "trending: [topic]" "find me info on [topic]" Also covers: competitor research with recency flavor, trend discovery, tool comparisons, audience sentiment analysis. The following rules apply throughout the run. They are inherited from the research-pack convention and locked down by PR #657's cross-skill consistency audit. Execution discipline. Phases 1–3 run in parallel (Reddit + HN + Web are independent). Within each phase, sequential calls only. 1 q/sec rate limit per platform. Confirm response receive

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