Monitors

How Monitors Work

Monitors are the search queries WireTrap runs automatically every 30 minutes.

A Monitor is a saved search for a specific platform. Every 30 minutes, WireTrap checks which monitors are due, fetches new posts matching each query, and scores them against your Brief. Posts that are already in your Feed aren't re-scored.

NotePay-as-you-go workspaces can run up to 10 active monitors at once. Pause or delete a monitor to free up a slot, or move to a Custom plan for a higher (or unlimited) cap.

The Monitors list view showing active monitors with their platform, type, query text, and last fetch time — Active monitors show their platform, type, and when they last ran.

Monitor types

X (Twitter)

Topic

Keyword + operator search — "looking for agency" OR "switching from" lang:en

Account

Every tweet from a specific @handle

Subreddit

All new posts in a community, e.g. r/freelance

Topic

Keyword search across Reddit with Boolean AND / OR / NOT

Account

All posts from a specific Reddit username

AI-suggested monitors

Click "Suggest with AI" when creating a new monitor. WireTrap generates 10 queries from your Brief — a mix of tight (5–30 posts/day), medium (30–150/day), and broad (150–500/day). Pick the ones that fit your volume preference.

TipStart with 2–3 tight queries. A tight query that scores 80% of posts above 60 is better than a broad one that floods your feed with noise.