Reddit Research Skill

This skill provides read-only Reddit research tools for searching, browsing, and analyzing Reddit content.

Available Tools

search_reddit

Search across Reddit or within a specific subreddit.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search query (2-512 chars)
• sort (optional): relevance, hot, top, new, comments (default: relevance)
• time_filter (optional): hour, day, week, month, year, all (default: all)
• subreddit (optional): Scope search to a subreddit
• limit (optional): Number of results, 1-100 (default: 25)

Example:

Use search_reddit with query: "best python web framework 2026" and sort: "top" and time_filter: "year"

get_subreddit_posts

Browse a subreddit's feed.

Parameters:

• subreddit (required): Subreddit name (e.g. "python")
• sort (optional): hot, new, top, rising, controversial (default: hot)
• time_filter (optional): For top/controversial — hour, day, week, month, year, all
• limit (optional): Number of posts, 1-100 (default: 25)

Example:

Use get_subreddit_posts with subreddit: "machinelearning" and sort: "top" and time_filter: "week"

get_post_comments

Read a post's discussion thread with comments.

Parameters:

• post_id (required): Post ID or full Reddit URL
• subreddit (optional): Required if post_id is not a full URL
• sort (optional): best, top, new, controversial, old, qa (default: best)
• limit (optional): Number of comments, 1-100 (default: 50)

Example:

Use get_post_comments with post_id: "https://www.reddit.com/r/python/comments/abc123/some_post/"

get_subreddit_info

Get metadata about a subreddit — subscribers, description, activity.

Parameters:

• subreddit (required): Subreddit name

Example:

Use get_subreddit_info with subreddit: "LocalLLaMA"

get_user_overview

Get a user's recent posts and comments.

Parameters:

• username (required): Reddit username (without u/ prefix)
• sort (optional): hot, new, top, controversial (default: new)
• limit (optional): Number of items, 1-100 (default: 25)

Example:

Use get_user_overview with username: "spez" and limit: 10

get_subreddit_wiki

Access subreddit wiki pages — many subreddits have comprehensive knowledge bases.

Parameters:

• subreddit (required): Subreddit name
• page (optional): Wiki page name (default "index" lists all pages)

Example:

Use get_subreddit_wiki with subreddit: "personalfinance" and page: "index"

get_insight

Multi-query Reddit research. Runs parallel searches, fetches top comments, deduplicates, and saves a structured report to docs/reddit-research/.

Parameters:

• topic (required): Research topic or question (5-500 chars)
• subreddits (optional): Specific subreddits to target (max 5)
• include_comments (optional): Fetch top comments (default: true)
• max_results (optional): Max results, 10-100 (default: 50)

Example:

Use get_insight with topic: "Is Rust replacing C++ in production systems?" and subreddits: ["rust", "cpp", "programming"]

Common Use Cases

Research a topic

Search Reddit for discussions about "microservices vs monolith in 2026"

Get community opinions

What does Reddit say about the new MacBook Pro?

Deep research with report

Use get_insight to research "best practices for LLM fine-tuning" across r/LocalLLaMA and r/MachineLearning

Explore a community

Get info about the r/ExperiencedDevs subreddit and browse their top posts this month

Read a discussion thread

Read the comments on this Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/abc123/

Configuration

Requires REDDIT_CLIENT_ID and REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables.

Setup:

1. Go to https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps
2. Click "create another app..."
3. Select "script" type
4. Set redirect URI to http://localhost:8080 (not used but required)
5. Copy the Client ID (under the app name) and Client Secret

export REDDIT_CLIENT_ID="your-client-id"
export REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET="your-client-secret"

Limitations

• Read-only: cannot post, vote, or modify content
• Public data only: no access to private subreddits or user inboxes
• Search results capped at 1,000 most recent
• Rate limit: 60 requests/min (handled automatically)
• NSFW content may be blocked for application-only auth
• Wiki pages may not be available on all subreddits