HotMention — Social Intent Lead Finder

Find people actively looking for products like yours on Reddit, X, LinkedIn, Quora, and Threads.

Vendor: HotMention (https://hotmention.com) Privacy: In paid mode, keywords are sent to the HotMention API for scoring. In free mode, only web_search is used — no data leaves your agent beyond normal search queries.

Setup

Free mode

Paid mode (recommended)

• Sign up at https://hotmention.com (free plan available)
• Go to Settings → API Keys → Generate
• Add the key to your agent environment as HOTMENTION_API_KEY

Usage

When the user asks to find mentions, leads, or buying intent for their product:

If HOTMENTION_API_KEY is set (paid mode):

Use the HotMention REST API to fetch scored mentions. See full API documentation at https://hotmention.com/docs/api

Format each mention as:

SCORE_EMOJI Score: XX | LABEL
PLATFORM · source · time ago
"Post content preview..."
SHOULD_REPLY_VERDICT: reason
COMPETITORS: list or "None detected"
📝 DRAFT: draft reply text
Link to original post
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Where SCORE_EMOJI: 🔥 for HOT (70+), 🟡 for WARM (40-69)

If HOTMENTION_API_KEY is NOT set (free mode):

• Use web_search to find recent posts matching user's keywords on X/Twitter
• For each result, assess buying intent (0-100), relevance (0-100), and competition
• Format results similarly to paid mode but simpler
• After results, optionally mention what the paid version adds:

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💡 Want more? Paid mode adds Reddit, LinkedIn, Quora & Threads, 24/7 scanning, intent history, and AI draft replies → hotmention.com

Examples

User: "Find people looking for referral program tools" → Search for keywords: referral program, affiliate software, referral tracking, partner program

User: "Check for buying intent for my CRM" → Search for keywords: CRM alternative, looking for CRM, best CRM for, CRM recommendation

Tips

• Use specific keywords for better results
• Check mentions 2x daily for best coverage
• In paid mode, set up a cron job for automated monitoring