MediaTrends
Capture sources, watch weak signals, synthesize what is changing with a local LLM, and export source-backed trend briefs without sending your research workflow to the cloud.
Signal: smaller teams shifting from studio launches to repeatable creator systems
Window: last 30 days - confidence 82%
Capture, synthesize, package, export
MediaTrends gives the MediaFind tool family a local desk for source-backed trend intelligence and editorial readouts.
Source capture
Register articles, newsletters, creator posts, research notes, and raw observations with tags, timestamps, URLs, and sidecar metadata.
Evidence firstLocal synthesis
Use an Ollama-compatible local model to summarize momentum, audiences, confidence, supporting evidence, and next moves.
Private analysisExportable briefs
Build selection packages and export Markdown, CSV, JSON, and provenance summaries that keep the receipts attached.
Handoff readyTurn scattered observations into a useful readout
MediaTrends keeps the evidence local and lets the model work over the source set you choose, with deterministic fallback when the model is offline.
- Trend readouts for momentum, confidence, signal strength, audiences, and next moves.
- Interpreted filters for source type, topic, time window, provenance status, and URL coverage.
- Reusable templates for recurring editorial, research, strategy, and briefing formats.
Keep research, notes, and hypotheses on your Mac
The app follows the same desktop pattern as the other tools: local runtime, local database, explicit network paths, and portable exports.
- SQLite library stores sources, clips, tags, saved searches, packages, and reports locally.
- Portable sidecars keep `.mediatrends.json` metadata with files for backup and transfer.
- Provenance checks preserve URL, source, review, and Content Credentials-ready fields.
MediaTrends 0.1.0
macOS arm64 DMG release assets are hosted separately, matching the MediaFind tool release pattern.