Declaration/config groundwork that slice 2b's trend-spotter upgrade reads.
Standalone (no agent wiring yet — that's 2b), mirroring slice 1's pattern;
[skip-docs] for the same reason slice 1 was — user-facing docs land when 2b
wires the engine live.
- references/trend-scoring-modes.md: methodology SSOT for two rubrics —
kortform (feed post, timing 20%) + long-form (chronicle, depth 25% / timing 10%,
per tema-research-motor-spec §4.2). Both sum to 100%. trend-spotter renders from
this in 2b instead of inlining a matrix (S12-consistent).
- config/trends-sources.template.md: shipped generic source-list defaults →
user override at ${LINKEDIN_STUDIO_DATA}/trends/sources.md (data-dir, survives
reinstall; same template->data-dir pattern as user-profile).
- user-profile.template.md: new "Research Tooling" section — declared research MCPs
(Tavily/Gemini/Perplexity/Other) + WebSearch/WebFetch floor. 2b routes MCP-first.
- setup.md Step 3f + onboarding.md Phase 2: ask "which research MCPs?" -> profile.
Store only what the user declares; no hard-coded MCP names.
- test-runner.sh: EXPECT_REFS 26->27; generalized the M0 +1 delta-guard into a
named-post-M0-additions guard (POSTM0_REFS) so a legit later ref doc passes while
the anti-masking intent holds. Gate green 84/0/0.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01RBMKqPSVbvSZHtQ4heM1UY
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Trend Sources (template)
The source list a research-engine pass polls for trend/topic candidates. This file ships generic, niche-agnostic defaults (source categories, not one person's beat). Override it with your own list — the niche specifics (your vendors, your regulators, your country's outlets) belong in the override, never here.
How the override works
Copy this template into your per-user data dir and edit the copy:
mkdir -p "${LINKEDIN_STUDIO_DATA:-$HOME/.claude/linkedin-studio}/trends"
cp config/trends-sources.template.md \
"${LINKEDIN_STUDIO_DATA:-$HOME/.claude/linkedin-studio}/trends/sources.md"
A pass reads ${LINKEDIN_STUDIO_DATA:-$HOME/.claude/linkedin-studio}/trends/sources.md
if it exists, and falls back to these shipped defaults otherwise. The override lives in the
data dir (next to the trend store trends/trends.json), so it survives plugin
upgrades and reinstalls. LINKEDIN_STUDIO_DATA overrides the root.
Format below is read by a person and an agent both: a markdown list, one source per line,
grouped by tier. Keep Name — URL — note so a poll can cite the URL.
Tier 1 — Primary / breaking (poll daily, react within 24–48h)
First-party announcements and authoritative decisions in your field.
- [Major vendor blog] — [url] — releases & announcements
- [Major vendor blog] — [url] — releases & announcements
- [Regulator / governing body] — [url] — decisions & guidance
Tier 2 — Analysis & research (poll 2–3×/week, post within a week)
Where a development gets interpreted, not just reported.
- [Respected analysis publication] — [url]
- [Analyst house report stream] — [url] — adoption / market reports
- [Research index] — [url] — preprints / papers in your area
Tier 3 — Community signals (poll weekly, post if a pattern emerges)
Where practitioners surface what actually matters before the press does.
- [Practitioner forum / aggregator] — [url]
- [Topic-specific community] — [url]
- [Platform-native trending] — [url]
Tier 4 — Niche & seasonal (poll monthly, plan ahead)
Slower-moving sources with predictable cadence.
- [Key conference series] — [url] — announcement / agenda cycles
- [Earnings / report calendar] — [url] — scheduled releases
- Seasonal themes: [Q1 …] · [Q2 …] · [Q3 …] · [Q4 …]
Your niche additions
Add the sources specific to your field below — these are the ones the generic defaults above cannot know. (Example shape for a Norwegian public-sector / AI niche: national digitalisation agency, data-protection authority, the relevant ministries, the local tech press — replace with yours.)
- [Your source] — [url] — [why it matters to your audience]
- [Your source] — [url] — [why it matters to your audience]
Tip: the 8 universal angles and the scoring rubric in trend-scoring-modes.md decide what to DO with a candidate once a poll surfaces it. This file only decides WHERE to look.