layoff-tracker
Layoff Tracker
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Track recent tech layoffs by company name or sector (e.g. "fintech", "AI") straight from Google News — a demand and recruiting signal. No login, no scraping, no proxies. Returns matched headlines, mention count and a one-line summary per query. — $0.01/call, x402 (USDC on base).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| queries | array | yes | One entry per company name (e.g. "Google") or sector (e.g. "tech", "fintech"). Each is searched as "{query} layoffs" in Google News. |
| sinceDays | integer | no | Only count news published within this many days. |
| maxConcurrency | integer | no | How many queries to check in parallel. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"title": "Layoff Tracker input",
"type": "object",
"schemaVersion": 1,
"properties": {
"queries": {
"title": "Companies or sectors",
"type": "array",
"description": "One entry per company name (e.g. \"Google\") or sector (e.g. \"tech\", \"fintech\"). Each is searched as \"{query} layoffs\" in Google News.",
"maxItems": 25,
"editor": "stringList",
"prefill": [
"tech",
"fintech"
]
},
"sinceDays": {
"title": "Lookback window (days)",
"type": "integer",
"description": "Only count news published within this many days.",
"default": 90,
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 365
},
"maxConcurrency": {
"title": "Max concurrency",
"type": "integer",
"description": "How many queries to check in parallel.",
"default": 4,
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10
}
},
"required": [
"queries"
]
}