# DawnTrend — AI Attention & Search Volume Intelligence

> Catch the shift before sunrise. DawnTrend tracks real-world Google search volume, emerging artificial intelligence trends, market momentum, and keyword demand for 80+ AI companies, products, and categories.

## Core Capabilities
- **Explore & Time Series**: 12-month trailing Google search volume trends with monthly deltas, growth rates, and category rankings.
- **Markets & Attention Index**: Aggregated index tracking compute, models, developer tools, robotics, and consumer AI demand.
- **Entity Classification**: Multi-level classification across companies (makers), products, technical topics, and industries.
- **Bulk Keyword Comparison**: Cross-topic relative growth trajectories and CSV dataset exports.
- **Site Keyword Lookup**: Competitive intelligence on domain search footprints via Keywords Everywhere.

## Technical Architecture & Provenance
- **Canonical Domain**: https://dawntrend.com
- **Data Source**: Keywords Everywhere API (12-month Google search volume history).
- **Backend Runtime**: Zero-dependency Node.js 22 + SQLite native storage (`node:sqlite`).
- **Data Freshness**: 7-day rolling cache with on-demand credit-capped live ingestion.

## Key Routes
- `/`: Interactive trend console and AI entity explorer.
- `/#/markets`: High-growth markets and category breakout matrix.
- `/#/industries`: Aggregated attention index across AI sectors.
- `/#/site`: Domain keyword search footprint lookup.
- `/#/compare`: Multi-keyword bulk comparison and CSV export.
- `/#/about`: Methodology, credit transparency, and data boundaries.

## API Endpoints
- `/api/catalog`: Complete list of 80+ tracked AI entities, slugs, and categories.
- `/api/history?keyword=<query>`: 12-month search volume history, CPC, competition, and delta.
- `/api/universe`: Multi-factor entity graph and category basket definitions.