BuzzSumo Skill

Research content performance and discover trending topics with BuzzSumo.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/buzzsumo/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/buzzsumo ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set BUZZSUMO_API_KEY "your_api_key"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Content Analysis: Analyze most-shared content by topic
2. Competitor Research: Monitor competitor content performance
3. Influencer Discovery: Find influencers by topic
4. Trend Monitoring: Track trending topics and content
5. Alert Setup: Set up content and mention alerts

Usage Examples

Find Trending Content

User: "What's the most shared content about AI this week?"
Assistant: Returns top-performing AI content

Analyze Competitor

User: "Show me top-performing content from competitor.com"
Assistant: Returns competitor's best content by shares

Find Influencers

User: "Find top influencers in the marketing space"
Assistant: Returns influencer list with metrics

Create Alert

User: "Alert me when competitors publish new content"
Assistant: Sets up content monitoring alert

Authentication Flow

1. Get API key from BuzzSumo account
2. Use API key in request parameters
3. Key provides access to all endpoints
4. Rate limits vary by plan

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
401 Unauthorized	Invalid API key	Verify API key
403 Forbidden	Quota exceeded	Wait for reset or upgrade
404 Not Found	No results found	Adjust search query
429 Rate Limited	Too many requests	Wait and retry

Notes

• Content research and analysis
• Backlink data included
• Question analyzer for Q&A
• Facebook page analyzer
• Chrome extension available
• Free trial with limited searches