What it does
new-term-radar watches places where new AI names usually appear first, such as X, Hugging Face's trending list, fast-rising GitHub projects and the sitemaps (page lists) of AI tool directories. Each day it writes a report of names that are starting to surge. Its makers say it catches these before keyword research tools list them.
It also builds a keyword table. For each new name it suggests the everyday search phrases behind it, such as "ai image detector". It estimates how often people search them and checks how hard it would be to appear on Google's first page. A small AI model helps decide whether a word is the name of one specific thing or just a common word.
Fourteen days later it checks its own picks against search trend data to see how early and how accurate it was. It can be used from the command line, or by AI assistants through Agent Skills and an MCP server, a standard way for AI tools to connect to other programs.
Who it's for
People who build web pages, newsletters, directories or products around new AI tools and want to know about new names early, especially for search engine optimisation (SEO).
Can I use it without coding?
With some setup. It is a command-line tool you set up with a config file and, for most features, paid service keys. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- Free, but needs an AI accountThe software is free, but it uses an online AI service (like OpenAI or Anthropic), which usually charges for use.
- Privacy
- Sends what you give it to an online service
- API key
- Needed. An API key is a password-like code from an online AI service. What's that?
Try it
- Install the tool as a Python package.
- Edit the config file to list the X accounts and website sitemaps you want to watch, and add your service keys.
- Run it daily and read the report and keyword table it produces.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- Plain-AyI is an independent guide and doesn't host or review the software it lists. Please check each project's official page before installing.
- License (MIT): Very permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
- Keep your API key private. Never paste it into websites or share it, and set a spending limit with the AI service.
- What you type or upload is sent to an online service. Avoid sharing private or sensitive information.
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