Overview TrendRadar pulls hot-list data from Chinese platforms (via the newsnow API) and RSS feeds. It filters items by keywords or AI-scored interest descriptions, then pushes digests to WeChat Work, Telegram, DingTalk, Feishu, email, ntfy, Bark, Slack or a webhook. AI analysis and translation go through LiteLLM, and a separate MCP server exposes the data to AI clients.
Who it is for: Self-hosters wanting filtered trending-news digests pushed to chat apps
Strengths Nine push channels, with long messages split to each channel's byte limit LiteLLM integration supports 100+ providers, with retries and fallback models Timeline scheduling with presets, plus a browser-based visual config editor Separate MCP server lets AI clients search news and read articles Weaknesses Hot-list data depends on the third-party newsnow API unless self-hosted Main README and docs are in Chinese; English README is separate GPL-3.0 license restricts reuse in closed-source derivatives Platform sources are oriented toward Chinese-language sites What it needs no GPU Docker + Compose Needs newsnow API, LLM API via LiteLLM (optional) Models: LiteLLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek) Quick answers Is trendradar open source? Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license.
Can you run trendradar with Docker? Yes. Its repository has a Docker setup: a Dockerfile, a Compose file or a published image.
Does trendradar need a GPU? No, it runs without one.
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Releases No GitHub releases
Top contributor 90% of commits109 of 121 in the last 12 months
Security advisories NoneOn GitHub, in the last 12 months
OpenSSF Scorecard Not checked Read from GitHub, deps.dev and OpenSSF on 9 Nov 2026. Bots and coding-agent accounts are left out of the commit counts. Not part of the score: how we check .
License in plain words GPL-3.0 Copyleft
Use it at work Yes
Change it and rebrand it Yes
Sell it or host it for others Yes Your part: If you distribute it, or software built on it, share the full source under GPL-3.0. Running it on your own servers is not distributing.
A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Set it up Needs before it works: newsnow API, LLM API via LiteLLM (optional).
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