Hype Scanner 🦁 (Ari)

Detect real hype before it hits the charts. Built for autonomous 24/7 operation.

What It Does

Scans 4 sources every 15 minutes:

• Reddit — 5 subreddits (wallstreetbets, CryptoCurrency, SatoshiStreetBets, memecoins, pennystocks)
• CoinGecko — trending + gainers
• DEXScreener — top token boosts (new launches)
• StockTwits — trending tickers

AI validation layer (local Ollama, qwen3:32b):

• Analyzes every candidate for real signal vs noise
• Confidence score 1-10 — only ≥6 becomes an alert
• Zero API costs for the AI part

Architecture

Scanner (Node.js, every 15 min)
  ↓ Rule-based pre-filter (fast)
  ↓ Ollama validation per candidate (smart)
  → alerts.json (only real signals)

OpenClaw Cron (every 20 min)
  → Read alerts.json
  → If pending → alert Yuri via Telegram

Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Ollama running locally with qwen3:32b (or any model)
• Windows Task Scheduler (or cron) for scanner loop

Files

hype-scanner/
├── scanner-ai.js        ← main scanner (Node.js)
├── alerts.json          ← output (pending alerts)
├── scanner-state.json   ← cooldown + seen tokens
└── scanner-ai.log       ← debug log

Step 1: Install Scanner

Clone or copy scanner-ai.js to your workspace:

# No npm install needed — uses built-in https/http/fs
node scanner-ai.js

Step 2: Schedule with Windows Task Scheduler

Create a VBS wrapper for zero-flash execution:

' ari-scanner.vbs
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.Run "cmd /c node C:\path\to\hype-scanner\scanner-ai.js >> C:\path\to\hype-scanner\scanner-ai.log 2>&1", 0, False

Register in Task Scheduler:

• Trigger: Every 15 minutes
• Action: wscript.exe ari-scanner.vbs
• Run As: current user
• Run whether logged in or not

Step 3: Add OpenClaw Cron Alert Checker

Add this cron to OpenClaw (every 20 minutes):

{
  "name": "Ari Alert Checker",
  "schedule": { "kind": "every", "everyMs": 1200000 },
  "payload": {
    "kind": "agentTurn",
    "message": "Check C:\\path\\to\\hype-scanner\\alerts.json. If pending alerts exist, send them to Telegram, then mark as seen (set seen: true on each). Format: 🦁 HYPE ALERT: [token] [source] confidence: [X]/10. If none → HEARTBEAT_OK.",
    "timeoutSeconds": 60
  }
}

Configuration

Edit scanner-ai.js top-level config:

const CONFIG = {
  minHypeScore: 3,          // pre-filter threshold (Ollama does the real work)
  volumeSpikeThreshold: 200, // volume spike % to flag
  subreddits: ['wallstreetbets', 'CryptoCurrency', 'SatoshiStreetBets', 'memecoins', 'pennystocks'],
  redditMinScore: 50,        // min Reddit post score
  alertCooldownHours: 3,     // don't re-alert same token
};

Alert Format (alerts.json)

[
  {
    "id": "BTC-1706...",
    "token": "BTC",
    "sources": ["reddit", "coingecko"],
    "hypeScore": 8.5,
    "ollamaConfidence": 7,
    "ollamaSummary": "Strong momentum across Reddit and CoinGecko trending. Institutional buying signals.",
    "timestamp": "2026-02-24T04:30:00Z",
    "seen": false
  }
]

Ollama Model Options

If Ollama is overloaded (timeout), scanner falls back to rule-based scoring only.

Integration with OpenClaw Morning/Evening Brief

Add to your Morning Brief cron:

Read hype-scanner/alerts.json — pending alerts?
If yes → include in brief + mark as seen

Production Results

Running 24/7 on a trading system with:

• ~96 scans/day
• Average 0-3 real alerts/day (low noise)
• Caught BONK, WIF, and PENGU early in their runs
• Zero false positives that triggered a bad trade

Philosophy

> Quality over quantity.

> Most scanners spam you with noise. Ari is trained to stay quiet unless it's real.

> Local AI, no API cost.

> Ollama runs on your GPU. 10,000 analyses = $0.

> Autonomous. Silent. Alert only when it matters.