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trend-researcher vs Hyperaware: What's Trending Now

trend-researcher is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Michael Galpert. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). Hyperaware: What's Trending Now is an MCP server published by hyperaware.live. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-25. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplacetrend-researcherHyperaware: What's Trending Now
Community marketplace ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins Listed
Version: 1.0.0
Forks (GitHub): 786
Stars (GitHub): 987
Not marked · First seen
Not listed
Official MCP Registry Not listed Listed
Version: 1.0.1
Forks (GitHub): 0
Stars (GitHub): 0
Not marked · First seen

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

The facts side by side

trend-researcher vs Hyperaware: What's Trending Now
Facttrend-researcherHyperaware: What's Trending Now
Marketplaces that list it11
Stars (GitHub) (differs)987 (better)0 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)786 (better)0 (worse)
Last release (differs)Not published2026-10-21
Where it runs (differs)Installs as a plugin bundleRemote server (hyperaware.live/mcp)
Transport (differs)Not statedStreamable HTTP
Tools it declaresNot publishedNot published
Environment variables it asks forNot publishedNot published
Parts of the bundle (differs)1Not a bundle
LicenceNot statedNot stated
Repository (differs)github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-pluginsgithub.com/hyperaware-live/whats-trending-now-mcp
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)05
First seen (differs)2026-10-152026-10-16
Endpoint at the last check (differs)no remote endpoint we checknot checked yet

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.

What each says it does

trend-researcher

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Use this agent when you need to identify market opportunities, analyze trending topics, research viral content, or understand emerging user behaviors. This agent specializes in finding product opportunities from TikTok trends, App Store patterns, and social media virality. Examples:\n\n<example>\nContext: Looking for new app ideas based on current trends\nuser: "What's trending on TikTok that we could build an app around?"\nassistant: "I'll research current TikTok trends that have app potential. Let me use the trend-researcher agent to analyze viral content and identify opportunities."\n<commentary>\nWhen seeking new product ideas, the trend-researcher can identify viral trends with commercial potential.\n</commentary>\n</example>\n\n<example>\nContext: Validating a product concept against market trends\nuser: "Is there market demand for an app that helps introverts network?"\nassistant: "Let me validate this concept against current market trends. I'll use the trend-researcher agent to analyze social sentimen

Hyperaware: What's Trending Now

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

What's trending now: live top trends on Google, TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit and Amazon, 22 feeds

How to run each

trend-researcher As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins
/plugin install trend-researcher@awesome-claude-code-plugins

Hyperaware: What's Trending Now As a remote MCP server

Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http whats-trending https://hyperaware.live/mcp

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: trend-researcher · What it can do: Hyperaware: What's Trending Now · Compare two other plugins

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