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Search and retrieve content from Reddit. Get posts, comments, subreddit info, and user profiles via the public JSON API. Use when user mentions Reddit, a subreddit, or r/ links.

Published by ReScienceLab ↗ReScienceLab/opc-skills

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Find Reddit posts about AI agents

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Use the reddit skill to search Reddit for "AI agent" and retrieve up to 20 matching posts.

Required inputs

  • Python 3 available; the skill's scripts run from its installed skill directory.
  • No API key is required.
  • The sample search topic is AI agent; replace it with your own topic if desired.

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name: redditdescription: Search and retrieve content from Reddit. Get posts, comments, subreddit info, and user profiles via the public JSON API. Use when user mentions Reddit, a subreddit, or r/ links.

Reddit Skill

Get posts, comments, subreddit info, and user profiles from Reddit via the public JSON API.

Prerequisites

No API key required! Reddit's public JSON API works without authentication.

Quick Check:

cd <skill_directory>
python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --limit 3

Commands

All commands run from the skill directory.

Subreddit Posts

python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --limit 20           # Hot posts (default)
python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort new --limit 20
python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort top --time week
python3 scripts/get_posts.py python --sort top --time all --limit 10

Search Posts

python3 scripts/search_posts.py "AI agent" --limit 20
python3 scripts/search_posts.py "MCP server" --subreddit ClaudeAI --limit 10
python3 scripts/search_posts.py "async python" --sort top --time year

Subreddit Info

python3 scripts/get_subreddit.py python
python3 scripts/get_subreddit.py ClaudeAI

Post & Comments

python3 scripts/get_post.py abc123                       # Get post by ID
python3 scripts/get_post.py abc123 --comments 50         # With more comments

User Profile

python3 scripts/get_user.py spez
python3 scripts/get_user.py spez --posts 10              # Include recent posts

Sort Options

SortDescriptionTime Options
hotTrending posts (default)-
newLatest posts-
topHighest votedhour, day, week, month, year, all
risingGaining traction-
controversialMixed voteshour, day, week, month, year, all

API Info

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