Last 30 Days is an open-source tool created by the founder (Matt) to unlock AI access to restricted platforms like Reddit, X, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, while focusing exclusively on content from the last 30 days.
🎯 Problem: Existing LLMs are blocked from these sites due to API restrictions, rights issues, and stale data. Reddit only works with ChatGPT, X with Grok, YouTube with Gemini, and no mainstream AI accesses TikTok or Instagram. Even popular content from six months ago becomes irrelevant quickly.
🔧 Solution: Last 30 Days aggregates results from multiple blocked sources using cookies and API keys. It users’ X cookies for X, ChatGPT API for Reddit, Scrape Creators for TikTok/Instagram, and CLI tools for YouTube, Dig, Techmeme, and arXiv. By limiting results to the last 30 days, it guarantees recency.
⚙️ Key Features & Setup:
- Log into X to use cookies (no API key needed)
- Obtain a Scrape Creators API key for TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit comments
- Download CLI tools for YouTube transcripts, Dig, Techmeme, and arXiv
- New user wizard automates setup; doctor mode verifies which sources are synced
đź’ˇ Use Cases:
- Research people before meetings (e.g., analyzing a podcast host’s recent episodes)
- Find trending topics/prompts (e.g., best prompting techniques for GPT images)
- Compare tools or models (e.g., Fable 5 vs. GPT 5.6, Google CLI vs. Peter Steinberger’s CLI)
- Write cold emails based on current best practices
- Track celebrity updates (e.g., Kanye West tour news, PolyMarket odds)
⚠️ Important Caveat: AI agents may hallucinate that they used Last 30 Days when they didn’t (“rogue agents”). A new doctor mode helps verify which sources are actually being queried.
🔗 Conclusion: By bridging access to blocked platforms and prioritizing recency, Last 30 Days enables AI to stay current with rapidly changing online discussions, trends, and tools—making it indispensable for research, decision-making, and content creation.