Trending Article Automation - Claude

Trending Article Claude Automation SOP

Claude + Google Trends + Google News + WordRocket → Published Post

Video tutorials:

https://youtu.be/XMOKxS8iaq0

https://youtu.be/74cLP3us9Gs?si=UQzsfNrfgDvxUZuQ

What It Does

Automatically finds trending topics in your niche, writes a 3,000-word SEO article with images, fact-checks it, and publishes it to your WordPress site — daily, weekly, or on demand.

Tools Required

Tool

Purpose

Plan Needed

claude.ai

Central orchestrator

Any paid plan

mcp360.ai

Google Trends + News connectors

Free account

https://app.wordrocket.ai?via=avi

Article writing + publishing

Agency plan

WordPress site

Publishing destination

Connected via WordRocket

One-Time Setup

1. Get your MCP360 API key

Go to mcp360.ai → Create account → API Keys → Create key → Copy it.

2. Add connectors in Claude

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector — do this for all three:

Connector Name

MCP URL

Google Trends

https://connect.mcp360.ai/v1/google-trends/mcp?token=YOUR_KEY

Google News

https://connect.mcp360.ai/v1/google-news/mcp?token=YOUR_KEY

WordRocket AI

https://wordrocketapi.com

Click Always allow when prompted for each connector.

3. Connect your WordPress site

Inside WordRocket dashboard → Sites → Add Site → follow the connection steps.

The 6-Step Workflow

Google Trends → Related Queries → Google News → Topic List → Write Article → Fact-check & Publish

Prompts

Step 1 — Trends

Use Google Trends to pull interest over time for [KEYWORD] in [COUNTRY CODE]

for the past 12 months. Visualize it and summarize the trend direction and

any major inflection points.

Step 2 — Related Queries

Now find top and rising related queries for [KEYWORD] in [COUNTRY CODE].

Highlight any breakout terms. Identify the 5 most valuable for content.

Step 3 — News Scan

Use Google News to find the 4-5 most popular articles from the past month for

each of these keywords: [LIST KEYWORDS].

Organize by keyword. Identify the dominant story angles in current coverage.

Step 4 — Topic List

Based on all research, generate 10-12 unique blog topics with:

• Specific title (not generic)
• 2-3 sentence content brief
• 4-5 key sections to cover
• The data signal justifying each topic
• Organized into content pillars (Explainer, How-To, Comparison, News Analysis)

No duplicate angles.

Step 5 — Write Article

Use WordRocket to write an article on: [TOPIC]

Settings:

• keyword: [PRIMARY KEYWORD]
• word_count: 3000
• template: blog
• tone: professional
• include_toc: true
• include_faq: true
• include_images: true, num_images: 2
• enable_research: true
• research_model: perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro
• additional_instructions: [YOUR BRIEF / SPECIFIC ANGLES]

Poll every 30 seconds until done.

Step 6 — Fact-Check

Fact-check the article against live sources. For every major specific claim, mark:

✅ Confirmed | ❌ Wrong | ⚠️ Overstated | ❓ Unverifiable

Flag any major omissions vs current news coverage.

Give a scorecard summary.

Step 7 — Corrected Article (if needed)

Generate a corrected version via WordRocket with the same settings.

Add each correction as an explicit rule in additional_instructions:

• "Do NOT say [X]. The correct fact is [Y]."
• "Add a dedicated section on [MISSING TOPIC] covering: [BULLETS]"
• "Do not invent specific stats not confirmed by sources."

Poll until done.

Step 8 — Publish

Publish the final article to [YOUR SITE] via WordRocket:

• status: publish
• tags: [TAG1], [TAG2], [TAG3]

Confirm: permalink, post ID, featured image, SEO meta.

Master Prompt (for Cowork scheduling)

Paste this into Claude Cowork as a scheduled task. Fill in the bracketed fields.

You are running an automated content pipeline. Complete all steps without stopping.

SITE: [YOUR SITE]

NICHE: [YOUR NICHE]

KEYWORDS: [1-3 SEED KEYWORDS]

COUNTRY: [COUNTRY CODE]

AUDIENCE: [TARGET AUDIENCE]

TONE: professional

WORDPRESS: [YOUR DOMAIN]

TAGS: [YOUR TAGS]

STEP 1 — TRENDS

Pull 12-month Google Trends data for your keywords in [COUNTRY].

Identify the trend direction and any inflection points.

STEP 2 — RELATED QUERIES

Find top + rising related queries. Flag breakout terms.

Pick the 5 most valuable for content.

STEP 3 — NEWS SCAN

Search Google News (past month) for 4-5 articles per keyword.

Identify dominant story angles and underrepresented gaps.

STEP 4 — TOPIC SELECTION

Select the single best topic today. Prioritize:

(a) Currently trending or peaking

(b) Covered by major outlets in past 2 weeks

(c) Not written recently on this site

(d) Specific enough to rank

State your choice and why.

STEP 5 — PRE-WRITE RESEARCH

Web search the chosen topic. Find:

• 3-5 authoritative sources
• Key facts and quotes worth including
• Inaccuracies in existing coverage to avoid
• Underrepresented angles (content gaps)

Compile into a research brief.

STEP 6 — GENERATE ARTICLE

WordRocket settings:

keyword: [chosen topic], word_count: 3000, template: blog,

tone: [TONE], include_toc: true, include_faq: true,

include_images: true, num_images: 2,

enable_research: true, research_model: perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro,

additional_instructions: [paste research brief]

Poll until done.

STEP 7 — FACT-CHECK

Cross-reference all major claims via web search.

Flag: wrong facts, hallucinated specifics, overstated claims, missing angles.

STEP 8 — CORRECTED ARTICLE (if errors found)

Regenerate with same settings + all corrections in additional_instructions.

If no material errors, skip and use original.

STEP 9 — PUBLISH

Publish to [WORDPRESS SITE] as a published post.

Tags: [TAGS]

REPORT: topic selected, sources used, word count, fact-check result, live URL.

Scheduling in Claude Cowork

Open Claude Cowork (desktop app or claude.ai/cowork)

New Task → paste master prompt → fill in your details

Set schedule: Daily at 9:00 AM (or your preferred time)

Click Run Now first to test before enabling the schedule

Tips

Always fact-check — AI writers hallucinate stats and version numbers

Add your sitemap to WordRocket for automatic internal linking

Set up a brand voice in WordRocket for consistent tone

Unpublish the old version before publishing a corrected replacement

Run the first article manually before scheduling to verify everything works end-to-end

Troubleshooting

Issue

Fix

Connector auth error

Settings → Connectors → disconnect → reconnect → Always allow

Google News failing

Remove the gl country parameter and retry

WordRocket stuck on running

Normal for 3K-word research articles — wait up to 15 min

Images missing after publish

Check WordRocket dashboard → My Content → article → regenerate images

Too many fact-check errors

Add specific source URLs to additional_instructions