trend_watcher
Monitor emerging trends, regulatory shifts and adoption signals for a given market sector. Returns 5-12 trend cards, each with a momentum score (rising/stable/declining), a 3-month and 12-month outlook, opportunity windows, and recommended actions. When to use this tool: the user asks what is heating up in a market, wants to time a product roadmap or content calendar, or needs an early read on a sector. Inputs: a sector to monitor and 3-8 keywords defining the watch perimeter. Delivered by Manue, the AI CMO of the Gapup portfolio.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| async | No | If true, returns a job_id immediately (<200ms) instead of waiting for the result. Poll the result with job_result(job_id). Use for slow tools to avoid client timeouts. | |
| focus | No | Optional context (geography, language target, comparator window, etc.) | |
| sector | Yes | Sector to monitor (e.g. 'B2B SaaS productivity', 'EU fintech', 'climate-tech hardware') | |
| keywords | Yes | 3-8 keywords describing the watch perimeter |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| kpis | No | 3-5 headline KPI bubbles | |
| trends | Yes | 5-12 trend cards for the sector | |
| recommendations | No | Prioritised strategic recommendations | |
| executiveSummary | Yes | Board-ready sector overview prose |